Posts Tagged ‘Celtic’

Sibling Revelry

Saturday, September 7th, 2013
Colleen and Erin Searson (Ottawa Valley Girls)

Colleen and Erin Searson (Ottawa Valley Girls)

This is a post about two valley girls…

Ottawa (Ontario, Canada)Valley sisters Erin and Colleen Searson returned to the Syracuse Irish Festival this year, and were last night’s main stage entertainment.  Their show delivered one foot-stomping hit after another. Colleen and Erin were accompanied by band mates Danno O’Shea (drums) and Orianna Barbato (bass).

The band will play again during the festival today, then head off for other dates in the Midwest before returning to Ottawa in October.

Check out the interview with Erin and Colleen below, where they talk about their connection with Kitty Hoynes in Syracuse and their gigs in Spain.

The group are true ambassadors for Celtic and fiddle music.

Syracuse loves Searson

Syracuse loves Searson

Celtic Cool: Orianna Barbato on bass for Searson

Celtic Cool: Orianna Barbato on bass for Searson

Colleen Searson has played fiddle since age 9

Colleen Searson has played fiddle since age 9

Danno O'Shea: pounding out funky Celtic Folk on the drums

Danno O’Shea: pounding out funky Celtic Folk on the drums

Erin "Do It All" Searson, vocalist, keyboardist, composer, guitarist, dancer

Erin “Do It All” Searson, vocalist, keyboardist, composer, guitarist, dancer