Skyrie
An evening of contemporary Celtic music from Fife, Scotland
Get ready for a contemporary Celtic experience with Skyrie, a dynamic trio blending Scottish and Irish tunes with original music and influences ranging from folk and rock to funk. Their fresh and unexpected approach brings a vibrant, multilayered energy to Celtic music.
Led musically by fiddler and vocalist Lesley Thompson Smith, alongside Jimmy Anderson on guitar and Christopher Martin Smith on drums, whistles, bodhrán, and vocals, Skyrie creates a dynamic sound that is both rooted in tradition and distinctly contemporary.
Join us for an intimate and fun evening of Celtic music!
Tuesday, October 6th | 7:00PM
Ticket Price | $35
Kids under 8 | Free
Meet the musicians
Lesley Thompson Smith
Fiddle, vocals, whistle, pipes, & composerLesley has performed several times on STV and has worked as a session musician performing across Europe in a variety of genres: Folk, Bluegrass, Trad and Gypsy. She also teaches, composes Scottish fiddle tunes, and has competed at the highest level in Scots fiddle, featuring as a Glenfiddich finalist for 3 years. Lesley plays piano, pipes, whistle and mandolin.
Christopher Martin Smith
Percussion, Bodhran, vocals, & composerChris spent 15 years as a session drummer recording, performing and touring with many artists including Big Country, Nazareth, Dougie Maclean, Kathy Mattea, The Platters, Maggie Riley and Martin Taylor.
Chris also worked as a composer of neo-classical music and his work has featured on tv channels: Classic FM TV, O Music, C Music, The Performance Channel, Al Jazeera and CNN. Chris collaborated with Emmy Award winning Sex and the City producer Michael King.
James Anderson
GuitarThe versatile and genre hopping James (Jimmy) Anderson has recorded and performed across Europe and North America from T in the Park to Telluride, London to Los Angeles, Carnegie Hall to CBGB, with artists as diverse as Dougie Maclean, Kathy Mattea and Shirley Manson.
Listen to Skyrie in action!
