Derick was born and raised in Belfast, Northern Ireland and moved to Calgary in 1979. His Irish musical influences are Paul Brady, Andy Irvine and Planxty. He plays at Irish music sessions every week in some of the pubs in Calgary as backing guitarist for the melody instruments and singer.

Ceard are the house band at the Rocky Mountain Folk Club. Ceard are Dick Howe on guitar, vocals and bodhran, Jim Atkinson on bass, guitar and vocals, Paula McGarrigle on vocals and fiddle, and Hal Curties on vocals, guitar. Ceard plays predominantly traditional songs but they throw in a few contemporary tunes and the occasional bad joke.

When you hear The Doll Sisters, you’ll recognize them. They are an acoustic duo from Rocky Mountain House, AB, who captivate audiences with their haunting harmonies and beautiful instrumentation. The girls play guitar, fiddle, bodhran, banjo, and mandolin. Jenna(18) and Shelby(17), love the fact that being a roots musician affords them the opportunity to cover all the genres that they love so well. Celtic, Folk, Bluegrass & Appalachian to name a few.

Altho’ the girls will often do cover songs that they love – they have been hard at work writing their own music for a while now. And when you listen, you will find that their original music is unmistakeably a product of their influence. No matter what they play, their music and arrangements have a sound that is all their own, and when tradition calls….they will answer!!

The girls’ website address is www.dollsisters.com and there are links to all of their social sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc), from their website.

The girls can be reached at dollsisters@yahoo.ca.

Robbie and Will began playing together just under 2 years ago. They play Celtic and Folk music from Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton and Quebec as well as some of their own compositions. They have played at Alberta Wilderness Association’s Climb for the Wilderness and AWA’s Concert for the Wild Series with Tim Williams, Fish Creek Concerts opening for Garnet Rogers, Market Collective and the Water Valley Celtic Festival. Robbie and Will are composed of Robbie Bankes on Guitar, Mandolin and Bouzouki and Will Lynch on piano and button accordions.

You can contact them at wr.acoustic@gmail.com or join their facebook page.

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Doug Baker was raised in a musical family and took up the guitar at age 13. Solo and in various groups, Doug has performed in churches, coffee shops, folk clubs, festivals and private parties. Currently, he takes part in jams whenever time allows, plays in a number of duos, trios and quartets, and hosts a very popular open mic session.

Blaine Hrabi has musical roots in bluegrass and country and, after moving to PEI in 1980, soon became immersed in Celtic and Maritime music. Since moving to Alberta about 7 years ago, he has connected with local musicians and has performed at the Rocky Mountain Folk Club, the Water Valley Celtic Festival, and at local open mics in town.

Doug (guitar, whistles, bass) and Blaine (guitar, mandolin, mandola, and harmonicas) teamed up at an open mic awhile ago and realized their vocal and instrumental talents blended well so have been playing and performing together since. Their music draws from Celtic, folk and country traditions to create a repertoire of music that makes audiences laugh, feel and hopefully sing along.

I’ve been doin the old folks circuit and the kitchen party thing for some time now. I like to throw in a bit O’ Burns, a touch of O’ Glesga humour, in ode and song.

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The Celtic Rabbits meet formally on alternate Sunday evenings to share their love of traditional Irish music.