interweaving traditional music of the british isles, celtic nations, and appalachia
with ancient european art song 

We come from a background of pubs, classrooms, churches, living rooms, festival stages, concert halls
and a shared love of our American heritage from the Celtic nations and British lands.
Based in New York City, and playing anywhere the wind takes us,
we seek to reproduce historically conventional songs and tunes,
to write some of our own,
and to blur the boundaries between folk and early art music 
by playing with timbres, colors, lyrics, and styles.
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Artists

Genevieve Gillespie​ (fiddle, vocals) has been pursuing her passion for music and dance  since she was 5. She has played in Celtic bands Burning Bridget Cleary, (2008 "Best Album of the Year" by Celtic Music Radio), The John Whelan Band, and Poor Man's Gambit, with whom she toured internationally for 3 years. She lives in Manhattan and works in the non-profit arena. 

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Fiona Gillespie (vocals, whistle, percussion) is a classically and folk trained soprano based between Pennsylvania and NYC. She grew up to the late night practices of her parents' Celtic band, and studied the Irish whistle as a child. Fiona sings with professional orchestras, chamber ensembles, choirs, festivals, and loosely organized  groups of friends across the US and abroad.   

https://www.fionagillespiesoprano.com​

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Ben Matus (dulcian,  bassoon,  vocals) enjoys widely varied career in music; regardless of whether it was written in the Middle Ages or yesterday, he wants to bring it to life.  Ben is based in NYC and performs on various wind instruments and his voice all across the US in concert halls, churches, barns, and bars.

Paul Holmes Morton (lute, banjo, vocals) is a native of Pennsylvania, where he received his first music lessons on his father's banjo and cello. He went on to study classical guitar, theorbo, and lute at university. Based in Manhattan, Paul performs throughout North America as a baroque continuo player and recording artist.

www.http://www.paulholmesmorton.com
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The cricket, as described in the Medieval Bestiary, is "an animal that loves to sing, forgetting all else".
We often find ourselves sitting around a table in Brooklyn for hours working on arrangements,
forgetting all else but the music and the friendship.

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for booking inquiries please contact Fiona at
gillespiefi@gmail.com
or
​610-751-4677

Schedule

House Concert, an evening overlooking Manhattan
September 6, 2019 -Apt 32D 100 Jay St. Brooklyn, NY (DUMBO) 
Hosted by Eleanor Alper
8pm
Wine & Cheese served

Craignair Inn 
Saturday, October 5, 2019 - South Thomaston, Maine
8pm

Benefit Concert with Blackwater and Poor Man's Gambit
Serving at the Crossroads
September 16, 2019 - Cetronia Fire Company Social Hall, Allentown, PA
​8pm

Crickets at Christmas   
Godfrey Daniel's - Folk Listening Club - 7 E. 4th St. Bethlehem, PA
Friday, December 20, 2019
8pm / Tickets: www.godfreydaniels.org/events/

Zoetropolis Cinemas Stillhouse - 112 N. Water St. Lancaster, PA
Saturday, December 21, 2019
8pm / $15 / www.zoetropolis.com/music-events-2/
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Tam Lin, a folk-rock cantata
with members of Makaris, Alkemie & Friends 
Friday, January 3, 2020 - 1 Rivington, New York, NY 
8pm - Free Will Donation 
 

LISTEN

Daughter of France 

Norwegian Tunes/The Burning of Achindoun/Honnie Prince Charlie