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David McGuire, identified on stage as the band leader and whistle player, and Chris Reichert asked the audience to “yell really, really loud” as part of a chorus the band rehearsed aloud. The group led the crowd through practice lines including “Never or never or never again,” and asked for loud participation to make the arrangement work while a singer in the band was “losing his voice.”

Band members named in the introduction included David McGuire (band leader and whistle player), Ella Wilkinson (fiddle and upright bass), Justice Morgan (bodhrán and cajón) and Kelsey Hansen (fiddle). The group also acknowledged a dancer, Madison McGuire.

The band said a full‑length CD was available at a sales table at the festival and gave social media and web references: they said they have “a very active Facebook page” and provided a web address that the transcript records as www.brokenwhistle.us, which does not match the spoken band name on stage. The transcript records the spoken band name as “Bridal Whistle”; the website and the spoken name differ in the record.

On stage the band thanked festival volunteers and the sound crew, credited several instrumental solos and closed by encouraging continued festival attendance. The performance included traditional and drinking‑song repertoire; the band described one song’s traditional purpose as to see “who in the band would mess up first,” a detail given during the set.

Details available from the performance: band self‑identification as “Bridal Whistle” from Spokane; lineup introductions for David McGuire, Chris Reichert, Ella Wilkinson, Justice Morgan, Kelsey Hansen and Madison McGuire; a statement that a “full length CD” was available at the event; and the web address cited on stage as www.brokenwhistle.us. The transcript also records the band asking for loud audience participation to support a chorus.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Missoula Celtic Fest 2014 #3","oneSentenceSummary","Bridal Whistle, introduced as a band from Spokane, encouraged audience participation during its Missoula Celtic Festival set and said a full‑length CD was available for sale; the band gave a Facebook reference and a website URL that differs from the band name as spoken on stage.","taxTitle","Missoula, Missoula County, Montana","taxId",4050,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6223084,"Bozeman band Fiddle Dundee performs in Missoula, asks crowd to back first CD via GoFundMe",2843,230000,3073000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3577173-6526e32e1e870dc0ee308f28299e21f4&start=230&end=3073","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3577173-6526e32e1e870dc0ee308f28299e21f4/thumbnail_230000.jpg","/articles/6223084/Missoula/Missoula-County/Montana/Bozeman-band-Fiddle-Dundee-performs-in-Missoula-asks-crowd-to-back-first-CD-via-GoFundMe","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6223084-a218b26c138f90fcbb5d9946bea35ad6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771155780&Signature=g3t8VRfnUjQEzyKrQkVNF6gg4kQNk66qDnHXFHOd~17rGaU~oJ9ezgL1TpqDSoCYSOn3yLoaAqjxp3~DC1nicCM4q9M9dzG1j85ernTR~8QbdQ29nuFRV3HCJpBiImS9SJ6QXjlBiUAc1RYYX2xqb5ITIChp-brJfYpALzsOxGsR1rPeq64G2EfX9sOaD~yRNuGQLUt3sNvxUI2sOEP6Z0MTCxf-2omNvwYnXHiszOGbCOMv6fx~GygLke2114eFHIpAfEZ8Qe0lu6fAFWPIiBPkcFrd-Ao1fYCvFu2iAeONmKKIoFo6-TvEfMMIK1L0F4qI-m904NloZFxBVJ04SQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Fiddle Dundee, a Celtic fiddle‑dance group from Bozeman, performed at the Missoula Celtic Festival and appealed to the crowd to support the band’s first CD. Max Armstrong, a band member, told the audience the group was “in the process of making our very first CD” and asked listeners to search GoFundMe for “bridal dundee” to donate.

The request mattered to the band’s immediate plans: Max Armstrong said the group will “start recording at Flick the Fly Studios in Bozeman next Tuesday,” and added that anyone who donates $20 or more “we’ll send you one of our new CDs.” The band also said they were “about halfway to our goal.”

The set mixed lively reels and jigs with Irish‑step dancing. Journey Armstrong, identified in the performance as the group’s fiddler and a dancer, performed both soft‑shoe and hard‑shoe steps; the group said the floor was microphoned so the audience could hear the hard‑shoe rhythm. Lily Wright performed on keyboard during the set.

Band members listed several tune names during the performance, including Bridal Walk, Old Bush, Ducking and Diving, Valley of the Moon and an original titled The Great Lost Island. Max Armstrong described two of the set pieces as among “our most lively sets.”

The group also said they will include most of the night’s songs on the upcoming CD. An event announcer opened the festival and introduced performers, and at the end of Fiddle Dundee’s set the band thanked the Missoula audience for coming and repeated the GoFundMe instructions.

Details that the band gave publicly at the performance: Fiddle Dundee is from Bozeman; recording location Flick the Fly Studios in Bozeman; GoFundMe search term provided as “bridal dundee”; the band reported they were roughly “about halfway” to their fundraising goal; individual CD donations were described as $20 or more. The festival schedule listed subsequent performers after Fiddle Dundee.","Fiddle Dundee, a Celtic fiddle‑dance group from Bozeman, performed at the Missoula Celtic Festival and told the audience they are crowdfunding their first CD, saying recording will begin next week at Flick the Fly Studios in Bozeman and that donors of $20 or more will receive a copy.","actionData","errors"]

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Spokane’s Bridal Whistle leads sing‑along and promotes CD at Missoula Celtic Festival; website address differs from band name

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