JED MARUM
Throughout the US each year Jed plays over 150 shows at
festival, club and concert venues,
including performances in Canada and Mexico.
Recorded tracks and songs by Jed Marum have been
licensed for use by various TV, film productions
and for
recording by other recording artists.
Jed
Marum albums play regularly on Folk/Bluegrass and Celtic
radio programs around the world.
His music is also
distributed widely on all the major MP3 services.
Reflected in his song writing and song selection is a
keen interest in history
and the passing of culture from
generation to generation.
Jed performs traditional songs
and contemporary songs in musical style that is both
Celtic and American,
with strong Bluegrass roots.
BLOODY DAWN
Jed has licensed four songs to
Lone
Chimney Films for use in their upcoming film,
BLOODY DAWN. The film is being made for the PBS and
History Channel markets and premiered on Jan 11 at
the Orpheum Theater in Wichita KS. BLOODY DAWN will
also play a series of film festivals before it is
released for the television markets. The new movie
focuses on the border wars between Kansas and
Missouri surrounding the days of the US Civil War,
in particular on the Lawrence Massacre.
For the year 2001 Jed's recording of GRACE ranked the #25
Most Played Single Track In Ireland on the European
Country Music Charts (the track is included on Jed's 2000
release of STREETS OF FALL RIVER).
Jed has a number of of CDs:
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Lonestar Stout a
collection of Irish favorites, with a
Texas/Louisiana twist.
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Cross Over the River is Jed Marums
second Civil War album. This one is an Irish
and Confederate Collection. -
Fighting Tigers of Ireland - Revised
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Mainly Scots is a solo, live and no frills
recording of mostly Scottish favorites, with a
couple of Irish songs thrown into the mix. The
arrangements are simple, the recording is
intimate. The instrumentation includes standard
and open tuned guitar, banjo or banjola
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Miles From Home A repeat musical
collaboration among Jed Marum and friends,
Brian McNeill (Battlefield Band) - and
producer Paul Mills (Stan Rogers and many
many others). The album also features Tom
Leighton (Mark Haines) as a guest performer.
MILES FROM HOME
made the "Most Played Albums List" for the
first four months of its release in March of
2005, on the FOLK - DJ Playlist, with 125
DJs reporting from a dozen countries.
MILES FROM HOME again made the FOLK - DJ
"Most Played Albums List" in May 2006,
fourteen months after its release - for two
songs; LAST DAY OF MAY, a lovely, prayerful
Memorial Day tribute written by Michael Troy
and Jed Marums CHICKAHOMINY RIVER - a lament
inspired by a poem found in the diary of
Civil War battle field hospital nurse.
MILES FROM HOME was selected as best album
of the year by several radio stations around
the US.
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Soul of a Wanderer Produced by
Paul Mills at the Millstream in
Toronto, Jeds 2002 released album is
called, SOUL OF A WANDERER. Working
with Jed on the record are Scottish
fiddler and folklorist, Brian
McNeill, Canadian folk music legend,
Rick Fielding and "Stan Rogers
favorite side-man," Curly Boy
Stubbs.
On Amazon
Jed was
listed for two months among "Most
Played Artists" for his release of
SOUL OF A WANDERER in 2002 on the
Folk-DJ-List.
The title track from SOUL OF A
WANDERER was selected for the top 10
Songs of the Year in the J.P. Folk
Celtic Music category.
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Streets of Fall River is a
collection of original and
traditional songs drawn, in large
part from the Irish immigrant
experience, and has received
critical acclaim from industry
experts throughout the US and
Europe.
On Amazon
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Into the West was recorded live
at a performance of Into the West:
Celts in Texas at the Pocket
Sandwich Theater in Dallas, TX. on
August 28th, 2002. The show focused
on the Irish and Scots immigrants in
Texas history.
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Tigers and River Songbook Jed
Marums Civil War Music 2006. Lyrics,
guitar chords, music comments and
song background for these Boston
Road Records albums: FIGHTING TIGERS
OF IRELAND and CROSS OVER THE RIVER.
Please send a
request for information if you
are interested in ordering a
songbook.
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HUGH MORRISON
&
JONATHAN CHAMRAD
HUGH MORRISON
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Hugh was born in 1973 in the town of Wick, Caithness, in the
far north of Scotland, and moved to Tain, Ross-shire, when
he was two.
While in Tain he learned to play the single row melodeon at
the age of ten with help from Cam MacKay, a family friend
and himself a fine melodeon player.
A year or so later he moved onto the 3-row button accordion
under the guidance of Willie Graham, another local box
player who is still playing regularly at ceilidhs and
accordion clubs at the age of 88.
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The biggest influence on his playing has been Ali MacGregor,
piano box player and leader of the Tain Scottish Dance Band.
When he was 14 he joined Ali's band, playing regularly at
ceilidhs, concerts and country dance rallies.
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One of the highlights of his learning years was a visit to
Auchtermuchty, in Fife, to see Jimmy Shand.
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He also played in a few Highland Music and Dance youth
groups, and toured Europe with them - to countries such as
Germany, France, Bulgaria, Italy & Russia.
He made his first recording at 16, entitled 'Button Box', a
solo effort with backing from Ali MacGregor. This album was
given quite a bit of exposure on the local radio station
Moray Firth Radio, and on BBC Radio Scotland. He's done a
few broadcasts on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Take the Floor'
program with the Tain Scottish Dance Band & appeared on
Gaelic TV shows on Grampian TV, the local TV station. He
won both the Junior and Senior Open Accordion Championships
(on the same day) at Keith Music Festival one year.
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He currently plays a Hohner Shand Morino and a 2 row B/C
Castagnari button accordion. Hugh plays at a good number of
Scottish Highland Games and Celtic Festivals around North
America and also plays with the Houston based progressive,
edgy Celtic group, Murder the Stout.
Since moving to Texas Hugh has recorded two albums with
Bungalow Studios in Houston, "Feet to the Floor" (2003) is a
solo album and "Far from Home" (2005) his latest album is a
mix of Celtic music recorded in collaboration with some of
Texas' finest musicians.
Hugh has been living in Houston, Texas, since 1998.
- from Victoria, TX. He also plays with Murder the
Stout.
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SIA BEATON
- Sia LaBelle
Beaton has a long and rich musical history across many
musical genres. She has played American folk music in small
venues across Europe, and headed the popular all-girl
"Country Lace" in Hawaii. In the early Eighties she toured
with a 50's Rock Revival Show that included her
father, Nick Masters, who was also lead guitar for Bill
Haley's Comets for over 20 years.
A talented singer/songwriter
from Texas, Sia has contributed greatly to the awareness of
Scottish culture and influence in America through her songs
and research. She was instrumental in obtaining a designated
Texas holiday, "Day of the Scots", in recognition of
Scottish contribution to early Texas history
She continues her interest as
a founder of the Texas Scottish Heritage Society
(www.txscot.com), an organization dedicated to the research
of early Texas pioneers, a majority of whom were of Scottish
descent, and has been named as the official spokeswoman for
the Texas Bluebonnet Tartan. Her songs reflect her love of
the Celtic and American history and culture. With a
distinctly hopeful, inspiring outlook, she weaves the two
cultures into seamless art.
She is also spokeswoman for
the Texas Bluebonnet Tartan.
In August 1999, Sia completed
her "Never
Been to Scotland"
tour of Scotland, which included 9 radio stations, a
live television broadcast, as well as several live
performances. The highlight of her tour was when her song,
"Never Been to Scotland" played over the loudspeaker for
more than 8,000 people at the Tatoo in Edinburgh. She has
been featured twice on the TV Channel 8 Weeknight Edition
program. In 1998, Sia wrote and performed original music for
the St. Luke’s Methodist Winter Solstice Celebration in
Houston, Texas featured on TV Channel 2. Well known on the
Celtic/Scottish/pioneer/folk festivals throughout Texas and
Oklahoma, she performs at coffee houses, clubs, schools,
fundraisers, bookstores, and other events and is actively
involved in the Texas Scottish Heritage Society. Sia is a
member of the Clans MacLeod, MacGregor, and Ross; and
has family members in Clan Gordon.
Sia's self-titled debut CD offers a
great deal of variety as well as originality, while
retaining a link with the traditional. Sia's vocals and
rhythm guitar are accompanied by fiddle, harp and extensive
percussion on tracks including Never Been to Scotland,
Bonnie Scottish Lad, Remember Me, and Flowers
of the Heartland. Remember Me was
written and performed for the Dedication Ceremony of the
Texas State Historical Marker placed at Clapp Cemetery in
Trinity, Texas.
Her original song Flowers of the Heartland was written to the tune of
"Flowers of the Forest" as a tribute to the bombing tragedy
in Oklahoma City and has been placed in the archives of the
Oklahoma City National Memorial. Sia was an invited guest of
the Murrah Bldg. Survivors & Families Association at the
groundbreaking ceremony for the Oklahoma City National
Memorial.
To order a CD:
www.cdbaby.com/sialabelle
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CONSTANT BILLY
| “A new
day has dawned. There's a new band in the neighborhood,
Constant Billy.”
Take the traditional music of Britain and Ireland. Shake
and stir in a little Rock, Classical and Swing using
“an incredible, eclectic
repertoire of intricate harmonies”
from “probably the best
all-around folk a-cappella singers in Houston.”
Add in the accompaniment of Bodhran, guitar, tin
whistle, recorder and bouzouki to create
“stuff you just don't hear every
day.”
Add a dash of “hilarious
between-songs banter,”
and you have a duo that will leave you reeling.
Constant
Billy
is
Today's Trad.
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Emily Standish - vocals, tin
whistle, recorder and percussion. After years
with Houston Symphony Chorus, and as featured
soloist with several theater groups including
Houston Revels and Trinity Opera Theater, Emily
began singing with smaller ensembles in 1997.
Has worked with the popular folk group Furagh
Larq and the Early Music a cappella group Voces
Dei. A powerful and passionate performer, Emily
“sings with a purity of sound that is a joy to
hear" and has "A voice like honey melted into
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Bill Galbraith - vocals,
guitars, and bouzouki. Began playing in a rock
group at 12, switched to Trad in 1977 as a
founder of Freeborn, the first professional
Celtic band in Texas. Moved on to the folk-rock
group Four Bricks out of Hadrian’s Wall and sang
doo-wop in Dr. T and the Tuxtones. Later worked
with the a cappella band Nobody’s Reel. Has
performed at festivals and clubs in Britain and
America, and has extensive TV and radio credits
including appearances on National Public Radio's
All Things Considered and live internet
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Cór
Gaeilge
Texais - The Gaelic Chorus of Texas -
[from the Dallas / Ft. Worth area]
performs a
wide range of Irish and Scottish Gaelic songs in the
traditional, unaccompanied style.
Organized in 1997, the
group has performed at céilithe
(céilís), benefits, and
festivals,
including the 1998
Féile an
Phobail in West Belfast,
Northern Ireland.
Cór Gaeilge performs a diverse
range of songs - from hymns to drinking songs, and
marches to lullabies.
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In addition to performing, the group also teaches,
locally and at festivals,
as an important element in
maintaining interest in the ancient linguistic and
musical heritage of the Gaels.
As none of us are native
speakers, the members Cór
Gaeilge are constantly
honing their individual language and musical skills.
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Dedicated to learning and sharing songs in Gaelic,
the Cór is constantly on the
lookout for materials, workshops, and new friends
interested in maintaining their heritage.
The Cór
has one CD: Fosgail
an Dorus—Open the
Door. Listening samples:
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CELTIC VOYAGE
Grant Dawson: Toronto,
Canada. Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin, Whistle
Sandy Dawson: Anglesey, Wales. Vocals, Bodhran
Iain Gault: Lossiemouth, Scotland. Vocals, Guitar
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JALAPENO
HONEY
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Jalapeño Honey formed in the Fall of 2005 to fill a need in
Bryan-College Station, Texas for a local community band for
Contra Dance. Best described as traditional New England
community dancing, Contra Dance is a descendant of English
country dancing and a predecessor to American square
dancing.
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Traditional
jigs, reels, and hornpipes from the Scots-Irish tradition on
both sides of the Atlantic form our basic repertoire. The
band also performs traditional squares, waltzes, polkas,
klezmer and choro played on accordion, harp, guitar, flute,
fiddle, mandolin, and clarinet.
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The members
of Jalapeño Honey share a love of all kinds of music,
bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience in performance
from a variety of cultures and instruments. Since founding
the group they have branched out from performing at Contra
Dances to participating in various festivals and playing in
local venues, including solo or duo performances.
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CELTIC CHORUS OF HOUSTON
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The Chorus currently
meets on Tuesdays in Houston;
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it's
mission statement reads in
part: to provide a community meeting place for those
interested in the Celtic heritages.
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MEET OUR MEMBERS!
They are also ready to welcome new members and visiting
singers.
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JULIAN TRIBE
often leads the Chorus on guitar.
and featuring:
DAVE HUTTON
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GOOD TIME SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCERS
This lively
group meets Wednesdays in the Heights area of Houston and
welcomes new dancers.
For more information also see:
SCOTTISH
COUNTRY DANCING & MORE.
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KRISTEN JENSEN
Fiddle
Kristen Jensen
is a native of Central New York and holds a degree in Music
Education/Violin Performance from Ithaca College.
She started playing violin at the age of 4 hoping that
someone would teach her to play “Eleanor Rigby.”
After 20+ years of classical training she heard the call of
the fiddle and pursued Celtic fiddle music with Laurie Hart
and improvisation with Darol Anger and Mark O’Connor.
Kristen has been an active fiddlist in both Houston and New
Orleans playing and recording with several groups
including Poor Man's
Fortune,
The Wild Lotus Band,
Riccardo Crespo and Sol Brasil,
Ya Ya Sol,
Kim
Carson,
The Moe Handsome Blues Band,
Fish & Chips,
Lisa
Novak,
Mark Zeus,
and
Funky
Mustard.
In her spare time, Kristen is also an active music educator,
having taught and conducted as far as Vancouver B.C.,
Michigan, New Orleans, and Beaumont, TX.
Kristen also teaches Celtic fiddle!
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