Please come out to see us whenever you can, tell all of
your friends, and join us in celebrating the sounds of Celtic Music in
the Blue Ridge and Shenandoah Valley!
Traditional Scottish and Irish Tunes!
In
ancient Irish mythology, music was thought of as comprising an
emotional triad - music for happiness, music for sadness, and music for
dreaming and meditation. The old Celtic music-makers were more than
just musicians, and were considered to be guides for souls into other
worlds. "Anam" is the Gaelic word for Soul, and "Cara" is friend. So
"anam cara" in the Celtic world was a soul friend.
The
genius of the Celtic culture is in its unitive nature. There is no
divide between body and mind, self and spirit, wo/man and nature,
person and God. "There is no cage that can confine the movements
of divine light as it flows from one to the other," writes John
O'Donohue, an Irish priest, poet and Hegelian scholar. (In Touch, the
Centerpoint magazine, copywrite December, 2000.)
We are
pleased to carry this ancient tradition into the new millennium.
Musicians
come and go, so the latest
incarnation is fresh and new, full of surprises. The first grouping in
this century included Sally
Seabright on Violin, Viola, Mandolin,
Cello, and
Pennywhistle; Geoff Byrd
on Guitars, Trumpet, Pennywhistle, Scottish
Highland Pipes, and Djembe; and Deirdre
Cochren on Hammered Dulcimer,
Concertina, Buttonbox, Pennywhistle, Bodhran and Spoons. Next joining
the Spirits for weddings and other special performances was Laverne Sargent on Flute, and
then came Matt Cook on
Uilleann Pipes, Irish Flute, Pennywhistle and
Low Whistle.
The latest Kindred Spirit
is Tim
McDow on Scottish Highland Pipes, Trumpet, Djembe, and Rainstick!
Previous
Incarnation
The
Gallery Wedding
and Chamber Music
Various
folk ensembles
geoff, Deirdre & Sally
geoff, Matt & Sally
geoff
on Highland Pipes, Matt on
Flute
Tim McDow with Scottish
Highland Pipes
geoff,
Zena & Judy jam with PVC Pipe Band If the
Celts would'a had Djembes theyd'a
used'em! Hot Air Pipes and Balloon Festival!
Renaissance Festival
LaVerne,
geoff & Sally
Winchester, Virginia
Call Sally at 540/667-1933 or Geoff at 540/678-8530
Wedding
Planning
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Stage Plan
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