THE NORTHERN CELTS
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Northern Celts is a collective of musicians who have been treating London pub-goers to quality, live entertainment for the last fourteen years. Currently the Northern Celts has five core members, Les, Emma (fiddle), Fergus (guitar), Shuggy (banjo), Marie (Whistle) and Jackie (flute), playing guitar, fiddle, flute, banjo and bodhran.

The Northern Celts have played numerous festivals, weddings and christenings and other such events, and regularly play during summer community festivals.
People continue to love their music, whether they are old hands or new to it - drink is always spiced up by a good music session in the corner!

Northern Celts' latest venture is the bi-weekly accoustic Folk in the Cellar - the best kept secret accustic folk, jazz, blues and new songwriter's clubnight in the Cellar Bar beneath the Constitution Pub situated by the Canal between Kings Cross and Camden.

Leslie Coughlan:

Plays the Bodhran.  and percussion.
Dedicates most of his time to the band
but also does freelance carpentry and cooks a mean vegetarian nut roast!
Born Up North

Marie McCormack

Marie is a virtuoso penny whistle player and has a huge repertoire of traditional Irish tunes.
She has toured Europe and America.

www.mariemccormack.com

Emma:

Emma is from London and has been playing with Northern Celts
for six year splays the fiddle and guitar treats us with a song if you ask her kindly
Born in: London

Willie Barr:

Willie was born in Dublin plays guitar and is gifted with a voice as flowing and soulful as the river Liffey shimmering beneath a full moon.

Fergy:

Plays the guitar and sings (God help us)
The character of the band, when he's not shouting and strumming he's a security guard so don't mess with Fergy
Born in: Belfast

Shuggy

Shuggy is a superb banjo player and his liveliness is steeped in his Scottish roots. Some say it's the water his parents drunk.

Shuggy also plays mandolin and adds fine backing vocals.

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