Celtic and Old-Time Music
Huntsville, Alabama
The Maple Hill Band formed in 2003 when some former members of GoodFortune (a local Ceilidh group) and a few of their friends began meeting at Steve Whitmore's house for informal sessions on Sunday evenings. The musical focus quickly became Celtic and American Traditional music, bringing more members and a growing play list. The Maple Hill Band began public appearances in early 2004. The band has since had over 50 appearances at sites over North Alabama and Southern Tennessee. The spectrum of music now being performed includes wild, driving Celtic jigs or reels , contra dance music of the northeastern and northwestern U.S. and the wistful ballads of Ireland or Appalachia.
The band's calendar -- see where the band will be playing next
The current members and their instruments include:
Jennifer Allen Sloan - fiddle, low D-whistle
Mike Belmont - bass
Neil Boyd - guitar
Babette Ford - recorder
Tim Miller -mandolin, vocals
Suzy Naumann - vocals, percussion
Andrea Rosler - flute, piccolo
Shawn Webster, percussion
Tony White - guitar, concertina
Steve Whitmore- fiddle
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