''Bring Yer Wellies'' is the sixth album by

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band

Gaelic Storm Gaelic Storm is an American Celtic music, Celtic band founded in Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica, California, in 1996. Their musical output includes pieces from traditional Music of Ireland, Irish music, Scottish music, and original tune ...

. It was released on July 25, 2006. "Wellies" is a nickname for

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, which feature prominently in the lyrics of "Kelly's Wellies" and on the album cover.

Track listing

All arrangements by Gaelic Storm. #" Scalliwag" (Twigger, Murphy) – 3:30 #"Me and the Moon" (Twigger) – 4:22 #"Never Drink 'Em Dry (Johnny Tarr's Funeral)" (Murphy, Wehmeyer, Twigger) – 3:02 #"The Devil Down Below" (Twigger) – 3:24 #"Dé Luain, Dé Máirt" (Murphy, Twigger, trad. lyrics) – 3:04 #"Bare in the Basin" (Purvis) – 3:24 #"Kelly's Wellies" (Murphy, Wehmeyer, Twigger) – 3:52 #"Slingshot" (trad.) – 3:24 #"Hello Monday" (Twigger) – 3:17 #"The Long Way Home" (Twigger) – 4:27 #"The Salt Lick" (trad.) – 3:43 #"Don't Go for 'The One'" (Twigger, Murphy) – 2:10 #"Tornado Alley" (trad.) – 3:35 #"Kiss Me I'm Irish" (Twigger, Murphy, Wehmeyer, Reid) – 5:02

Personnel

Gaelic Storm * Patrick Murphy (

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, lead vocals) * Ryan Lacey (

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) * Ellery Klein (

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, vocals) * Peter Purvis ( Highland bagpipes,

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) Additional personnel * Jeff May (

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) * Rob Forkner ( bodhran) * Michael Ramos (accordion) * Lauren DeAlbert (

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Sources and links

* Gaelic Storm albums 2006 albums {{2006-rock-album-stub