"A masterful work of art that transcends all musical genres". That's how Bluegrass Unlimited described the music of Celtibillies. Formed in 1994 as a contradance band, Celtibillies began exploring the deep rooted connections between Celtic music and the Appalachian music of their home region of southwest Virginia. Their music expanded beyond dance tunes to include a wide range of traditional Celtic and Appalachian Old-Time music and song as well as original music. The band features Becky Barlow on hammered dulcimer, keyboard and bodhran, Jack Hinshelwood on fiddle and guitar, Tim Sauls on banjo, bouzouki and guitar, and Jeff Hofmann on bass. Celtibillies performances are an energetic mixture of duet vocal arrangements and spirited jigs, reels, waltzes and breakdowns.
Celtibillies was selected to represent the best of music from Appalachia at the 37th Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the largest annual cultural event in the U.S. capital. Over the years, the Folklife Festival has featured exemplary tradition bearers from throughout the world that embody the creative vitality of community-based traditions.
The music of Celtibillies was featured in the sound track of
"In the Company of Strangers", an independent full length motion picture that won Best Dramatic Feature Film in the 2002 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Celtibillies performed for the film premier at the beautiful Valentine Theatre in Toledo, Ohio. The music of Celtibillies also appeared in “Down In The Old Belt '" Voices From The Tobacco South,†a full length documentary movie on the history of the tobacco economy and culture in Virginia & North Carolina.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.celtibillies.com
Track List:
1. June Apple/Kitchen Gal
2. Kerry Dancing
3. Salmon Tails Up The River/Queen's Polka/Jer The Rigger
4. April Waltz
5. Follow The Drinking Gourd
6. Bundlin'
7. Tobin's Favorite/Swallowtail Jig/Tenpenny Bit
8. 28th Of January/Shakin' Down The Acorns
9. Little Beggarman
10. Sally Gardens/Rakish Paddy/Jack Broke Da Prison Door
11. Garry Owen/Kesh Jig/Morrison's Jig
12. Roddy McCorley
13. Ships Are Sailing/Star Of Munster/Drunken Sailor/Drowsy Maggie
14. Come Dance & Sing/La Bastringue/Temperance Reel
15. Wind And Rain
16. Sleep Soond Ida Moarnin'/Jeff Davis
17. Elzic's Farewell
18. She's Like The Swallow/Devil's Own
19. Big Spring/Julia Delaney/Dunmore Lassies
Other Genres:
Celtibillies was selected to represent the best of music from Appalachia at the 37th Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the largest annual cultural event in the U.S. capital. Over the years, the Folklife Festival has featured exemplary tradition bearers from throughout the world that embody the creative vitality of community-based traditions.
The music of Celtibillies was featured in the sound track of
"In the Company of Strangers", an independent full length motion picture that won Best Dramatic Feature Film in the 2002 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival. Celtibillies performed for the film premier at the beautiful Valentine Theatre in Toledo, Ohio. The music of Celtibillies also appeared in “Down In The Old Belt '" Voices From The Tobacco South,†a full length documentary movie on the history of the tobacco economy and culture in Virginia & North Carolina.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.celtibillies.com
Track List:
1. June Apple/Kitchen Gal
2. Kerry Dancing
3. Salmon Tails Up The River/Queen's Polka/Jer The Rigger
4. April Waltz
5. Follow The Drinking Gourd
6. Bundlin'
7. Tobin's Favorite/Swallowtail Jig/Tenpenny Bit
8. 28th Of January/Shakin' Down The Acorns
9. Little Beggarman
10. Sally Gardens/Rakish Paddy/Jack Broke Da Prison Door
11. Garry Owen/Kesh Jig/Morrison's Jig
12. Roddy McCorley
13. Ships Are Sailing/Star Of Munster/Drunken Sailor/Drowsy Maggie
14. Come Dance & Sing/La Bastringue/Temperance Reel
15. Wind And Rain
16. Sleep Soond Ida Moarnin'/Jeff Davis
17. Elzic's Farewell
18. She's Like The Swallow/Devil's Own
19. Big Spring/Julia Delaney/Dunmore Lassies
Other Genres:
- FOLK: Traditional Folk
- WORLD: Celtic
- TYPE: ACOUSTIC