Celts Crossing

Bio:

Irish music has always been about community. Plan to carry on this tradition by joining Celts Crossing at any one of their live shows where the lines between band and audience, and between Celtic and world music genres are constantly blurred in a delightful and engaging blend.

Celts Crossing burst onto the Central Ohio music scene on St. Patrick's Day in 2003. Since then they have delighted audiences at local pubs, clubs, festivals, seasonal events and private Ceili’s. The band released its debut CD, Celts Crossing - Etched in Time, in 2004.

Truly a local treasure, Celts Crossing members include: Robin Brown on fiddle and vocals; Liz (Donahue) Redrow on guitar and vocals; Paul Mumma on guitar, tin whistle, bagpipes and vocals; Frank O’Brien-Bernini on world percussion; and Scott Rawdon on bass and vocals. In addition, guest appearances by Celts Crossing founding member and fiddler, Leah Bernini, are common. Leah is currently pursuing her Masters in Irish Traditional Music Performance at The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at The University of Limerick in Ireland.

All band members are also engaged in other musical collaborations that reach across musical genres including rock, punk, folk, classical and blues. These influences find their way into the traditional Celtic base of the Celts Crossing repertoire, in an eclectic, yet very approachable, world-music melting pot vibe. On any evening, you are sure to hear traditional tunes, original compositions, and original arrangements that are influenced by virtually all genres.

Audiences attending Celts Crossings performances are often pleasantly surprised by guest appearances of other local talent from the Irish, Old Time, Bluegrass and Folk scene. Whether you are an Irish dancer, (and if so, bring your soft and hard shoes) or simply out for a fun evening of wonderful music, food and drink, you won’t want to miss the fun.


Celts Crossing Sample Set List
• The Little Beggarman
• Siuil a Ruin
• Back Home in Derry
• Johnny Jump Up/Morrison’s Jig
• The Wild Rover
• Whiskey in the Jar
• Foggy Dew/Foggy Jig
• Leaving of Liverpool
• The Hills of Connemara
• She Moved Thru the Fair
• Bedlam Boys
• Mother Goose/The Wind that Shakes the Barley
• Johnny Tarr
• Can't Find My Way Home
• The Star of the County Down
• Celtic Cadence
• Merrily Kiss the Quaker/Bill Harte’s Reel
• Natalie 18
• The Butlers Of Glen Avenue/Sliabh Russell/Cathal McConnell's
• Catharsis
• The Plouescal Races
• Reel Around the Sun
• John Ryan’s Polka/Drowsy Maggie/The Star of Munster
• Si Bheag Si Mohr
• The Blackbird
• The Chicago Reel/The Congress Reel
• Ashokan Farewell/Toss the Feathers
• The Blarney Pilgrim/Cooley’s Reel
• The Autumn Child/Heaton Chapel
• Dilley Delaney set
• Kitty’s Rambles/The Merry Old Woman/The Templehouse Jig
• The Fermoy Lasses/The Flogging Reel
• The Tenpenny Bit/Tripping Up the Stairs
• The Donneybrook Fair/The Humors of Liskeen
• The Schooner Lake Set
• The Butterfly/The Rocky Road to Dublin
• Lady Georgina Gordon
• Dever the Dancer/The Kid On the Mountain/A Fig for a Kiss
• Farewell to Whisky/Planxty George Barbazon
• O'Brien’s Castle Set
• The Salamanca/The Sally Gardens
• The Floating Crowbar/Splendid Isolation/The Almost Reel
• Sullivan’s March
• The Rambling Pitchfork/The Frost is All Over
• Nippy’s Jig
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Member Since:

December 24, 2007

Members:

Frank O’Brien-Bernini: Drums/World Percussion
Liz Redrow: Guitar/Vocals
Scott Rawdon: Bass/Vocals
Paul Mumma: Bass/Guitar/Whistles/Bagpipes/Vocals
Robin Brown: Fiddle/Vocals

Frequent Guest Appearances:
Leah O’Brien Bernini: Fiddle
www.myspace.com/leahbernini

All Photos Taken By:
Mary Rose O’Brien-Bernini

Web Design By:
Steve Bernini

Influences:

..Irish Trad Individuals..: Martin Hayes, Eileen Ivers, Liz Carroll, Brian Conway, Andy McGann, Doug Cameron, John Carty, Kevin Burke, John Doyle, Tommy and Siobahn Peoples, Michael Coleman, Dennis Murphy, Tommy Potts, Junior Crehan, Paddy Canny, Paddy Reynolds, Natalie MacMaster, Padraig O'Keefe and Stan & Flo Hortz.

..Irish Trad or Rock Bands..: Flook, Teada, Altan, Solas, Lunasa, Different Drums of Ireland, Wolfstone, Flogging Molly, The Frames, Gaelic Storm, Patrick Street, Black 47, Bothy Band, Cherish The Ladies, Clannad, Old Blind Dogs and The Decemberists

Sounds Like:

A unique and flavorful "Celtic Stew", with a base in trad and spices drawn from a broad world of musical genres. You will hear tunes with hints of Martin Hayes, Eileen Ivers, Liz Carroll, Brian Conway, Andy McGann, Doug Cameron, John Carty, Kevin Burke, John Doyle, Tommy and Siobahn Peoples, Michael Coleman, Dennis Murphy, Tommy Potts, Junior Crehan, Paddy Canny, Paddy Reynolds, Natalie MacMaster, Padraig O'Keefe, Flook, Teada, Altan, Solas, Lunasa, Different Drums of Ireland, Wolfstone, Flogging Molly, The Frames, Gaelic Storm, Patrick Street, Black 47, Bothy Band, Cherish The Ladies, Clannad, Old Blind Dogs and The Decemberists.

Record Label:

Unsigned and Happy