- Abigail Gillespie
Celtic and Pedal Harpist
Phone: 610-533-0017
email: agill62(at)outlook.com - Amadaun
see also: Blackwater
Sean Hennessey, Fionna Hennessey & Chris Tierney
website: www.amadaun.com - Banna Lach
see also: Blackwater
Alison Gillespie, Pam Kalapay, Mary Joan Gaynor, Al Keller, Tom Gillespie
Fiddle, vocals, guitar, keyboard, mandolin, banjo, flute and whistles, & bodhran
Traditional English, Irish, and Scottish
facebook: facebook.com/bannalach
email: agill62(at)outlook.com
phone: 610-533-0017 - Belfast Connection
Rich Dodson (fiddle, banjo, vocals) and Damian Larkin (vocals, bodhran, guitar)
Facebook: facebook.com/BelfastConnectionMusic
email: belfastconnectionmusic(at)gmail(dot)com
phone: 484-433-1182 - Blackwater
see also: Banna Lach
see also: Amadaun (trio)
Sean Hennessey, Alison Gillespie, Fionna Hennessey, & Tom Gillespie
website: www.blackwatermusic.com
- Brigid Robine
Piano accordion, Irish Step Dance, teaches Irish step dance and Irish Ceili
See also: Tara Minstrels
website: brigidrobine.webs.com email: robinebrigid(at)gmail(dot)com phone: 570-604-2568 - The Celtic Martins
The Martin Family: Nelson, Elaine, Emily, Melissa, Brian, Christy, Zach, & Earl Pyles
website: www.celticmartins.com - The Celtic Rebels Band, Traditional Irish Music with a Unique Twist!
see also: Jimmy Farrell
Dou or Trio, with Jimmy Farrell (guitar, vocals)
website: celticrebelsband.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/celticrebelsband
email: celticrebelsband(at)gmail(dot)com
phone: 908-619-0457 - The Chivalrous Crickets
Celtic band which explores cross-over elements with Americana and Renaissance and Medieval music
website: www.chivalrouscrickets.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/Chivalrous-Crickets-101571914650257 - Corey Purcell
button accordion, guitar, cittern, bodhran, vocals, and step dance
website: www.coreypurcellmusic.com
phone: 610-295-4555 - First Highland Watch
Bagpipes and Rock-n-Roll
Ray Friend, Jeff Clarke, Nate Uba, Sean Clarke, Dennis Miller
website: www.facebook.com/firsthighlandwatch - Fisher & Maher
Traditional Irish Pub Music
website: www.fishermaher.com - Foyle (a unique mix of Celtic and Jazz)
Connor Purcell, Jashuan Diaz, Colin Wolf & Mary Eitzenberger
Irish Flute, Whistle, Tenor Guitar, Bouzouki, Bass, Piano, Percussion, and Vocals
website: www.foylemusic.com - Gene Kutzler, Pipe Major
Scottish Great Highland Bagpipes
email: celtkutz(at)rcn.com - Gerry Timlin
website: www.gerrytimlin.com
- House of Hamill Celtic duo featuring fiddle, guitar and vocals
Rose Baldino (Burning Bridget Cleary) and Brian Buchanan (Jubilee Riots formerly known as Enter the Haggis)
website: www.houseofhamill.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/HouseofHamill
email: houseofhamill(at)gmail.com
phone: 267-992-0822 - Iris Nevins, Celtic harp & guitar
website: Heart's Content
CDs available at: www.cdbaby.com/cd/irisnevins - James B. Ruhf, Highland Pipes
website: www.bagpipingbyjames.com - Jimmy Farrell, Singer/songwriter, Irish Folks and Classic Country Music
see also: The Celtic Rebels Band
facebook: www.facebook.com/Jimmy-Farrell-Singer-Song-Writer-607982846046310/
email: jimmyfarrell80(at)gmail.com
phone: 908-619-0457 - Joannna Mell,
Celtic Harper, Singer and Storyteller
phone: 215-804-6433
website: JoannaMell.com
youtube: www.YouTube.com/joannamell
email: joannamell(at)hotmail.com - The Jolly Tars
Ken Purcell and Jake Laubach, 'The Jolly Tars', entertain and educate audiences of all ages with spirited sea chanteys and historical nautical music
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jollytarsmusic
Website: thejollytars.band - Kane and Beatty
Terry Kane & John Beatty
Harmony vocals, mandolin, guitar, bouzouki, whistle, bodhrán
website: terrykanesings.com
email: terrykanesings(at)gmail.com - Ken Purcell
guitar and vocals
website: www.kenpurcellmusic.com - Lesl Harker, Irish flute, flute instruction
website: iflute.weebly.com - Mary Kay Mann, Celtic Harp, voice, flute, whistle
website: www.marykaymann.com - Mary Malone, Irish fiddler
see also: The Morrigan
website: www.myirishtunes.com - The Morrigan
Mary Malone, Den Vykopal, John LaValley, Dave Hanson, Judy Brennan & Bud Burroughs
website: www.myirishtunes.com - Odarka, Celtic Harp
see also: Slight Imperfection
website: www.odarka.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/odarkasharp - Patrick Clifford, Irish and Folk music and song
website: www.patrickclifford.com - Piper's Request
uilleann bagpipes, flute, whistle, fiddle, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar, banjo & singing
Terry Hartzell, Rick Weaver, & Fred Gilmartin
website: pipersrequest.com -- email: pipersrequest(at)gmail.com - Poor Man's Gambit, Traditional Celtic Music
Corey Purcell (button accordion, cittern, bodhran, vocals, dance), Deirdre Lockman (fiddle, vocals), and Joseph Carmichael (guitar, whistle, flute, vocals)
website: www.poormansgambit.com
facebook: www.facebook.com/PoorMansGambit
email: poormansgambit(at)gmail.com
phone: 610-295-4555 - Robert Mouland (WireHarp Productions)
* historical & traditional presentations of the music & stories of Ireland,
Scotland & Colonial America
* instruments: clairseach na h'Eireann (wire-strung Irish harp), fiddle,
flute, flageolet (whistle), union pipes, shuttle pipes, English guittar,
spinet harpsichord, and clavichord
website: www.wireharp.com - The Rogue Diplomats
Traditional Irish music infused with contemporary folk and delivered with charm and off-the-cuff humor
Brian Donnelly (guitar, vocals), Matthew Cullen Breiner (bodhrán, tin whistle, vocals), Patrick Marran (bouzouki, guitar, vocals), Nate Diehl (accordion, vocals), and Christine Scharf Breiner (vocals)
website: roguediplomats.com
email: info (at) roguediplomats.com - Seamus Carmichael (Sean-Nos and Traditional Song)
website: sites.psu.edu/seamuscarmichaelmusic/
email: seamuscarmichael (at) gmail (dot) com
phone: 717-507-2784 - Seasons (original songs & Celtic arrangements)
The Lee family:
Mary-Kate Spring, Peter Winter, Mary-Teresa Summer, and Mary-Grace Autumn
Celtic harp, hammered dulcimers, fiddle & cello
website: www.seasonsmusic.com
phone: 717-232-9896 - Slight Imperfection (Celtic Harp and Guitar Singer Songwriter Duo)
see also: Odarka
Odarka Stockert & Redentor Jimenez (a.k.a. Red)
website:www.facebook.com/SlightImperfection/
phone: 973-763-6303 - Smitty's Kitchen
Cynthia Smith, Steve (Smitty) Smith, Bob Bender, Michael Copeland, Tom Gittelman, Marian Gittelman, Tom Kingston
website: smittyskitchenmusic.com - Steve Walker
guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo, bass, vocals
facebook: www.facebook.com/steve.walker.58910
- Tara Minstrels
NY, NJ, and PA area. Members include: Maryanne Ford (guitar, vocals, tin whistle, flute, & bodhran), Bill Ramagosa (fiddle), Brigid Robine (piano accordion), Rich Northrup (mandolin & banjo), Tacey Deyrup (uilleann pipes), Michael Zimmerman (guitar, vocals)
website: taraminstrelsirishmusic.com
email: taraminstrelsirishmusic(at)gmail(dot)com
phone: 570-604-2568 - Terry Hartzell
uilleann pipe, irish flute, whistle
website: terryhartzell.com - Terry Kane
Singer/songwriter, mandolin, and guitar
website: terrykanesings.com
email: terrykanesings(at)gmail.com
Local Bands and Musicians
Directory of individual musicians at bottom of page
All available for hire - or check their website to see where playing
Session Musicians & those willing to play with just about anyone:
If contact info is not listed, we don't have their permission to share it YET ---
Email info (at) lehighvalleyceltic (dot) com and we will forward it to them.
| Musician, by Last Name | Instrument(s) | Contact Info |
|---|---|---|
| Lou Baldino | guitar | Cheryl: 267-992-0822 |
| Rose Baldino | fiddle, vocals | roseb214 (at) gmail (dot) com |
| Seamus Carmichael | Sean-Nos and Traditional Song | 717-507-2784 or seamuscarmichael (at) gmail (dot) com |
| The Celtic Martins | full band, with Irish dancers | martin7 (at) martinfamilyband (dot) net |
| Patrick Clifford | guitar, vocals, backup bass | patrick (at) patrickclifford (dot) com |
| Kathleen Collins | Irish fiddle (Galway style) | setdancing1 (at) optonlin (dot) net |
| George Fairchild | bodhran, whistles, harmonica | gfairch511 (at) rcn (dot) com |
| Brigid Feld Robine | piano accordion | brigidfeld (at) hotmail (dot) com |
| Danny Fisher | vocals, guitar, mandolin | fish (at) navpoint (dot) com |
| Bill Fox | bass, guitar, background vocals | billyfox (at) soundscapes (dot) us |
| Erin Flanagan Lind | vocals | sonasfiddlers (at) yahoo (dot) com |
| Abigail Gillespie | Celtic harp and pedal harp | 610-533-0017 agill62 (at) outlook (dot) com |
| Alison Gillespie | fiddle | 610-533-0017 agill62 (at) outlook (dot) com |
| Genevieve Gillespie | fiddle, vocals, Irish dance | 610-392-3591 |
| Tom Gillespie | guitar | 610-533-0017 |
| Fred Gilmartin | mandolin, fiddle, guitar, vocals | froderickskulldigger (at) yahoo (dot) com |
| Terry Hartzell | uilleann (Irish) bagpipes, flute, whistle | terry (at) terryhartzell (dot) com |
| Linda Hickman | flute, whistle, vocals | |
| Charles Kadyk | fiddle, viola | 610-618-6869 or twinvalleyfiddler (at) dejazzd (dot) com |
| Terry Kane | guitar, mandolin, vocals | terrykanesings (at) gmail (dot) com |
| Mary Malone | fiddle, guitar, vocals | mary.c.malone (at) gmail (dot) com |
| Mary Kay Mann | Celtic harp, vocals, flute, tin whistle | auntkay (at) comcast (dot) net www.marykaymann.com |
| Joanna Mell | Celtic harp, singer, storyteller | joannamell (at) hotmail (dot) com JoannaMell.com |
| Robert Mouland | wire-strung Irish harp, fiddle, flute, flageolet (whistle), union pipes, shuttle pipes, English guittar, spinet harpsichord, clavichord, stories | wireharp (at) dejazzd (dot) com |
| Iris Nevins | guitar, Celtic harp | irisnevins (at) verizon.net |
| Connor A. Purcell | fife, Irish flute, mezzo-soprano whistle, bass guitar, tenor guitar, mandolin, bouzouki | 484-347-8049 or cpurcellartwork (at) gmail.com www.capartwork.com |
| Corey Purcell | button accordion, bodhran, cittern, vocals, stepdancing | 610-295-4555 or cpurcellmusic (at) gmail.com coreypurcellmusic.com |
| Ken Purcell | piano, guitar, vocals, concertina | 610-360-0719 or celtiken (at) gmail.com www.kenpurcellmusic.com |
| Cynthia Smith | whistles, piano | smittyskitchenmusic.com smittyskitchen (at) verizon(dot)net 856-459-9694 |
| Steve (Smitty) Smith | percussion... Bodhran, bones, etc. | smittyskitchenmusic.com smittyskitchen (at) verizon(dot)net 856-459-9694 |
| Odarka Stockert | Celtic harp (electric & acoustic) and vocals | 973-763-6303 |
| Steve Stanislaw | guitar, banjo, mandolin, vocals | stevestanislaw (at) hotmail (dot) com |
| Gerry Timlin | guitar, vocals | pgtimlin (at) aol (dot) com |
| Steve Walker | guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, banjo, bass, vocals | FB page |
| LA Williams | fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, vocals | lawms (at) msn (dot) com |