Marcille Wallis & Friends

Marcille Wallis & Friends performing at the 2012 WNC Highlands Celtic Festival, Black Mountain, North Carolina (photo by Candy Miller)
Click on the photo for our band's promo video.

And who are the "friends?"

              

Left:  Don Pigeon  Guitar, Flute, Whistle, Mandolins, Tenor Banjo and Vocals
    
A Tampa Bay Area resident, Don grew up in the Irish musical tradition that is so vibrant a part of his native New England.  He is a popular session musician who, when not performing with Marcille Wallis & Friends, "pinch-hits" in a number of Celtic bands.  In 2011, Don teamed with Marcille and Matt to release their first live recording, simply titled "Marcille Wallis & Friends Live!" Their newest offering is a studio recording entitled "Step Forward."

Left Center:  Matt Miller  Fiddle, Guitar, Mandolins
     Resident of Freeport, Florida, Matt -- in addition to his Celtic/bluegrass work with Marcille Wallis & Friends -- is a much-sought-after sideman who also plays country, rock and jazz styles.  He has a number of fiddle titles to his credit; among them, the 2008 Florida State Bluegrass Fiddle Champion and 2004 Florida State Fiddle Champion.  Matt had recorded with Marcille three times previous to "Step Forward"; he's the feature fiddler on both "Marcille Wallis & Friends Live!" and "Timeless" as well as guest fiddler on "A Celtic Heritage".

Right Center:  Sebastian Valley  Irish Dance, Percussion
     Tampa, Florida resident, Sebastian is a championship level Irish dancer and a founding member of the dance troupe Tampa Bay Treblemakers.

Right:  Ann & Cal Lloyd  Scottish Country Dance
     Tampa, Florida residents, Ann & Cal are our Dancers Emeritus, and perform with us whenever the opportunity presents itself. They also perform with the demonstration team of the Dunedin Class of the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society as well as the Sarasota Scottish Country Dancers.

Click HERE for a printable one sheet about Marcille Wallis & Friends.

Click HERE for promo photos of Marcille Wallis & Friends.

To book Marcille Wallis & Friends, please contact Celtic Heritage Productions:
mgr at celticheritageproductions.com
or call 941-625-8544

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Some History ...

Translated from Irish, "ceol binn" means "sweet music".  In the Spring of 1997, the Ceol Binn band was founded by Marcille Wallis and Anthony Delle Donne.  A revolving collective of musicians with Marcille and her hammer dulcimer as its nucleus, Marcille Wallis & Ceol Binn performed for nine years at some of the biggest venues and events in the Southeastern United States, including North Carolina's Biltmore Estate, Burns Nicht with the Memphis (TN) Scottish Society, and Walt Disney World's Epcot Center (FL).  In 2006, the band changed its name to Marcille Wallis & Friends.  They have become well-known for their audience-friendly and interactive performances: rousing sing-alongs interspersed with tender vocals, tight instrumentation, and thrilling choreographed dance numbers.

Top Left: The Villages (FL), Top Right: O'Keefe's in Clearwater (FL)
Center: Riverhawk Rhythm 'N Roots Festival
Bottom Left: Mountain Air Country Club (NC), Bottom Right: Epcot.

    

    

Here are some of our "official" publicity photos:
(Top Left: 2005 Band, Top Right: 2004 Band, Bottom Left: 2002-2003 Band, Bottom Right: 2001-2002 Band)

         

         

A few Marcille Wallis & Friends "alumni"
Dallas Albritton
  Fiddle, Neil Anderson  Great Highland Bagpipes, Sue Aughey  Guitar, Aaron Carr  Percussion, Morris Campbell
Guitar and Appalachian Dulcimer, Donna Chapman  Guitar and Vocals, Paul Cottrell  Guitar and Vocals, Anthony Delle Donne  Guitar, Michael DeLalla  Guitar, David Dines  Bagpipes, Steve Eulberg  Guitar, Hammer Dulcimer, Mountain, Dulcimer, Mandolin and Vocals, Marcie Ewasko  Cello, Louise Good Haines  Guitar and Vocals, Jasmine Hart  Guitar and Vocals, Mike Harkins  Great Highland Bagpipes, Robin Hendrickson  Bagpipes: Great Highland, Kitchen, Shuttle, Parlor, Julian Lambertson  Fiddle, Johnny Maio  Irish dance, Piano and Vocals, Ann Margaret McKillop  Harp, Larry Miller  Guitar and Vocals, Jimmy Mitchell  Great Highland Bagpipes, Scooter Muse  Banjo, Frances Pisacane  Fiddle, Nicole Porter  Vocals, Flute and Whistle, Trina Schyhol  Whistle, Trevor Tanner  Vocals, Nick Watson  Percussion

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