Mooncoyne is a
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
* Celtic music
*Celtic nations
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band from Tacoma, Washington. Their music ranges from traditional
Irish jigs and reels to contemporary Celtic ballads.
History
Mooncoyne is a traditional Irish folk band from
Tacoma, WA. They began performing in the summer of 1995 under the name Puget Sounds which stemmed from their formation at a bluegrass and Irish jam session at the
University of Puget Sound
The University of Puget Sound (UPS or Puget Sound) is a private university in Tacoma, Washington. The university draws approximately 2,600 students from 44 states and 16 countries. It offers 1,200 courses each year in more than 50 traditional an ...
. Later, the band changed its name to Sláinte, which is Gaelic for "cheers" or "good health". Their aim was to create enjoyable, danceable, and spirited music for people of all ages. That multi-generational band had players whose ages spanned 35 years and was an early internet music success.
[Jeffery Pepper Rodgers (June 2000). ''Acoustic Guitar magazine'' No. 90] After Sláinte dissolved, three core members (Starr, McCaffery-Lent, and Hooper) appeared as bobryken celtic until 2007 when that band morphed into Mooncoyne, adding Greg Youtz, Katie Youtz, Roderick Campbell and Martin Nyberg. Mooncoyne released the album ''Rolling Glory'' in March, 2011. After Sláinte dissolved, two other core members (Lawrence and Dumbeck) began appearing as Fiddlehead and another core member (Bremer) played with The Burren Boys. The other core member of Sláinte, Huskamp, has continued to play in a number of bands.
Band members
* Roderick Campbell:
bodhrán,
djembe
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According to the Bambara people in Mali, the name of the djembe ...
,
cajón, various percussion
* Kent Hooper:
whistle,
accordion
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* Bob McCafferty-Lent: guitar,
cittern,
mandolin
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, vocals
* Martin Nyberg: guitar, vocals
* Brynn Starr:
fiddle
A fiddle is a bowed string musical instrument, most often a violin. It is a colloquial term for the violin, used by players in all genres, including classical music. Although in many cases violins and fiddles are essentially synonymous, th ...
, vocals
* Greg Youtz:
whistle,
harmonica
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, percussion, vocals
* Katie Youtz: fiddle, vocals
Discography (Sláinte)
* ''Sláinte'' (June, 1997)
* ''
Cup of Tea'' (December, 1999)
* ''Sláinte: The Songs'' (September 20, 2000)
* ''Sláinte: The Tunes'' (June 19, 2001)
* ''The Best of Sláinte'' (August 19, 2002)
Discography (bobryken celtic)
* ''bobryken celtic: Good People All'' (December, 2002)
* ''bobryken celtic: The Wind that Shakes the Barley' (March, 2004)
Discography (Mooncoyne)
* ''Rolling Thunder'' (March 2011)
References
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External links
Open source audio tracks of Slainte
1995 establishments in Washington (state)
Celtic fusion groups
Musical groups established in 1995
Musical groups from Tacoma, Washington