Artist description Keltia plays songs and tunes from Ireland, Scotland, England, Brittany, etc. It is traditional music from the distant past and some newer stuff from the 1800's. The band is on vacation but please see Lesl's own page at www.mp3.com/Lesl for more recent songs and tunes.

Music Style Traditional Irish tunes, semi-trad Scots/English/Breton/Celtic.

Musical Influences The Pentangle, Richard Dyer-Bennet, all the band members, ... and finally but not least, the mighty Mike Rafferty.

Similar Artists The Pentangle, Steeleye Span.

Artist History [very short version]: Lesl began the earliest Keltia, a duo, and was the founder of the band. --- Keltia Five - Lesl, Jodee , Bill, Barbara Steinacker and Mark Stewart - evolved after a series of mysterious coincidences and chance meetings, at music stores and performances. --- In August 1999, Barbara and her family returned to their native Germany. Jodee's career as Welsh songstress began to take off, and Bill dove into jazz and Latin drums. --- The band has now gone, though the cd and music remain. Lesl began her own page, (www.mp3.com/Lesl) while at the same time teaming up with Jodee (www.mp3.com/JodeeJames)for gigs of Welsh music. So to follow the thread, listen to the music here, and then click over to Lesl and Jodee's pages. Outside links will take you to visit Barbara and Mark, see the links pages.

Group Members Lesl Harker [vocals, guitar, flutes, tin whistle, hammered dulcimer]; Jodee James [vocals, guitar, mountain dulcimer]; Bill Harker [drums, percussion, mandolin, violin]; Barbara Steinacker [fiddle, vocals, mandolin]; Mark Stewart [vocals, mandolin, bass, cittern, guitar, banjo].

Instruments voice, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, octave mandolin, cittern, dulcimers, flutes, whistle, bodhran, percussion.

Albums Keltia (cassette only); Keltia - Five (cd)

Press Reviews *"It sent chills up my spine..." -Luthier Steve Hayes, "Steve's Studio". *"Peace and joy!" -Professor G. Mancini, concert pianist. *"I loved it...some of the most beautiful music I've heard on this station in a long time." - DJ Ron Olesko, WFDU, 89.1-FM, NJ.

Location Edison, NJ - USA

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