Spootiskerry
Spootiskerry is Kate on flute, fiddle, pennywhistle and mandolin, Mary on fiddle, John on fiddle, Speedoo on guitar and fiddle, and Joe on button accordian and bodhran. We play traditional Irish and Scottish reels, jigs, hornpipes, strathspeys, polkas, waltzes, airs and songs, with a few drinking songs thrown it just to break things up a bit. We're based in Baltimore MD and York PA in the USA.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
We've been blessed to perform several times at the annual Fairie Festival at Spoutwood Farm in Glen Rock PA. We also play the occasional winery or pub.
Your musical influences
Mary Bergen, Liz Carroll, John Doyle, Billy McComiskey, Liz Knowles, Kevin Crawford.
What equipment do you use?
Various fiddles of unknown origin (including a Knilling and a diPaola), a Casey Burns folk flute in D, a copper pennywhistle with maple fipple, a Taylor 914CE LEII acoustic guitar, a button accordian, a bodhran, and a Kentucky mandolin.
Anything else?
If you have an Irish Pub and need a high energy live act, or if you just have a small music venue that could use a shot of Celtic once in a while, send us an email at speedoo@speedoo.com. We'd love to come play for you!
