Here is that announcement we've been hinting at for the last week.  It is very exciting news - watch the video to find out!

   Yes, that's right, we're recording a new album! 

    In the Fall we released a single (one song - fairy dance jig), but now we are back in the studio in earnest and recording an entire album's worth of new material.
   At the moment we're aiming for a Summer 2013 release, followed by a national tour based on the new material, plus all your favorites from Story Girl.  To keep up with all the latest news from the studio, go RIGHT HERE!

We've just confirmed that we'll be appearing on King 5's New Day Northwest program on Wednesday morning at 11:00 AM.  The segment will be around 6 minutes in length, with a little performance, a little talking, and all in front of a live audience!  Unfortunately the audience is full at this time but you can still watch from your TV at home.  So set your DVR or mark your calendar!  We're very excited!

November 7th, 2012
11:00 AM
New Day Northwest, Channel 5 in Seattle.

Last weekend was the KVMR Celtic Festival in Grass Valley, CA.  This was the first time we'd ever been to this festival, but it looked like a great time from all the musicians they've had in the past and we were certainly not disappointed!

The grounds were just beautiful - the festival is held on the county fairgrounds, but it is transformed into a lovely Celtic festival once a year with medieval costumes and tents full of kilts, tartan, shamrocks, thistles, jewelry, whiskey flasks and even swords!

I was told by somebody that there were swordfighting lessons somewhere on the grounds, bagpipe bands marching everywhere, as well as a regular procession of royalty through the grounds.  We were in the middle of playing a semi-acoustic set at one point and  needed to take a little break to acknowledge Mary, Queen of Scots as she marched by with her court.  ;-)

One of our favorite shows of the weekend was on the Pine Tree Stage, which was more of an interactive set.  We got to take questions from the audience right there onstage and it was a pleasant, shady, lovely morning show.

It was especially fun to know that we were playing on the same stage as one of our heros, Dougie MacLean, as he has also played at this festival in the past and performed a set on the same stage.  :D  What an exciting time!

Some of the great people we got to meet !!

On the first day there we were having breakfast at the hotel and happened to be sitting right across from another band that was playing at the festival - the Elders from Kansas City.  We got to talking and then agreed to come up and dance with them during their set at some point during the day.  So as soon as our early shows were finished (they were all such fun, by the way!  What a wonderful festival. You can always tell how good a festival it is by the people in the audience that come every year and enjoy the festivities!) we got to jump up onstage with them and do a little reel.  It was great fun and a perfect way to end the weekend!  (See picture below)
They are wonderful, inspiring musicians all of them, and you should definitely check out their music!

Here is a video of our little interview on Good Morning Northwest to promote our show at New Year's Tri-Cities this year.  It has some nice clips of fiddling and dancing, as well as some interviewing.  Check it out!