Rightly On

Rightly On, on fUSe FM, Summer 2011

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:45:00 +0000

Here's a recording of our interview on fUSe FM back in the summer of 2011. Rab and Drew made the trip up to Ballymoney, to talk about all things Rightly On. As well as giving air time to some tracks from our first album "Aff The Cuff".

We would like to say thanks again, the guys at fUSe FM. For having us along last year, and giving us the oppertunity to play our first album over the airwaves..

Rightly On Interview on fUSe FM summer 2011 by Rightly On

"Rightly On: Aff the Cuff"

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:00:00 +0000

Rightly On's Debut CD - "Aff the Cuff" is now on sale! It is currently available to buy from any band member at a cost of £10 and will be available to purchase through this website very soon.

Thanks for your Support

Rightly On

Cairncastle 2010 Highlights.

Tue, 24 May 2011 17:59:00 +0000

Check out this video, with some of the highlights from the Cairncastle Ulster Scots Festival 2010. It features ourselves playing the "Tell Me Ma" set...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ulsterscots/library/highlights-from-cairncastle-ulster-scots-folk-festival-2010

All thanks to BBC Northern Ireland, Ulster Scots page. Its a great source of information on all things Ulster Scots, and really worth a look.

Update: April 2011

Thu, 19 May 2011 18:41:00 +0000

Well March was yet another busy month for us all, playing at Ballinamallard, Kelly Cellars Bar in Belfast for St Patricks day and Garvagh. All shows went down a storm, and a great time was had by all..

A special mention has to go to Kelly Cellars Bar in Belfast, for giving us such a warm welcome; and letting us play our rip roaring set to a lively St Patricks day gathering.

Well April, hasn't been that quiet either (although our Calendar might seem that way) with the band slaving away in the studio recording our very first album. It was all recorded live, to give a true reflection of our sound and feel towards the music.

So keep watching our twitter, and this website for possible updates on the progress of the recording, the release date; and other insider info..

Update: March 2011

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:02:00 +0000

This last number of months has been a mixture of very busy and quiet!

Firstly, We had our first appearance on the radio! We were featured on "A Kist o Wurds" programme, recorded at the Cairncastle Ulster Scots Festival. They played 2 sets of ours... Banjo Breakdown and the Pumpkins Fancy set to close the program.

Next came another weekend at the Port! We played in Portstewart on the Saturday just after the Airshow. It was another of the "Brighter Night Events" organised by Coleraine Council.

For the next performance, we had to travel furher afield to Ballinran, outside Kilkeel and was organised by the Ballinran Flute Band.

The start of October saw us headline a concert organised by the Ulster Scots Agency in Limavady High School. It was a night organised to promote the Ulster Scots tradition in a packed hall. We think it was fair to say that everyone had a brilliant night, with the audience responding well to our banter.

Megargy saw a close to a busy few months with the local hall full to capacity. Again, another brilliant night was had by everyone.

We had a quiet Christmas period and time to plan ahead for 2011. But soon it was January again and Burns Nights all around the country. We had 2 Burns Nights, first in Omagh Library, organised by the Ulster Scots Agency and the 2nd was in Tobermore. Neil also piped in the Haggis both nights, with a huge applause from the appreciative audience.

February was a quiet month for Rightly On as Neil was busy piping each weekend with the Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland on their National tour, covering Dublin, Belfast, Galway, Mayo and Cork.

March sees a very bsy month for us and you can see all the details on our Calendar.

Rightly On

Update!

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:30:00 +0000

The band has been extremely busy from the last update...

First was Drumlough Ulster Scots Night. Held in Drumlough Orange Hall, Hillsborough alongside the Drumlough Pipe Band and another ensemble which included Ian Burrows and Mark Wilson. We played 2 half hour selections to a good crowd who liked to clap along, sing and stamp their feet! The Hall was packed and everyone has an enjoyable night.

Next was Maghera Cultural Night.. a concert which we appeared at last year as well. The line up this year was Maghera Fife and Drum, Eden Accordian Group, Alastair Scott Ceilidh Band, The Wee Lassies along with various other solo artists and ourselves. We finished off the first half with a half hour of our finest tunes to cap off what was an extremely talented first half of artists! Again, another fine night of entertainment from all involved.

Coleraine Borough Council got in contact with us to see if we were interested in performing for 2 nights in Portrush and Portstewart at their new Brighter Nights Programme. THe idea of this programme is to take young people of the streets and entertain them with music provide from the council free of charge to the audience. We were very keen to do this and had 2 one hour shows.. one in Portrush Amphitheatre and the other in Portstewart Bandstand. Both nights seen good crowds in attendance with the saturday night finished of with the appearance of Jimmy Nesbitt in Portrush probably there just to hear us!!

Cairncastle was the next gig on our list and one of the highlights of our year! Situated just outside Larne in a small village was a huge marquee which can hold around 1000 people. With the video cameras there to record for a dvd (which will be available around October), the stage blacked out, coloured lights and smoke machine it was a great venue with a large crowd there in support. It was a great night which other great performances from the Lyttle Family Folk Band and Risin' Stour. This is a great festival well worth attending.

We then had a 3 week break from concerts which made way for the World Pipe Band Championships, a priority for every pipe bands person! Neil was piping at it with Rab there as a spectator!

Rightly On then got invited to play in Belfast City Hall by the Ulster Scots Community Network for an Ulster Scots meeting, it was another great venue, with guests such as UTV's Paul Clarke, Minister for Culture - Nelson McCausland and the Chief Executive of the Ulster Scots Agency all in attendance.

Keep checking back at our Calendar as more gigs will be added shortly. More Videos will also be added to our Gallery asap. Links to the DVD from Cairncastle will be posted as soon as they become available.

Rightly On

A Wee Update

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:30:00 +0000

Rightly On have been quite busy this last while, not only with practises but a few gigs too. The first of the gigs was in Larne on Saturday, 29th May. It took the form of a small street festival as a promo for the Cairncastle Ulster Scots and Folk Festival 2010, which Rightly On will be appearing at on Thursday 29th July along with Charlie Gillen, Lyttle Family Folk Band, Rising Stour, Transatlantic Hillbilly Band, and The Bright Light Dancers. It starts at 7.30pm in a large marquee in Cairncastle Village and promises a great night not to be missed.

Anyway, back to Larne and starting proceedings was the Grouse Beaters along woth several other guests. The played for approximately half an hour and then it was our turn. The crowd had started to gather and we entertained them for somewhere in the region of 45 minutes to an hour (nobody is quite sure!).

The next gig on our list was the 400th anniversary of Ulster Scots in Ballybofey, which took place on a gig-rig on the Railway road. Starting the show was the winner of the All-Ireland Talent Show, Chloe Coyle. which provided a great sucess with the local crowd. Rightly On then graced the stage afterwards for a short half hour performance which went down well with the crowd, singing along, clapping their hands and stamping their feet!

Afterwards, we got packed up and headed for McGuigans Bar, Stranorlar for an hour and a half show the same night. The

bar was near enough full and at 11 o'clock, after the darts were over, we played a large selection of music ranging from The Wild Rover to Caledonia, both of which proved a huge sucess. With us finishing at half 12 it was a long day for some and an even longer day for others! Some of the crew decided to stay in Ballybofey that night and make the journey home in the morning, whist others decided to come home that night... or in the morning as it was! Below are a few of the snaps from Ballybofey and Stranorlar.

Thanks to Julie and Zara for the above photos which were taken at various stages throughout the day at Ballybofey and Stranorlar and thanks again to Richard Mckeown for the recent photos which will be appearing all over the website in due course.

Rightly On

A Touch of Tartan

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 23:00:00 +0000

We set off for Letterkenny's "An Grianian Theatre" at 3pm, with keyboard stand and all packed (for a change!). some good driving and bad travellers later we arrived at the theatre. Sound check and all sorted we headed for a well needed feed! The dinner was nicely budgeted out for some at around 3 euro!

Anyway, it was back to business with Jonny even taking the time to tune his guitar we hit the stage for our 15 minute set just after the interval at about half 9. I am glad to report everything went extremely well with a good audience who seemed to enjoy us. The quality of the concert was excellent and I think it is fair to say it was a very good concert, well organised by Letterkenny and District Pipe Band.

We would like to thank Mervyn Elvin and the Letterkenny and District Caledonia Pipe Band for giving us the chance to perform and we wish them all the best for the 2010 competition season starting in a couple of weeks time.

Rightly On

A Touch of Tartan

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:30:00 +0000

Letterkenny and District Pipe Band are holding their annual concert "A Touch of Tartan" on Sat 24th April 2010 at 8.00pm in the "An Grianan Theatre, Letterkenny". Tickets are priced at €15 and it is advised that you book early to avoid disappointment.

The artists featuring in the concert are: The nationally renowned FIDDLER ADAM, Celtic Storm, Portglenone Male Voice Gospel Quartet, Jason Friel, Rebecca Quinn, David McClarty, Rightly On and Letterkenny and District Pipe Band.

Rightly On

Cranny Gathering, Desertmartin

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:40:00 +0000

Rightly On will be playing at the "Cranny Gatherin", Organised by the Cranny Cultural and Community Group in Desertmartin this Thursday night. The show starts at 8pm in Desertmartin Parish Church Hall with the night entitled "Traditional Ulster-Scots Cooking and Ceilidh", as well as the music there will be a demonstration of wholesome Ulster-Scots cooking using traditional recipes and ingredients. Rightly On will be on stage with the Alistair Scott Ceilidh Band and it should be a great night of music and banter! It will cost £3 for adults and children are free.

The festival runs from Tuesday 24th November to Friday 27th November. The Tuesday night is "The Hamely Tongue of the Ulster Scots" with an evening dedicated to the Ulster Scots Language. Special Speaker is Mr Gary Blair and is held in the Desertmartin Parish Church Hall, starting at 8pm. Wednesday 25th is "A Living history of the Ulster Scots" held again in Desertmartin Parish Church Hall and starting at 8pm. Thursday Night is highlighted above with Alistair Scott Ceilidh Band and Rightly On. Friday 27th Novembr is the last night of the festival and it is also "St. Andrew's Night". It is held in the Royal Hotel, Cookstown. Artists appearing at this event are Willie Drennan and the Ulster Scots Folk Orchestra, along with pipers, dancers and accordionists. Tickets are £10 with a hold and cold buffet supper. The tickets are available from group members or alternatively contact the Group Secretary, Gareth Campbell on 07740 175745. Please come along and support the Cranny Cultural and Community Group as well as the artists.

Rightly On