Whirly Jig

Who the heck are these people?

Whirly Jig is an ecclectic folk band out of Colorado.

			Ken "Bardken" Rowe, formerly of The River Wynde Minstrels, is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who infuses a driving rock rhythm and a passion for storytelling into our work. Many of our best sounds come from Ken's visionary arrangements.					Melissa "Daphne" Carleo, formerly of The River Wynde Minstrels, is a guitarist, percussionist, singer and songwriter who brings passion, power, and verve reminiscent of Janice Joplin to our music.
			Steven "Strings" Mariner, formerly of County Cork, Greencastle, and The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies, plays bouzouki, guitar, pennywhistle and bodhran, and is also a singer and songwriter. He brings energy and a sense of blending to our music.					Annie "Sasha" Mariner, formerly of County Cork, Greencastle, and The Wraggle Taggle Gypsies, plays concertina, recorder, bodhran, and bones, and brings out the emotive side of our music with great poise and flow. Annie joined The Muses in 2007, but remains a part-time member of Whirly Jig as her schedule permits.
			Susan "Merlot" Atchley, with Whirly Jig being her first band, plays pennywhistle, bodhran, and bones, and is also a singer and songwriter. She brings creative energy to our music and tons of excitement to our show.					Amy "Kaylee" Lassen, formerly of many classical groups and the folk group The Scallywags, plays violin and fiddle, and is also a singer. She adds power to many of our tunes with her chops on the fiddle, and rounds out our sound on the rest of our songs to a full 5-part harmony.
			Chaz "Shadowcat" Kemp, formerly of The Trids, O'Leary's Ghost, and currently a member of Pandora Celtica, is a singer and songwriter, and plays dumbek (and similar Middle Eastern drums) and bass. Chaz adds energy and a phenomenal vocal talent to our performances. He is on loan to us from Pandora Celtica and joins us when his schedule permits.

Together, we combine instrumentation and harmony into powerful new arrangements for traditional pieces, as well as original songs and tunes to keep you in the mood for music.

We are Whirly Jig -- Folk music with a new spin.