Wild Mountain Thyme Celtic Concert

Celtic music, which originated in the British Isles, is a very beautiful, spirited, and often very lively genre of folk music that migrated to the Americas during the settling and colonization of our country.  Music has always been a fabric woven into our history and development, and immigrants brought their music with them from the old country.  Celtic music served as a major influence for bluegrass, old-time, country, and folk music as colonies were settled and populated.  Reels, jigs, hornpipes were popular dances still enjoyed today.  Bill Monroe, the father of bluegrass music, often was quoted as saying his style of bluegrass music evolved from his Celtic roots.
 

Wild Mountain Thyme has performed in the tri-state area for approximately 11 years and consists of Brenda Miller, who plays the hammer dulcimer, Irish penny whistle, and bowed psaltery and Chuck Flaim, who plays the mountain dulcimer, guitar, mandolin, cajon, and harmonica.  Their repertoire consists of Celtic, old-time, folk, Americana, pop, classical, bluegrass, and gospel tunes.