Fire in the Glen
Scots-Irish traditional & Celtic eclectic music.





And now, Irish polkas!

A red-haired lass, two men and a donkey walk into the fair at Dingle....

The basement session continues with a new look at the "Lisdoonvarna" tune set, now featuring fiddle and pipes!

In their second basement recording, the members of FitGx record one of their staples, "I'll Tell Me Ma."

Here's the first video by Fire in the Glen v.10, recorded in Tom's basement for the Rose & Shamrock festival.



Here's a glimpse of Fire in the Glens of the past.



Fire in the Glen was gearing up for a busy St. Patrick's Day season in March 2020 when COVID-19 struck and closed everything down. Pretty much all of our shows were cancelled so on May 26, we -- then FitG lineup Tom Knapp, Megan Mullen and Mick Mullen -- recorded this backyard concert to share some of the music we otherwise would have been performing that spring. We hope you enjoy it!

If you care to drop something in our virtual tip jar ... anything and everything is appreciated! Be well, and enjoy the music!!

Fire in the Glen in 2016 came out of the studio with several new tracks, including "Rocky Road to Dublin."

Here's "The Leaving of Liverpool."

And a fresh recording of our favorite polka set, "Ger the Rigger/Maggie in the Wood/Bill Sullivan's Polka."



Fire in the Glen performed at the 2016 Arts in the Park in Elizabethtown. Here are several clips supplied by John Britcher, aka DJ Nighthawk, who provided the sound.

Let's start off with our usual show-opener, "I'll Tell Me Ma," followed by the fiddle set "The Road to Lisdoonvarna/O'Keefe's Slide/The Stool of Repentance/Stan Chapman's Jig" and the song, "Reilly's Daughter."

Here's one of our favorite new additions to the show, Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic."

One of our favorite fiddle sets: "Lannigan's Ball/The Mucking of Geordie's Byre/Rattlin' Bog/John Ryan's Polka."

This one is the crowd-pleaser, "Lily the Pink," sung by Megan.

Mick sings "The Chemical Worker's Song."

Here's "Swallowtail/The Rakes of Kildare."

Next up, "The Susquehanna Pirate."

This set includes "The Leaving of Liverpool" and "Give the Fiddler a Dram/Liberty/Staten Island," as well as the appearance of an unexpected guest!



Fire in the Glen performed April 15, 2016, at the second monthly Concert on King, a new series at the LNP Studio at 8 W. King St. Here are a few samples:

"The Susquehanna Pirate"

"The Hills of Connemara," "Give the Fiddler a Dram/Liberty/Staten Island" and "Donald, Where's Your Troosers?"

"Into the Mystic," "Swallowtail Jig/The Rakes of Kildare" and "Lily the Pink."

Next up are "The Hills of Connemara," "Give the Fiddler a Dram/Liberty/Staten Island" and "Donald, Where's Your Troosers?"

Now, we have Sir Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic," "The Swallowtail Jig/Rakes of Kildare" and "Lily the Pink."



Fire in the Glen in early 2015 plows through a lively set of Irish polkas: "Ger the Rigger," "Maggie in the Wood" and "Bill Sullivan's."

Next, Fire in the Glen tackles the "Swallowtail Jig" and "The Rakes of Kildare."

These videos were taken March 14, 2014, at the Hauser Estate Winery in Biglerville by Gerry at Glasswork Media Arts: "Johnny Jump Up" and "Red-Haired Boy/Whiskey Before Breakfast."

The next two clips are from Ceoltas in Harrisburg on Sept. 15, 2012, when Amanda was still a newcomer to the band.

Not a song we often do, but here's "Danny Boy" from St. Patrick's Day 2012 at Iron Hill Brewery, Lancaster.

A portion of the closer during A Celtic Christmas Dec. 16, 2011, at First Reformed Church: United Church of Christ, Lancaster.

Snippets of a Fire in the Glen performance with Jason, Aaron and Tom on April 14, 2011, at the Lancaster Flower Show in New Holland.


Highlights of a Fire in the Glen performance at the Wood Stove House concert series in Lancaster, Pa., in October 2009.


Tom & Jason perform for the first time together in public on March 2, 2008.



Back to the Fire in the Glen home page.

Audio samples:

Here are a few unreleased tracks by Tom, Dave and Melissa.

Bell-Bottom'd Trousers

The Ferryman

Lily the Pink



These are rough cuts from the Pirate's Den featuring Tom, Amanda and Michael.




For booking information,
contact Tom at 717-396-9293
or email the band
at tom@fireintheglen.com.



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