The Homespun Ceilidh Band was first formed in 1993 by John Ward and Trix Whitehall. At the time they were members (and still are) of the Potomac Valley Scottish Fiddle Club, an organization located in the Washington DC. that plays scottish fiddle music. They were looking for a group of musicians who were not necessarily fiddlers to form a band with. They linked up with Bill Mitchell and Becky Ross (also a member of the PVSFC), Glenn Arthur, Jennifer Lubell, Lorraine Lacey, Karin Loya, and some others as a pick up band to do an impromptu concert at the Greenbelt Arts Center in Greenbelt Maryland. They enjoyed playing with each other so much they decided to make it a permanent entity and the Homespun Ceilidh Band was formed. Later Lorraine and Karin left to persue independent interests, and we added Mike Stoddard, Jim Stimson, and Felicia Eberling to flesh out the sound of the band.
Since then they've been playing at weddings, scottish games, irish festivals, and the odd Titanic Sinking around the area and up and down the east coast.
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