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The 2009
Musicians & Dancers List
All musicians may not be performing on all festival days. Please check with Customer Service for daily performance schedule. Schedule is subject to change. |
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Albannach |
From Scotland, Albannach returns to the Festival, after a wildly popular visit last season. Experience their unique blend of pipes and drums, which produce a sound that is powerful, passionate and primal.
www.albannachonline.com
Performing 9/26,27; 10/17,18. |
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Barleyjuice
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Kyf Brewer, Keith Swanson, Billy Dominick, Jimmy Carbomb, Eric Worthington, Gregor Schroeder
The rocking Celtic band from Philly is back by popular demand. Don't miss them at the Blackfriar's Theatre on 10/10,11. www.barleyjuice.com |
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Bayfield Brass |
Anthony Valerio, director. Fantastic brass music masterly played. Performing Sundays beginning 9/13. www.bayfieldbrass.com |
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Camerata Musica, singers of madrigals |
Dan Brandt, Ashley Bond, Christine Carey, April Curnow, Laura Denz, Bruce Hampton, Stan Hopkins, Beth Hopper - director, Buckley Hopper, Katherine Lee, Harry Olson, Lynn Reggia
Camerata Musica is an energetic a capella madrigals troupe, performing in myriad languages and styles from sacred to silly and from medieval chants to love ballads.
Performing on 9/5,6,26. |
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Cat and the Fiddle Morris |
Joseph Shelby and Cyd Shelby as William Larkin & Cydony Bowman
Fiddle and dancing on the pathways of Revel Grove. Performing all dates except 10/3,4 |
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Consort Anon.
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Marketa Ebert, Mary Anne Espenshade, Kevin Gilson, Eric Schwartz, Helen-Jean Talbott
http://home.earthlink.net/~consort_anon/index.htm
Performing 8/29,30; 9/19,20; 10/3,4 |
Cercamon
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Pierre-Alexandre Saint-Yves, Andrew Wells-Oberegger, Jean-Phillippe Parent
From Montreal, L’ensemble Cercamon brings their unique blend of ancient music, instruments and harmonies into the modern world, combining their incredible voices (both human and instrumental) with today’s world beat. Their original music will have you up on your feet, swaying and dancing to the novel rhythms and sounds. Enjoy! www.ensemblecercamon.com
Performing: 9/5,6,7 |
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The Crimson Pirates |
Robin Flanagan, Dan O'Driscoll, Ann Alford, Jared Hoffert, Don Kilcoyne, Kelly Kilcoyne, Rick Nestler, and Karen O'Hara.
Prepare to be boarded! Revel Grove's favorite out-of-town singing pirates sail in from New York for Pirate Adventure Weekend, 9/26,27. They bring songs of lost love, spilt beer and cabin boys! |
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Coeur de Lion
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Leather Thorns, Grace Peters, Michael Peters
New to the Festival. Coeur de Lion is a high energy three person band which combines an audience-interactive show with songs & music. Celtic, traditional, Mid-Eastern and other styles are blended with innovative instrumentation to create a unique music and performance experience for the audience. www.cdlmusic.net
Performing 8/29 - 9/13 |
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Esty’s Harp and Voice
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Bob Esty - harp, voice, pennywhistle. Sue Esty- harp, voice, bowed psaltry, drum.
Performance of Renaissance and folk music of the British Isles with an emphasis on Scottish music as well as children’s songs. |
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Melodius Ditty & Harmonius Ditty
Irish Music and Dance
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Melodious Ditty (Cathy Palmer, the fiddler from the Washington-based bands "Connemara" and "Moonfire") and Harmonius Ditty (Bill Palmer, playing guitar and bodhran from Lark in the Morning).
Irish music. |
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The Flamenco Workshop |
Alma Rodriguez Cespedes, Paul Villmoare
New to the Festival! Alma and Paul bring the intensity and passion of flamenco music to Revel Grove. Shows include guitar, singing, and "Palmas" (rythmical clapping). 8/29,30; 9/12,13. On August 29 & 30 they will be joined by dancers on the Globe Theatre. www.theflamencoworkshop.com |
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Flatpickin’ - Renaissance & Celtic music |
Karen Harrison, James R. Curran, Jr.
http://www.flatpickin.org
Mandolin, guitar & fiddle music in the pathways. Performing Sundays through the run. |
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Fol-de-Rol
folk songs and madrigals
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April Curnow, Sharon McKinley, Ellen Waff
The family-friendly vocal trio encourages audience participation, especially by children. Find them in the pathways on 8/29,30; 9/19,20. |
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Gregory of Carrolton, guitarist extraordinaire |
Greg Freyman
Virtuoso solo guitarist playing a large repertoire spanning many centuries. Versatile enough to play anything from “Bach to Rock”. www.gregfreyman.com |
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Abby Green,
Irish Medieval Folk Music |
New to the Festival! Backed by an octive mandlin, Abby's rich soaring vocals in English and Irish Gaelic will get your toes tapping and your body swaying. www.abbygreen.com 9/12 - 20. |
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Gypsophilia
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Scott Robinson-concertina, Alfred Goodrich-cello, Claudia Hall-violin, Hoagy Wing-doumbek.
Gypsophilia plays Balkan, Turkish, Greek and Jewish music with an exotic flair all their own! In 1994 Scott and Claudia founded the group that would eventually become Gypsophilia. They have played festivals, fairs and events and venues such as the Amani Festival and the Philadelphia Art Museum. www.gypsophilia.com
Performing: 9/12,13; 10/10,11,24,25. |
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The Hooligans |
Tim O'Kane - guitars and vocals; J. Owen Dickson, John Kelso.
Enjoy a rollicking good time with the Hooligans at the White Hart. Rated PG |
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The Interpreters
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Michele Schultz, Lisa Oberg
One speaks Italian, one speaks blonde, but the communication problems just at to the fun in a show where the Courteseans of Comedy sing bawdy tunes to tickle your....funny bone. www.myspace.com/theinterpretersofteatro www.facebook.com/pages/TheInterpeters/44919400638?ref=ts
Join The Interpreters at the White Hart Tavern and select stages in the village. Rated PG 13
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James of Perry Hall, drummer & percussionist
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James Gummer
James has been part of the “soundtrack” of the festival since 1997. Visit him online at www.jamesgummer.com
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Key School Consort |
Rick Layton, director. Performing 10/10 & 10/17. |
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Tir Na nOg |
Keith Carr and Rosemary Gano
This duo plays Irish music in the 'pure drop' manner. That is, they follow the tradition closely, playing and singing in the style heard in pub sessions and at traditional dances and events. Their music covers the full range of the tradition's expression, and includes lively reels and jigs, haunting airs and ballads, and spirited songs. www.kieran-iseult.com
Performing: 9/19,20; 10/10,11. |
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Larksong,
a capella ensemble
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Drew Carlson, tenor; Martha Connolly, alto; Andrea DeSanti, soprano; David Pumplin, baritone/bass; James Raistrick, tenor,
Larksong is a close troupe of five harmonious voices who love the sound and the performance of beautiful a capella music. www.larksongsings.com
Performing 9/7,20,27; 10/3,4,24,25. |
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The Mediaeval Baebes
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Katherine Blake, Esther Dee. Sarah Foster, Bev Lee Harling, Melpomeni Kermanidou, Emily Ovenden, Beautiful, bedazzling, magical and mysterious. International recording artists The Mediaeval Baebes will seduce you with their interpretations of mediaeval music and poetry and transport you to an enchanting world very far from our own. In ten years they have placed three of their albums at the top of the UK classical charts, and performed to standing room only crowds in the UK and United States. And yes, they are babes. www.mediaevalbaebes.com
Performing 8/29,30 at the Blackfriar's Theatre
....and this just in! Enjoy a relaxed and informal "Pub Party with the Baebes" on Saturday, September 5th at 5pm. This is their final appearance in the US before returning home to the UK. |
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Neidfyre |
Mel Ginsberg-Stevens as Katya Vasha Splinterovich
The classically trained violinist and vocalist strolls the village delighting you with Celtic tunes. Visit her website at www.neidfyre.com Performing 10/3,4,24,25. |
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Darcy Nair,
hammered dulcimer music.
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Darcy specializes in traditonal Cetlic music played on the magical sounding hammered dulcimer. www.darcynair.com
Performing 829,30; 9/5,6,7,19,20; 10/17,18,24,25. |
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The O’Danny Girls
photo: Peter Rice |
Liz Demery, Cami St. Germain, & Maureen Shanahan
“A harmonius trio that is ribald for your pleasure!”
Very nice girls singing very naughty songs. “. . . a delightfully raunchy yet cleverly PG-13 trio of singers. . .” –washingtonpost.com
http://comedyindc.com/odanny.htm |
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Painted Trillium |
Kristen Meyer -voice, harp, guitar; Susan Meyer-hammered dulcimer, Irish whistle; Bob Meyer-Irish bouzouki, guitar, bodhran.
A family-friendly trio performing songs and tunes with an emphasis on Celtic repertoire. Find them on the pathways on 9/19,20. www.paintedtrillium.com |
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Pipe Organist |
Gary Swartz
Renaissance organ music played at 10am & 6:15pm daily at the Lyric Stage. |
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Pluck,
harper and harp maker
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Lee Davenport
Celtic harpist Pluck will play the harp for your enjoyment, and be happy to demonstrate the instrument and its music. Pluck plays for us on Saturdays and Labor Day Monday. |
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Brad Howard,Paul DeBlasi, Jennifer Garman, Chelle Fulk, Darcy Nair, Craig Williams
Since 1987, The Pyrates Royale have set the standard for coming singing pirate acts at festival and events around the country, The Pyrates Royale entertain at both the Globe Theatre and the White Hart. www.pyrates.com |
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The Rambling Sailors |
Greg and Susan Csikos
New to the Festival! Both successful soloists, Greg and Susan have joined forces to present a show full of harmonies that please the ear and lift the spirits. Greg was a founding member of the piratical sextet, The Corsairs before launching his solo career. Susan has been performing as Rosie Peaseblossom at Renaissance Faires and on Tall Ships since 1992. They will be performing at Revel Grove on 9/26,27. www.ramblingsailors.com |
Renaissance Revelers,
madrigal ensemble
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Monica Boruch, Karen Cain, Van Corey, David Jackson, Laura Kawa, Margo Lehman, Bruce Papendick, Michael Pierson, Matt Roberts, Randy Rogers, Rebecca Rogers, Meredith Stewart, Viola Whieldon, Theresa Younger.
Renaissance Revelers is a madrigal ensemble performing medieval and Renaissance music. They have performed at the Festival since 1987.
Performing 8/29,30; 10/17,18. |
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The Rogues
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Randy Wothke,Michael Kenny, Doug MacRae, Jimmy Mitchell, Nelson Stewart, Lyric Todkill
The Rogues: America's Celtic Band. Six times in the Grammy book, Seven combined World Pipe Band Championships, Eight albums, Two ASCAP awards for songwriting; and a headlining appearance with the US Air Force Symphony Orchestra. Come to a Rogues show on this, their 15th anniversary, and see why Dirty Linen magazine calls them "Outstanding". www.therogues.com |
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Maggie Sansone - Hammered dulcimer extraordinaire
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Maggie Sansone
America’s premier hammered dulcimer player and recording artist. Maggie Sansone’s pioneering artistry has brought the ringing beauty of her music to hundreds of thousands of music lovers around the world. Maggie is the recipient of numerous WAMMIE awards from the Washington area Music Association for Irish/Celtic instrumentalist. Maggie’s music has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered, Performance Today and The Thistle & Shamrock. For bookings, tour schedule, and recording information, visit her website at www.maggiesmusic.com. Don’t miss her stage show ‘A Celtic Fair’. All dates except 9/7,26,27; 10/3. |
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Isobel Scop,
small harp |
Susan Wilzer
Isabel plays small harp in the pathways of Revel Grove. 8/29 - 9/20 |
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Seraphim,
women’s quartet
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Phyllis Fong, Charlotte Knapp, Martha Lawrence, Kathleen Peery.
Seraphim is a women’s quartet that performs Renaissance, holiday and 1940's music. They interpret the music with dance and dialogue, in addition to their beautiful singing. Contact
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Performing 8/29; 9/5,20,26 |
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The Singers Madrigale,
madrigals |
Donna Dixon Ervin, director; Dan Brandt, Perry Brown, Jane Cartney, Beth Colley, Susan Dargusch, Dani Diehlmann, Don Farrell, Claudia Frantz, Val Hymes, Ed Igoe, Charlotte Kerns, William Kerns, Michelle Kerr, Kathleen Meckley, Rhonda Rose, Richard Seabrook, Larry Tom, Sherrie Ugolini, Jill Whitall, Ann Marie Wilkinson,
Performing 9/12,13,19; 10/10,11. |
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Janet Spahr
Hang drum
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Here from Carlisle, Pennsylvannia, Janet Spahr is happy to introduce her unique instrument, called a hang drum (pronounced "hong") to new audiences. People are drawn to its distinct look and tranquil sounds. Listeners have called her performances mesmerizing, and describe the sounds of the hang as "tranquil, ancient, and spiritual". You can here her CD entitled Listen With Your Eyes Closed on iTunes and CD Baby if you search her by name. View videos of her performances on her website, www.spahrstudios.com
Performing in the pathways on 9/12,13,27; 10/17,18. |
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Jonathan Strum,
old world troubadour
and Son of Strum. |
John DuRant, Sr. with John DuRant, Jr.
Strolling old world troubadour with songs of wit, romance and heroism. Great music for drinking and carousing! Performing 8/29,30; 9/5,6,7; 10/10,11,17,18,24,25. |
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Thomas Tallis,
master virginalist
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Gary Schwartz.
A composer of the shire and master virginalist who performs on authentic reproductions of renaissance harpsichords (virginals). www.musicbythemaster.com |
Wolgemut
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Michael Gartner, director
Wolgemut, an ancient Germanic word which simply means “to be in a good mood”, has performed its blend of high-energy historical music at festivals throughout Europe and in the United States. The Wolgemut Show combines music, comedy and dance into a one-of-a-kind experience. It’s a Renaissance rock show guaranteed to put you in a good mood. For more information visit their website at www.wolgemut.net
Performing 9/26,27 on Market Stage; 10/3,4 at Blackfriar's Theatre |
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