Celtic Legacy

Contact: info@celtic-legacy.com Celtic Legacy grew out of a covers band called Stomp which formed in 1994 and eventually began recording original material. They recorded a demo under the temporary name Mischief which eventually developed into Celtic Legacy. Despite incorporating celtic influences into several of their songs, they have always rejected the label of being a folk metal band. The band were put on hold from 2001 to 2003, and only reactivated when a fan campaign raised the money for them to record a second album. Internal hostilites following the second album caused the line-up to fragment again in 2004 and there was no serious activity again until 2006. Eoin Ennis (Ciarán's brother) temporarily replaced Keith Hendley for some shows in 2008 and was later added to the band's line-up permanently, taking them up to three guitarists (originally they had only one). By the end of the year though he had left again and the band were back to a five-piece. Celtic Legacy announced that they were splitting on July 12, 2009 due to financial problems that would prevent them from recording any new material in the foreseeable future. Dave Boylan and a few other former members briefly started a new version of the band called Keltic Legacy, which did not last longer than a few rehearsals. In 2011, Dave Morrissey started work on a solo album. Ciarán Ennis joined the project in 2013, and as things developed they eventually they decided to begin using the Celtic Legacy name again. Compilation appearances: - "Live by the Sword" on Metal Crusade IX (Heavy, 2005) - "Erinmor" on Zero Tolerance [ZTAUDIO020A / ZTAUDIO020B] (Zero Tolerance Magazine, 2CD, 2008)