The following local groups are readily available for events in and around
Savannah. We also have arranged numerous events for renowned out-of-town
performers. Call the Folk Traditions Store to learn more about them. The Folk
Traditions Store does not charge for listings or referrals. Call us at (912)
341-8898 between 1:00 and 5:00 pm for phone numbers and additional information.
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The Savannah Celtic Session.
The picture shows the half of us that made it to the last session in the old
store. The Savannah Celtic Session has played for the Irish Festival,
Savannah Folk Music Society, Sentient Bean Coffee House. This is fun music,
full of life. Our repertoire includes Celtic dance music, ballads and airs.
The Coastal Folk Harp Society.
A chapter of the International Society for Folk Harpers and Craftsmen meets
once per month at the Folk Traditions Store. David Dirlam is President, Anne
Durant Vice President. We help to organize harp events ranging from workshops
by well-known harpists to the Harp Ensemble.
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The Savannah Harp
Ensemble
Beautiful souls,
setting and sounds. We raised $360 for
the local Red Cross fund for Hurricane
evacuees. They are serving
over 800 people with no financial help
from the National RC. Just formed in the summer of 2005, our repertoire is
growing, but audiences are already raving about the unique listening
experience that we provide.
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Amhran Savannah
Multi-instrumentalists Daniel Watkins (Celtic, Renaissance and
contemporary guitar plus whistle, flute, fiddle and bodhran) and David Dirlam
(Celtic, Renaissance and classical flute and recorders plus whistle and Celtic harp). Amhran Savannah has played for a wide variety of local events including
weddings, church and synagogue events, the Oatland Island Renaissance Faire,
and various art and business openings.
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Pedal Harp
Kristin Gustafson received her BA in music from Loyola University of
Chicago. She is well known in the Coastal Empire as a harp teacher and Director
of the Savannah Harp Ensemble. She performs every Sunday brunch at the Mansion
on Forsyth Park and for numerous weddings and private events. She will play a
solo classical concert at next spring's Savannah Music Festival.
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Pedal and Celtic Harp
Kathy Pearce received her BA
in music from Jacksonville University and studied from childhood under the
renowned, late Artiss DeVolt Zacharias. Recently, she discovered a passion for
the smaller folk harp and developed a tremendous appetite for traditional tunes.
Kathy resides in Jacksonville, FL where she teaches and is currently Harp Chair
for the Northeast Florida Highland Games, President of the 1st Coast
Folk Harp Society, and Treasurer for the Scottish Harp Society of America.
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Celtic Harp
Leslie Adair has played harp for more than a decade. She is working
on her Therapeutic Harp Practitioner certification, plays regularly for hospice
and has performed numerous weddings.
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Celtic Harp
Anne Durant studied harp under
renowned Celtic Harper, Nancy Bick Clark and is Vice President of the Coastal Folk Harp
Society. She specializes in Scottish, Irish and medieval music.
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Flutes, Recorders and Celtic
Harp
David Dirlam studied flute under William Hubbard at Ball State
University, performed with the Green Bay Symphony (including flute and solo Alto
Recorder) and has played in and founded numerous chamber ensembles specializing
in Classical, Celtic and Renaissance music. In Savannah he has added Celtic
harp, studying under Dean Owens and Kristin Gustafson. He has had the great
pleasure of performing in duos with all the musicians listed above.
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