Scartaglen (Celtic group)
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Scartaglen was a Kansas City
based Celtic music group, that formed in the summer of 1982, and produced three albums (all now out of print) before disbanding in 1994. The group was composed of co-founder Roger Landes (bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, bodhran), vocalist and keyboard player Connie Dover
, Michael Dugger (guitar, tenor banjo, fiddle, vocals), Kirk Lynch (uilleann pipes, guitar, bouzouki). Earlier line-ups included Matt Kirby (hammer dulcimer), Keith Van Winkle (fiddle), Frank Martin (flute), Dave Brown (bodhran), Rebecca Pringle (fiddle), and Dave Agee (fiddle) and Kathy Agee (flute, voice). Not all of the musicians were in the band at the same time, but all contributed from about 1982 until the band dissolved more than twelve years later. Original tunes were contributed by Landes, Lynch, Dover, Kirby and Dugger.
Kansas City Metropolitan Area
The Kansas City Metropolitan Area is a fifteen-county metropolitan area that is anchored by Kansas City, Missouri and is bisected by the border between the states of Missouri and Kansas. As of the 2010 Census, the metropolitan area has a population of 2,035,334. The metropolitan area is the...
based Celtic music group, that formed in the summer of 1982, and produced three albums (all now out of print) before disbanding in 1994. The group was composed of co-founder Roger Landes (bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, bodhran), vocalist and keyboard player Connie Dover
Connie Dover
Connie Dover is an American singer-songwriter who primarily writes and performs Celtic music and American folk music. Born in Arkansas and raised in Kansas City, Missouri, she started her career playing bluegrass before joining Celtic band Scartaglen in the early 1980s...
, Michael Dugger (guitar, tenor banjo, fiddle, vocals), Kirk Lynch (uilleann pipes, guitar, bouzouki). Earlier line-ups included Matt Kirby (hammer dulcimer), Keith Van Winkle (fiddle), Frank Martin (flute), Dave Brown (bodhran), Rebecca Pringle (fiddle), and Dave Agee (fiddle) and Kathy Agee (flute, voice). Not all of the musicians were in the band at the same time, but all contributed from about 1982 until the band dissolved more than twelve years later. Original tunes were contributed by Landes, Lynch, Dover, Kirby and Dugger.
Discography
- Scartaglen, Kicking Mule Records (1984) (produced by Brian McNeil of Scotland's Battlefield BandBattlefield BandBattlefield Band is a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in 1969, they have released over 30 albums and undergone many changes of lineup. As of 2010, there are no founder members in the band....
) - on LP - The Middle Path, Castle Island Records (1986) - on LP
- Last Night's Fun, City Spark Records (1992) - on CD