Flint River is a group of local teens with exceptional musical talent. Their exciting performances at coffee houses throughout the Saint Charles area are pulling in a rapidly growing, enthusiastic fan base. Playing a mixture of high-energy Bluegrass, toe-tapping (and sometimes soulful) Irish, and traditional folk tunes, these teens are a “must see.” Recently, they began to write and perform original songs, including their most requested, “The Cricket Song.”
Celtricity featuring Barry Cloyd is a Celtic/Blues Jam Band that takes the essence of those based musics and runs with them. Barry Cloyd (leader) is a singer/songwriter who has been performing for a lifetime and has developed an acoustic style that blands , Celtic, World and other styles into one that is uniquely his own.
áthas (irish for joy and gladness) is a traditional irish band based in milwaukee, wi. the instrumental trio features the talents of heather lewin-tiarks, amy richter and jeff ksiazek. playing mostly dance tunes, both original and traditional on fiddle, guitar and bodhrán (as well as viola, flute, whistles, concertina, djembe, and spoons), áthas strives to keep the tradition alive. to help spread the joy through their music, they often welcome guest artists to play, sing or dance along.
áthas has played at Irish venues such as lacrosse irish fest, milwaukee irish fest, and the irish cultural & heritage center, as well as frequently playing for set, ceili, and feis dancers all around the midwest. the members of áthas are avid session players and currently run some milwaukee area sessions. heather and amy were the 2006 midwest fleadh champions on viola and bodhrán, and also competed in the 2006 fleadh cheoil na heireann in letterkenny, co. donegal, ireland last fall. heather was the recent recipient of the 2007 ed ward music scholarship through milwaukee irish fest. in march 2007 áthas was featured in mke. they also landed radio spots on both lake effect and uwm today on wuwm radio. they just released their debut album, athas, in august of 2007.
More information can be found at:
www.athasmusic.com
www.myspace.com/athas
www.cdbaby.com/cd/athas
Voted Milwaukee's Best Live Wedding Music by WISN'S A-List, Gabriel's Horns is pleased to be Milwaukee's premiere provider of musicians for weddings, parties and corporate functions. Offering strings, harp, flute, brass, flamenco guitar, bagpipes, vocalists, mariachi bands, dixieland bands, big bands, jazz combos, dance bands and pianists/organists, we will help you select the right musicians for your event at a price you can afford.
Multi-instrumentalist Cliff plays sax and piano in the smoothest style imaginable, while Sei is equally mellow with a rich alto that she applies to jazz, pop and blues
Category:
Band - Jazz
Additional Category:
Band - Cover Band
Genre:
60s Hits, 70s Hits, 80s Hits, 90s Hits, 2000s Hits, Celtic, Fusion, Gospel, Jazz, Motown, New Age, Oldies, Pop, Soul, World Music
The Neptune Quartet features Don Julin on mandolin, bassist Glenn Wolff, cellist Crispen Campbell, and guitarist Angelo Meli. Formed in 2001, this group plays many original compositions as well as the music of Django Reinhardt, Frank Zappa, Hank Williams, and the Beatles
