From the Celtic Isles & Beyond!
"Their music comes from wild landscapes and wild places of the spirit." The Orcadian
Come enjoy an evening of toe tapping, heart swelling and authentic music from the Celtic Isles and beyond with Cantrip! Featuring masterful musicians and old friends, Jon Bews (fiddle, vocals), Eric McDonald (guitar, bouzouki, vocals) and Dan Houghton (pipes, flute, whistles, guitar, bouzouki, vocals).“Cantrip” is an Old Scots word meaning a charm, magic spell or piece of mischief.
$15-$25 Suggested Donation
Family Discounts of Course
Please purchase Tickets in advance if possible!!
On Line TICKETS
Seating is limited, so please purchase tickets ahead of time. If you can not purchase tickets in advance, please let me know through an email that you will be coming!
events@mettabeefarm.com
COVID Policy
If you would like to be distanced from other listeners please also send an me an email to the link above or bellow with the number in your party. You will be seated as a group and six feet away from other listeners. If I do not hear from you, I will assume that you are comfortable sitting closer to others and I will not create special seating arrangements. Attendees are welcome to wear masks or not. The barn is spacious and very well ventilated. People will be able to distance significantly if desired.
events@mettabeefarm.com
More About the Band
The name Cantrip is an Old Scots word meaning a charm, magic spell or piece of mischief and it aptly describes the unexpected twists and turns in their musical arrangements, likewise the compelling potency of their musicianship. Swirling border pipes, raging fiddle, thunderous guitar and three rich voices blend to create a sound energetic enough to tear the roof off. After 20 years of touring, Cantrip has found a character like no other. Echoes can be heard of trad music from the 1960s and 70s, but the years have slowly infested their music with the sounds of funk, metal, bluegrass, swing, and even klezmer. Dan Houghton, Jon Bews and Eric McDonald stir the elements in a witches’ cauldron, slowly coalescing into chaotic order.
The three are the closest of friends, and it is this friendship that has cemented the band’s musicality through the years and across ponds. Dan began his career with the whistle at age seven and started playing bagpipes in the early nineties, proceeding to win the Scottish Lowland and Border Pipers’ Society Open Borderpipes and New Composition events (multiple times), as well as the Maitre de Cornemuse at St. Chartier. He is also an accomplished player on flute, bouzouki and DADGAD guitar. Jon is a veteran fiddler, having started at age four. A prizewinning graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 1994, he has performed and recorded with a diverse roster of artists. Eric studied mandolin and guitar at Berklee College of Music. He cut his teeth playing for contra dances in New England, where he can still often be seen from the dance floor, in addition to his work with Cantrip.
VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_eqHIl884
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIzdlyT2jLU