CELTIC MUSIC & DANCE

by DIANNA SHIPMAN

SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE
HOUSTON, TEXAS

I'm always looking for musicians interested in playing for dancing,
primarily for Scottish Country and Ceilidh Dance and related traditions.

MY DANCE GROUP MEETS WEDNESDAYS IN THE HOUSTON HEIGHTS;
MORE INFO AT
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCING AND MORE

All of those listed in Texas I have heard perform and recommend them.
I do not represent any of them.
For those further afield I have either heard them perform or have their CDs.

For those who have web sites
the link is to their page,
for those without a web page
the link is to a separate page with specific info on that musician.

Many of the local musicians also teach.
Most are available for bookings.
Most have CDs and tapes for sale.
Most play not only in their home cities but all over Texas and points beyond.

I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE MAGIC OF THEIR MUSIC AS MUCH AS I HAVE!

HOUSTON:
MUSICIANS

BANDS

FISH &CHIPS

MURDER THE STOUT

THE ROVERS RETURN

THE CHURN

BLAGGARDS

JIGGERNAUT

FLYING FISH SAILORS

CELTAIRE STRING BAND

CLANDESTINE

FAIR AND FORTY

 

INDIVIDUALS, DUETS

HUGH MORRISON (accordion)

SIA LABELLE BEATON (SINGER/GUITAR)

CONSTANT BILLY (DUET)

SIMPLY SCOTTISH
(DAVE HUTTON & JULIAN TRIBE)

PEGGY CARTER (DULCIMER)

CONTRABAND (DUET)

DIEHL MORAN (FIDDLER)

TURLACH BOYLAN (FLUTE)

BRIAN TURNER (GUITAR)

TOM LEWIS, SEA SHANTIES (SINGER)

LEAH JORGENSEN (HARPIST & SINGER)
(Leah's myspace page)

HARPS

MARY RADSPINNER

ST. BRIGID'S FLAME

HARPTET

BAGPIPES

Bagpipers - Houston Area

THE ROGUES

E. J. JONES, bagpiper

RICHARD KEAN, Bagpiper at Large

Houston Highlanders

MUSIC FOR DANCING:

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR OUR DANCING:

HUGH MORRISON (accordion)

BARBARA DOWNIE, Fiddler
(now living in Glasgow, Scotland, working with the BBC)

LARS SLOAN, American Bagpipes

FISH &CHIPS

The Rovers Return

IN MEMORY OF LLOYD GIBSON
with a special thank you for
the Gibson Family's donation of a sound system!

MARILYN COOPER, Pianist
(now living in Austin, Texas)

BILL THURMAN, Fiddler
(now living in Little Rock, Arkansas)

PEGGY CARTER, Dulcimer

DIEHL MORAN, Fiddler

Scottish Country Dance Music Book: Susie Petrov
(a great addition to any music library!)

ORGANIZATIONS:

THE CELTIC CHORUS OF HOUSTON

Irish Aires Radio Program -
KPFT 90.1 FM 6:00 pm Sat - Houston, TX

Scottish Aires - April 7, 2007
and also see: WHEN I WAS
DJ FOR A DAY-
Dianna Shipman

Houston Highland Games Association

Texas Scottish Heritage Society

Clan MacLeod

Heather and Thistle Society

Irish American Heritage Association of Katy, Texas

CELTIC SHOPPING IN HOUSTON:

Robertley USA Ltd Co

Melody's Traditional Music & Harp Shoppe

CELTIC PUBS IN HOUSTON:

Kelvin Arms Scottish Pub - Houston, TX

Mucky Duck

Stag's Head

Red Lion Pub

OTHER VENUES
THAT SOMETIMES FEATURE CELTIC MUSIC:

Mojo Risin’
 

DANCE MUSICIANS FROM OTHER PLACES:

Scottish Dance Bands
(worldwide list out of Edinburgh, Scotland)

Teachers' Assn of Canada
music and books

Alasdair Fraser, Culburnie Records

Muriel Johnstone

Elke Baker, fiddler (Maryland)

THE MUSIC MAKARS

SAN FRANCISCO SCOTTISH FIDDLERS (SAN FRANCISCO, CAL)

FIDDLESTICKS & IVORY, band
(SAN FRANCISCO, CAL)

 

HOUSTON DANCE GROUPS:

SCOTTISH DANCE

OTHER TYPES OF DANCE

McTeggart Irish Dancers

ENGLISH DANCE

 

 

ELSEWHERE IN TEXAS:

Texas Celtic Music Network

Austin Celtic Association

Jed Marum

Cor Gaeilge (The Gaelic Chorus of Texas)

Carl Peterson

Sarah Dinan

Gilmer & Moore

Campbell & Wilson

Brobdingnagian Bards

IRISH & CELTIC MUSIC PODCASTS

Poor Man's Fortune

MARK KENNETH, Accordion

THREADNEEDLE STREET

BEYOND THE PALE

ED MILLER

TRINITY RIVER WHALERS

JALAPENO HONEY

 

AND FROM OTHER PLACES:

Southwest Celtic Music Association,
Southwest US

 Red McWilliams

Roy Hendrie,
Oran Mor Ceilidh Band, Troon, Scotland

Seanachie (Canada)

NATALIE MacMASTER
(Fiddler -

Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Smithfield Fair

Scotland's Ceilidh Band

GAELIC STORM

CELTIC RADIO

PAMELA BRUNER
(Celtic Harp & Voice - North Carolina)

SALSA CELTICA


 

NOT EXACTLY CELTIC,
BUT WORTH CHECKING OUT!

HOUSTON AREA
TRADITIONAL DANCE SOCIETY

Men of Houston - Morris Dancers

Houston Folklore and Folk Music Society

THE QUEBE SISTERS

Sam Houston's Friends of Traditional Music

East Texas Dulcimers

Brian Herod - Celtic Storytelling

TX: Crockett: Camp Street Cafe

SEBASTIAN WHITTAKER, Drummer
(HOUSTON, Texas)

Josie Travlos (Hula, Polynesian Dance)

Gulf Coast Folk Digest

TEXAS MUSIC OFFICE

PLACES TO BUY MUSIC:

CD BABY.COM

Southern Fried Filk

Music in Scotland

Green Linnet

TAC Sound (has link for pdf catalog)

RSCDS Recordings

RSCDS San Francisco Branch Music

Scottish Country Dance Music Book: Susie Petrov
(a great addition to any music library!)

 

FESTIVALS & GAMES

  • Feb.: Houston: The Gathering of the Celts (next event: tentatively 2008)
  • FEB: Midland, TX: Celtic Heritage Festival
  • CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, South Texas Celtic Music Festival
  • MARCH : North Texas Irish Festival
  • APRIL THRU JUNE: Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX: Scarborough Fair Renaissance Festival
  • APRIL: San Antonio TX Highland Games
  • Kilgore, TX: Celtic Festival
  • APRIL: Houston, TX: Houston International Festival
  • APRIL: Huntsville, TX: General Sam Houston Folk Festival
  • APRIL:  Celtfest 2005 Odessa College, Odessa, Texas
  • MAY: Houston Highland Games and Celtic Festival
  • MAY: CEILIDH STAGE (HHG)
  • JUNE: Arlington, TX: TX Scottish Festival & Highland Games
  • JULY - TX: Houston: Summer Acoustic Music Festival
  • JULY: North Carolina: Grandfather Mountain Highland Games
  • OCT - NOV Texas Renaissance Festival
  • CLEAR LAKE CELTIC MUSIC FESTIVAL
  • NOV: Salado, TX: Scottish Gathering
  • DECEMBER - Revels Houston
  • Council of Scottish Clans and Assns: List of Games and Festivals
  • Directory of Renaissance Festivals
  • Highland Net list of games and festivals
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    Page updated October 31, 2007.