Artist description Banshee in the Kitchen plays and sings traditional Celtic music with high energy, originality, and a touch of the modern. Brenda Hunter plays hammered dulcimer (and is a recent National Champion on that instrument), and fiddle. Jill Egland plays silver and Irish wooden flutes, whistle, accordion, and bodhran (the Irish drum). Mary Tulin plays Irish bouzouki and 6 & 12-string guitars. We all sing (usually at appropriate moments). Our sound infuses traditional songs, melodies, and rhythms with elements of jazz and rock, for an eclectic acoustic sound. Festival and local audiences alike have cheered Banshee in the Kitchen’s quirky blend of tunes and songs. During our first year, BITK has performed at southern California’s Summer Solstice and Claremont Folk Festivals, CTMS Free Folk Festival, the Southwest Dulcimer Festival in Arizona, and Kern County’s own Highland Games. We also gussy up and play for formal events just as easily as we don more, er, bohemian attire for parties, pubs, coffee houses and yes, festivals.

Music Style Celtic

Musical Influences Altan, Solas, Flook, Chieftains, Cherish the Ladies, Christy Moore, Loreena McKennit, Arcady, Nightnoise, and many more...

Artist History History and the Name. Brenda and Jill met years ago at local musical gatherings devoted to Irish and old-time music. They greatly admired each other’s playing, yet went on to join different bands. Along came Mary and joined Jill’s band, and for a brief stint, so did Brenda! Destiny struck. The three sparked musically, and ignited the creative synergy now known as Banshee in the Kitchen. Speaking of which: Brenda always wanted to be in a band called Banshee; Jill liked the feminist ring of Barefoot in the Kitchen. Mary chimed in, "How about Banshee in the Kitchen?" And so we were. It’s Irish (the Banshee part), and it evokes an image, right? Well, we think so.

Group Members Brenda Hunter Jill Egland Mary Tulin

Instruments hammered dulcimer, fiddle, vocals, flute, whistle, accordion, bodhran, 6&12 string guitars, Irish bouzouki

Albums If We Were Us

Additional Info Get Brenda's two very popular earlier albums THE CAPTIVE MAIDEN and CHRISTMAS COLLAGE at our CDStreet.com site! (Access through our offical band site URL.)

Location Bakersfield, CA - USA

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