Callanish Information

Callanish is: Patty Lambert - Flutes, whistles, concertina Carol Lindsay - percussion, bodhran, bones, spoons Sara Kelley - vocals Gretchen Seaver - fiddle Joe DeLuca - guitar, bouzouki Callanish was formed in 2001 by four members of the Scottish band Ceol Binn, based in Lemont, Pennsylvania. When the founders of Ceol Binn retired to Canada, the remaining band members re-formed, named itself "Callanish" and expanded its repertoire to include Irish as well as Scottish music. They quickly became regulars at the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts, First Night State College, and Celtic Day in Lewisburg. The current lineup of band members was established in the Spring of 2006. Callanish takes its name from the standing stone circle of the same name, located on the Isle of Lewis, an isle in the Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. Patty Lambert plays wooden flute, silver flute, whistle, and concertina. She studies Irish flute with Mike Rafferty, and has also studied with Eliot Grasso and Chris Norman. She has taken concertina workshops with Jackie McCarthy and Gearoid O hAllmhurain. She also performs with Smash the Windows, Ladies Chain, and Crooked Stovepipe contradance bands. Formerly on the faculty of the Music Academy, she now teaches privately in her home. Carol Lindsay is the band's percussionist, playing bodhran, spoons, bones, egg, and tambourine. She has performed with the Susquehanna Valley, Altoona, and Nittany Valley Symphonies, several concert bands, a women's percussion ensemble, Penn State Percussion Ensemble, and in the pit orchestra of many theatre productions. She was previously a member of the Celtic band Ceol Binn. She now performs with Tr-HANDS-formation, a drumming ensemble, and is producing a series of meditation and healing CDs. Sara Phinney Kelley is the band's vocalist. She began singing Celtic music with Ceol Binn, but has a long history of classical singing in choirs and as a soloist. She is currently a member of the Susquehanna Valley Chorale and sings jazz, pop, blues, and ...