CELTIC CONCERT BY FELLSWATER IN WRENTHAM,??FEBRUARY 24, 2018??????
Fellswater is Boston???s dynamic Celtic music ensemble.?? They will be performing on Saturday, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the Original Congregational Church in the center of Wrentham.
They play a wide range of music from traditional to modern compositions that draws from the heritage of all the Celtic nations, especially Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Canada.
Their instrumentation changes depending on the musical selection and includes vocals, whistle, Irish flute, guitar, octave mandolin, violin, Scottish smallpipes,?? border pipes, acoustic bass guitar and percussion.
Formed in late 2008, Fellswater has performed for audiences ranging from 20 to 8,000. The ensemble has delighted audiences at New Hampshire Highland Games, Maine Highland Games, Blackstone River Theatre, Boston Celtic Music Fest, Colonial Williamsburg, notloB concert series, and the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo.
The band will perform at the prestigious Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August 2018.
Fellswater consists of Kyle Forsthoff, a diverse percussion performer, Betsy Ketudat playing violin and fife, Jim MacConduibh playing acoustic bass guitar, Irish bouzouki and guitar, Sarah MacConduibh playing whistle, Irish flute and fife, Andrew McIntosh on Scottish smallpipes and border pipes, Chris Myers playing guitars and octave mandolin, and as one of the vocalists, and Diane Myers as the second vocalist.??
All the band members are from the Massachusetts and Rhode Island area.
Tickets for the concert are $15 in advance and $20 at the door, available at the church office, 508-384-3110, or at www.musicatocc.org
The event will be in the Fellowship Hall at the rear of the church. Parking is available behind the church and in the lot across the street.??
For more information and to be added to the mailing list, visit the website or contact Ken Graves, 508-384-8084, occmusic99@gmail.com.