Irish Band Ceoltoiri (pronounced kyul-tory) makes music that breaks through traditional boundaries. With its trademark arrangements and chamber folk arrangement style of intricate harmonies and variations, the group creates haunting ballads and driving reels and jigs.
The Washington Post praised the band for its "virtuosity and spirited performance."
Ceoltoiri is Irish Gaelic for "musicians." Connie McKenna studied Irish Gaelic at University College of Galway in Ireland and sings in sean nos style. Sue Richards is a four-time National Scottish Harp Champion. Karen Ashbrook is the author of national bestseller Playing the Hammered Dulcimer in the Irish Tradition (Oak Publications).
