Pell City Public Library invites you to celebrate the season with a live concert of Celtic Christmas favorites featuring Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse, and Ed Miller  (pictured) on Wednesday, December 19 at noon. 

Pell City Public Library invites you to celebrate the season with a live concert of Celtic Christmas favorites featuring Jil Chambless, Scooter Muse, and Ed Miller on Wednesday, December 19 at noon. 

This talented trio is now embarking on its 2018 Celtic Christmas tour with scheduled upcoming performances in Texas, Florida, and Georgia.  Pell City Library is pleased to welcome them as the last stop on the tour, to entertain with a host of seasonal favorites that encompass the Celtic spirit—with selections that are uplifting and peaceful, upbeat and vibrant!

Ed Miller is acclaimed as “one of Scotland’s best singing exports.”  Originally from Edinburgh, he has been hailed as “one of the finest singers to come out of the Scottish Folksong Revival.”  He earned his graduate degree in Folklore and Geography at the University of Texas, and though he now calls Austin, Texas home, he travels throughout North America, entertaining audiences at concerts, festivals, Highland games, and clubs.  He also educates, teaching workshops and lecturing as time permits.  In addition, Miller has recorded nine CD’s of Scottish music.  His performances have been described as “flawless,” “compelling,” and “refreshing,” and his voice described as being “as smooth and satisfying as a really good single malt whisky.” 

Miller will be joined by Jil Chambless on flute, whistles and vocals, and Scooter Muse on guitar.  Both Alabama natives, each has released a solo CD, and two duo CDs, entitled “The Laverock Sang” and “Passing Tales and Glories.”

Jil Chambless is recognized as one of the best American vocalists and flutists on the Celtic circuit.  Originally from Montgomery, she now resides in Tuscaloosa, and has been actively involved in the Celtic music scene for more than 20 years.  Chambless made her introduction into Celtic music in 1989 when she joined Henri’s Notions of Tuscaloosa.  Since then, she has performed at Celtic festivals and concerts throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Scotland, and Israel.  She released her first solo CD entitled, “The Ladies Go Dancing,” in December of 2009.    From her hauntingly beautiful ballads to her upbeat toe-tapping jigs, Chambless never fails to deliver a first-rate performance to her listening audience.

Robert “Scooter” Muse is an accomplished 5-string banjo player with a musical background in Bluegrass.  He is proud to have earned the distinction of Master Folk Artist with the Alabama State Council of the Arts.  In the 1980s he gravitated to Celtic guitar and founded Full Moon Ensemble, a group which performed for eight years across the United States and in Scotland, before he joined Henri’s Notions in 2003.  In 2005, Muse released his first solo recording, “Saddell Abbey,” a collection of original guitar instrumentals which the Saddell Abbey Trust of Scotland described as “. . .a hauntingly beautiful piece of music.” 

Together these artists will deliver a beautiful performance that includes Scottish and Irish carols and special renditions of seasonal favorites in concert for the Pell City Public Library’s ongoing Wild and Wonderful Wednesday series.

The program on Wednesday, December 19 at noon is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served afterwards.