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
Marcille Wallis & Friends: The Band
Marcille Wallis: Hammer Dulcimer Artist and Multi-Instrumentalist
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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