Hooligan’s Rule are Lucy and Tony Simister
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Hooligan’s Rule are Lucy and Tony Simister. We play and sing an eclectic mix of traditional Celtic music, French traditional folk and home spun songs and tunes on the guitar, fiddle, mandolin and Bodhran. We have played gigs at campsites and bars, music festivals, sessions, folk clubs and parties in England and France (where we now live). We’ve played in rock bands, folk groups and Ceilidh bands – and a few bands besides! But now we have branched out on our own to bring you the songs and music we love. And it’s party time when we play! The music we like is the kind that stirs the blood – whether it be joyous dance music or haunting ballads there is something for all tastes in our repertoire. Tony grew up in a musical family – his parents, brother, sister, uncles, aunts and cousins either played an instrument (piano, guitar, clarinet) or sang and he listened widely to blues greats – Blind Blake, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, B.B. King, as well as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen - and many other pop and rock bands in the 60s/70s/80s. Indeed one of his cousins (Bob Simister) became friends with the legendary Johnny Hallyday and went on to be a well known musician in France in his group The Citizen’s Band. Each influenced his guitar playing and song writing - sometimes uplifting and sometimes mood pieces crossing many styles – and his music is always highly original. At heart he is a great guitarist, but later he absorbed the fiddle and mandolin playing of the Irish and Scottish greats. Lucy’s inimitable Bodhran style started with the Ceilidh dance rhythms but then she adapted it to more contemporary styles of music. She has joined Tony in rock and pop bands and folk ensembles. As a consequence our arrangements are unique – whatever we play we bring our distinctive “Hooligan’s Rule” sound to it – great musicianship and great fun.
Transcript of Hooligan’s Rule are Lucy and Tony Simister
Hooligan’s Rule are Lucy and Tony Simister.
We play and sing an eclectic mix of
traditional Celtic music, French traditional
folk and home spun songs and tunes on the
guitar, fiddle, mandolin and Bodhran.
We have played gigs at campsites and bars,
music festivals, sessions, folk clubs and
parties in England and France (where we now
live).
We’ve played in rock bands,
folk groups and Ceilidh bands –
and a few bands besides! But
now we have branched out on
our own to bring you the songs
and music we love. And it’s
party time when we play!
The music we like is the kind
that stirs the blood – whether it
be joyous dance music or
haunting ballads there is
something for all tastes in our repertoire.
Tony grew up in a musical family – his parents, brother, sister, uncles, aunts and cousins either
played an instrument (piano, guitar, clarinet) or sang and he listened widely to blues greats – Blind
Blake, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, B.B. King, as well as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob
Dylan and Leonard Cohen - and many other pop and rock bands in the 60s/70s/80s. Indeed one of
his cousins (Bob Simister) became friends with the legendary Johnny Hallyday and went on to be a
well known musician in France in his group The Citizen’s Band.
Each influenced his guitar playing and song writing - sometimes uplifting and sometimes mood
pieces crossing many styles – and his music is always highly original. At heart he is a great guitarist,
but later he absorbed the fiddle and mandolin playing of the Irish and Scottish greats.
Lucy’s inimitable Bodhran style started with the Ceilidh dance rhythms but then she adapted it to
more contemporary styles of music. She has joined Tony in rock and pop bands and folk ensembles.
As a consequence our arrangements are unique – whatever we play we bring our distinctive
“Hooligan’s Rule” sound to it – great musicianship and great fun.
Teignmouth Folk Club, South Devon, England
Chateau de la Comté, Carlucet
Dordogne, France
The Crown and Sceptre Pub, Torquay England
The Bar’Oudeur, Carnac, Bretagne
Carlucet, Lot , France
Au Bar’oudeur, Carnac, Brittany
Links You can listen to our music by following the links below:
YouTube:
Toss the feathers and Gravel Walks
These are two traditional Irish reels on fiddle and Bodhran.
https://youtu.be/RgwkKBkUXkA
Bank of Ireland
A slower reel...
https://youtu.be/Ga0L7vaeDoQ
Sí Bheag Sí Mhôr – by Turlough O’Carolan (Irish traditional)
https://youtu.be/v0k4jROqd_o
SoundCloud
There are several track on SoundCloud - some traditional English, Irish,
Scottish and French folk music, some written by Tony Simister – here are links
to a few:
Can’t Go Back – by Tony Simister
https://soundcloud.com/tony-simister/cant-go-back
La Jument de Michao Breton traditional (Vannetaise)
https://soundcloud.com/tony-simister/la-jument-de-michao
Gaia – by Tony Simister
https://soundcloud.com/tony-simister/gaia
Home boys home – English/Irish traditional
https://soundcloud.com/tony-simister/home-boys-home
