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CHERYL WARD - VOCALS AND BODHRAN
Born and raised in Boulder Colorado . She has been singing most of her life and toured with a show choir in Europe for 5 weeks. She lived in Germany over 10 years, traveling, leading tours and tutoring German. She plays the Bodhran, rhythm and still loves to sing. She keeps a list of over 400 Celtic Musicians in the Denver , Colorado Springs and Ft. Collins area, which she calls her musical family, spreading the joy and news of musical events, local bands and sessions in the area, as well as volunteering for the Irish Festival. She has played in the band O'Leary's Ghost. Other passions include stained glass and mosaics and hand painting drinking glasses of all kinds. (Public piece is at Flatirons Crossing, Mediterranean Café). And what does she do for a living? Archivist for the University of Denver Project Managers.

GINA LANCE - FIDDLE AND VOCALS
has been playing fiddle since the age of 5. Playing Irish music is her newest passion, and she enjoys the wonderful sessions and musicians that she has been able to play with. In 2007 she was generously voted Best Celtic Fiddler in Colorado . She has played with numerous bands and musicians in the Denver area and hopes to continue doing so.

JERE O'NEIL SURBER - MULTI INSTRUMENTALIST AND VOCALS
was raised in a 'musical family' in Texas and New Mexico where he learned 'the music' about the same time he learned to walk and talk. After college, he lived in Germany and Ireland for a number of years, working as a musician, an archivist, and a tour guide. He now lives in Denver, where he's started and led sessions for over a decade and played in such bands as O'Leary's Ghost and riverrun. His current 'home session' is at the Irish Snug on Sunday afternoons. He's a multi-instrumentalist who plays accordion, banjo, cittern, and mandolin and can play piano if he has to. He occasionally writes tunes and songs, helps with arrangements and vocals, and has recently been learning some of the old-timey and bluegrass repertoire (yee-haw!). For a day job, he's a longtime philosophy and European history instructor at the University of Denver.

MARK HILL - VOCALS, DRUMS, BASS and BOUZOUKI
A Colorado native that spent many years on the western slope. Played trumpet and tuba from the third grade thru high school. Struggled with guitar for years and finally found a musical form that drew his passion. Drums!! Pipe band drumming as a marching snare and then marching bass brought the drummer out into the open. The Bodhran became the driving passion and that led into the Celtic music scene. A versatile and strong percussionist on Bodhran, hand drums and now kit style drums, has led Mark into different genres. Having found a singing voice that loves Irish Folk music. You can find him singing at most performances and accompanying himself on bouzouki. Loves bad jokes, witty puns and most likely to pull the practical joke on band members.

MICHELLE MACGREGOR - FIDDLE AND BODHRAN
A Colorado native and fiddle player with attitude and a self proclaimed rebel. Blame it on her mum who claims responsibility for Michelle's interest in Celtic music. Mumsy admits to have listened repeatedly to the likes of The Chieftens and other Celtic groups while Michelle tapped her foot in the womb. Since then, Michelle has found her own sound with the fiddle by blending bits from the Scots, the Irish and a wee bit of Cape Breton influence thrown in for good measure! You may have seen Michelle touring the west coast with her old punk rock Celtic pirate band, or perhaps you have danced to her music at a Ceilidh or Contra dance. You may have also caught her at a local club/ pub playing acoustically with various band members. Or if the stars shine on you, you were lucky enough to see her playing on stage with Alasdair Fraser or Eileen Ivers. Michelle has also been seen whack'n the old goat and occasionally strumming the Mando just to keep folks wondering.

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Among other cities, Celtic Winds may serve the following areas: Denver, Aurora, Littleton, Boulder, Lakewood, Westminster, Arvada, Englewood, Fort Collins, Thornton, Wheat Ridge, Centennial, Greeley, Greenwood Village, Northglenn, Broomfield, Highlands, Highlands Ranch, Brighton, Golden, Longmont, Castle Rock, Commerce City, Fairplay, Federal Heights, Fort Morgan, Frederick, Loveland, Steamboat Springs, Windsor