(Oneida, NY – March 2015) Setting the mood for St. Patrick’s Day, the Springhouse trio will perform an all-Irish music concert at Oneida Public Library on Saturday March 14 at 2 p.m.
Springhouse formed in 2011 and features Mike Carroll on flute, whistle, bones and vocals; Bill Fahy on mandolin, banjo, guitar and vocals; and Tavia Pellani on fiddle and harp. The trio will be supported by guest performers Kelly Ciotti on vocals and Margaret Carroll on keyboard.
At venues throughout Central New York, Springhouse has performed a variety of traditional and contemporary folk music, described by trio member Bill Fahy as “an eclectic mix of country, blues, bluegrass, Celtic and folk.” At the Great Irish Festival last summer in Herkimer, the group played up a storm of Celtic reels, jigs and dance music.
Mike Carroll is a regular performer with the Utica-based group Craobh Dugan, which is the “Dugan Branch” of the international Celtic music society Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, and with the local Irish group Rattling Bog Band. He also performs American folk and classic rock music.
Bill Fahy has been playing, performing and teaching traditional music in Central New York for over 15 years. He has been a founding member of the Flophouse String Band, the Tired Hands String Band and the Sail Cats. Currently, he performs with Craobh Dugan and the Rattling Bog Band.
Tavia Pellani, who is classically trained in the cello and plays a number of instruments, took up the fiddle and Irish harp out of love of Celtic and traditional folk music. She has played the fiddle and, on occasion, the harp with Craobh Dugan for over 10 years.
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information, stop by the Oneida Library, 220 Broad St., or call 315-363-3050.