Lake Effect
Music from Ireland, Scotland, and Québec on fiddle, flute, and guitar
Lake Effect is a band from the Land of 10,000 Lakes with an eclectic repertoire of traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, and French Canada. The trio includes Kathleen Green (fiddle), Amy Shaw (flute), and Chris Bashor (guitar), who met on the Twin Cities Irish session scene. Chris had the good fortune to study guitar with Dáithí Sproule. Kathleen has had a fiddle under her chin since the age of ten. She and Amy were members of O’Rourke’s Feast, an ensemble led by Paddy O’Brien. A folklorist at heart, Amy enjoys trawling a variety of musical traditions for the next Good Tune. Lake Effect has many ports of call, but always returns to Ireland.
Performance schedule:
- Saturday, August 13, 2022, 10:30-11:30 a.m. — Irish Fair
- Saturday, June 25, 2022, 1:30-5:00 p.m. — private event, Minneapolis (birthday party)
- Thursday, June 2, 2022, 7:00-9:00 p.m. — Waldmann Brewery, St. Paul
- Thursday, March 17, 2022 , 2:00-3:00 p.m. — Carondelet Village, St. Paul
- Sunday, March 13, 2022, 2:55-3:40 p.m. — Irish Music & Dance Association’s Day of Dance event, Landmark Center, St. Paul
- Sunday, July 11, 2021, 6:00-8:00 p.m. — private event, Minneapolis (anniversary party)
- Sunday, August 15, 2021, 1:00-1:45 p.m., Irish Fair, Connaught Stage
- Sunday, September 12, 2021, 2:00-5:00 p.m. — private event (house concert)
Kittiwake
Music from Celtic and Nordic traditions from around the North Atlantic
Kittiwake is the duo of Amy Shaw (wooden flute) and Chris Bashor (guitar). We play a variety of traditional and newly-composed music from the Nordic and Celtic countries. We also enjoy reviving music from Minnesota’s immigrant communities, such as the tunes of Norwegian fiddler Ole Hendricks.
Summer 2021 performances:
- Saturday, August 21st, 1:00-3:00 p.m. — Spelmansstämma 2021 at Gammelgården Museum, Scandia, Minnesota (more info)
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