Good Company
Good Company is a quartet from California's North Coast. From rollicking Irish jigs & toe-tapping Scottish reels, to captivating airs and ballads, Good Company's music evokes images of Celtic lands, seas and peoples. The four band members have been together for over 10 years, and perform their original arrangements as singers and multi-instrumentalists on violin, whistle, mandolin, cello, guitar, cittern, accordion, bodhran and much more. This group brings together Ann Marie Woolley, Sam McNeill, Bob Stockwell and Janet Finney-Krull.

www.goodcompanyceltic.com

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Jamming 101 Workshop
Jamming 101 is a fun and entertaining workshop, where players will be guided thru the sings and etiquette of the Celtic "session jam". All ability levels and ages are welcome, and music for popular session tunes is provided. All songs are played at slow easy tempo's, and conducted by Jamming 101 instructor Maureen Park. Come join the Jam!

Maureen "Mo" Park plays violin with the Camellia Symphony Orchestra in Sacramento and accompanies the Sacramento Valley Concert Choir with Piano and Percussion. At Cornell and USC, Maureen earned book money by playing piano and violin at alumni gatherings and Sunday brunches. Between music gigs, she works as an Obstetrician/Gynecologist. When she becomes too old to deliver babies, she plans to share music with anyone who is willing and to teach music to anyone who wants to learn.

www.jamming101.com

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Four Shillings Short

Going out on a musical limb is common for the group Four Shillings Short. With an ever-increasing array of instruments (over 20 at last count), including hammered dulcimer, mandola & mandolin, tinwhistle & woodwinds, sitar, banjo, percussion and vocals, their music is always varied and captivating. In a single night, Four Shillings Short perform Traditional Irish tunes and airs, Indian Ragas, Folk Ballads, Old-Time songs, Medieval & Renaissance instrumentals and acappella numbers as well as contemporary folk and original compositions.

www.art.net/~4ss/

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Valerie Rose
Valerie Rose is a fiddler and singer in the San Francisco Bay Area who presents tunes and songs from the great Irish / Celtic tradition. Hearkening back to the pioneers of the Celtic folk music revival such as Clannad and Altan, Valerie's arrangements of traditional tunes and songs are spiced with rich harmonies and playful interchanges between voice and instruments. Audiences find captivating the pure, haunting quality of her voice and the vibrant intensity of her fiddling. With each piece, she brings to life the transcendent beauty of Celtic melodies and the joyous energy of the tradition's jigs and reels.

www.vrosemusic.com

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White Hackle Pipe Band
The White Hackle Pipe Band was formed in October of 1997 and boasts 39 members on its current roster. The band performs at Scottish Highland games throughout California including Fresno, Modesto, Pleasanton, Monterey, Campbell, Woodland and Dixon. White Hackle Pipe Band has entertained audiences at KVMR’s Celtic Festival for six years and the haunting drone of the pipes continues to add an essential air to festivities. The band is clad in kilts in the Modern California Tartan.

www.home.comcast.net/~whitehackle

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The Ragged Rogues
The Ragged Rogues met at various sessions and joined forces to play at pubs, parties and festivals around the greater Lake Tahoe & Reno area. The members are Bentley Palfreyman (guitar, tenor banjo, mandolin and vocals), Bev Palfreyman (fiddle), Joe Bly (whistles and vocals), Laura Barrett (hammered dulcimer) and Wyatt Troxel (guitar). They play traditional & original Celtic tunes along with a variety of traditional and contemporary songs.

www.raggedrogues.com

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