A Scottish Heart
Traditional Music of Scotland & Ireland
Concert appearances, Special music programs, as featured act or background music for Wedding Ceremonies, Receptions, and any Special Occasions. Performances including Scottish dancers can be arranged.
Cascade Community School of Music
Irene
Goodnight - Fiddle
Becky Duncan - Piano
Steve Allely - Tinwhistles, Bodhran, Percussion, also Uillean pipes (Irish
bagpipes)
Booking and CD Information, Fiddle Lessons, Classes and Consultations
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Call Irene Goodnight at (541)388-8872
Biography:
A
Scottish Heart
“A
Scottish Heart” is a three-member band based in Bend, Oregon.
Comprised of Irene Goodnight on fiddle, Becky Duncan on piano, and Steve
Allely on bodhran, tinwhistles, and Uillean pipes, the band has been arranging
and performing traditional Scottish and Irish music since 1994.
Their performances range from small concerts at Royal Blend coffee shops,
to large concerts at area high schools, and the Les Schwab amphitheater at Old
Mill. They have long played for
local Scottish and contra dance groups at regular dances locally, and large
regional Balls in Portland and Central Oregon.
They have been a featured band at all presentations of the Celtic Fling,
and were founding members of this annual event.
The
group’s music is crafted from the large repertoire of traditional music from
the British Isles plus many originals written by band members – music based on
dancing and folk music traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and other areas.
Beginning with violinist/fiddler Irene Goodnight’s study of the large
body of Celtic music, members of the group have spent much time attending Valley
of the Moon Scottish music school, various workshops available in Portland, and
California, and pouring over listening sources to develop the elusive
traditional sound.
Weekly
practices over time continue to keep it sharp.
Trips to Scotland, and sitting in on Irish sessions in New York have
shown that the group’s music does fit in to “the real thing”.
And special arrangements for concert appearances demonstrate the
group’s ability to create “outside” the tradition, giving individuality to
“A Scottish Heart’s” sound.
The
group also plays for demonstrations, weddings and special events.
Contact Irene Goodnight at 541 388-8872.