Press Release/2008

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Willson & McKee are... Two Voices with Hammer Dulcimer, Mountain Dulcimer, Guitars, Irish Bouzouki, Bodhran, Celtic Harp, Accordion, Stories, and... FUN!

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Willson & McKee, a nationally touring duo specializing in original as well as traditional Irish and Scottish acoustic music, will be performing on [date] at [venue]. For information and tickets, call [contact].
Rocky Mountain Celtic… what Celtic becomes when it settles comfortably in the west! Americans doing what they do best – interpreting their roots music in fresh and original ways!! The combination of their Celtic heritage plus their Montana and Colorado roots gives audiences a fresh musical experience, unlike anything on the current soundscape: original songs and tunes with an ancient sound, and rewriting the traditional with their distinctive style.
This duo, has won four top honors, three years in a row, in the International Songwriting Competition at the Milwaukee Irish Festival the largest Irish Festival in the World! Along with stellar songwriting skills, they showcase other award winning talents such as the 2002 National Dulcimer Champion.

Blazing Celtic instrumentals, warm harmony vocals, and a lot of laughter complete the Willson & McKee experience! The concert will include material from their eight CDs, including the 2004 release, “One Lone Rowan Tree” which was chosen as one of the top 20 album’s of the year by the Walnut Valley Festival, where the national acoustic instrument championships are held. They have garnered rave reviews from world and folk publications such as Dirty Linen Magazine: "Willson & McKee both have clear sweet voices… and are accomplished and versatile musicians! ... Impressive and expressive!"

A Willson & McKee concert is a curiously un-tamed moment in time, gathering past and present… a comfortable and engaging musical evening with friends.
Willson & McKee are: ancient, new and un-plugged…
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Kim McKee received 15 years of classical training before turning to traditional Irish and Scottish music, 25 years ago! She moves effortlessly between her instruments and her pallate includes hammered and mountain dulcimer, folk harp, accordion, guitar and bodhran, and she never passes up an opportunity to teach a Ceili dance! Ken Willson is the pulsing folk drive, with an engaging tenor voice and tasteful guitar and bouzouki foundations to the unique material. A weaver of wit and tales, he can also spin a fine Ceili swing on the dance floor!

Collecting experiences, stories and humor from 18 years of touring together, this pair has focused on educational programming, concert veneus, college campuses, master classes, workshops, cultural events and festivals, and they have fine tuned their stage performances to be anything but predictable, traditional, or expected.