“Celtic Music: The Appalachian Way”
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"We have had many different kinds of music here in our past few years, but the audience was the most attentive that I have ever seen. Other than the music, you could have heard a pin drop and it stayed that way for the entirety of Steve and Ruth’s musical journey with us. The music was so magical everyone was completely mesmerized . . . some humorous stories, a lot of fantastic music, and some wonderful warmth and fellowship with these two. It was a sweet ride, perhaps one of the sweetest ever offered here at South by Southeast. Our audience was completely in awe. I would love to see these guys back again, anytime!"
David Catton Johnson
South by Southeast Music Feast
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
"Your music is so original, yet so traditional to the mountains and its Celtic roots. I can't say when we've had so many wonderful comments from the audience. The harmony in your music and your lives is so evident in your performance and exhibits what's best in our home spun 'mountain' music - peace, tranquility, and a real connection to our roots and our community."
John Buchanan, Park Director
Valle Crucis Community Park
Valle Crucis, North Carolina
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A Heritage Concert Presentation
By Steve & Ruth
“Celtic Music: The Appalachian Way” gives an overview of what Celtic Appalachian music is, where it came from, and how it lives on in modern times. Steve and Ruth, both of Scots-Irish heritage, take the audience from the traditional Celtic music of Scotland and Ireland that migrated with the Scots-Irish into the Appalachian Mountains, through the early music of the Southern Highlands, and on to the new music being created today that is representative of the Celtic Appalachian musical heritage and experience.
Ruth plays the hammered and Appalachian mountain dulcimers with Steve supporting on fingerstyle guitar, clawhammer banjo, and vocals. Steve, who has a Master’s degree in Appalachian Studies from Appalachian State University with a major emphasis in Appalachian music and folklife, narrates this musical journey of their heritage. He is the recipient of the Cratis Williams Fellowship in Appalachian Studies. In the 1990s, Steve created, produced, wrote and hosted the weekly multi-state syndicated radio program “The Appalachian Way,” a program about the music and folklife of Appalachia.
Steve and Ruth have performed their Celtic Appalachian music extensively in the U.S. from North Carolina to Hawaii. They have also been cultural music representatives of the Appalachian region touring for many years abroad in Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, and Canada.
For an entertaining and informative experience for groups of all ages, backgrounds, and interests,
“Celtic Music:
The Appalachian Way”
is the concert you will be proud to present to your audiences.
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