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Local Scottish fiddler teams up exuberant celtic group for concert

In this podcast Entertainer editor Nancy Raskauskas talks with Scottish fiddler Rebecca Lomnicky and Pete Haworth of Molly’s Revenge. You’ll here selections from Lomnicky’s CD “The Call” including “The North Set” and “The Royal Hurricane,” as well as tunes by Molly’s Revenge including “The Big Set,” “Dram for the Piper” and “The Long Drive.”

CORVALLIS — In review after review, traditional celtic band Molly’s Revenge has been noted for its exuberant on-stage presence.

“I think it just came naturally,” said band member Pete Haworth. “We all really enjoy the music we play so much.”

“If we’re not enjoying ourselves up there on the stage, we can’t expect the audience to,” he laughed.

The group based out of Santa-Cruz, Calif., includes Stuart Mason on mandolin, John Weed on fiddle, David Brewer on whistle and pipes and Haworth (a native of England, who moved to the U.S. with his family in 1982) on bouzouki. Their music has been featured on popular shows such as National Public Radio’s “Thistle and Shamrock.”

The band thrives on the challenge of being a traditional music group in modern times, bringing old classic songs to life, scouring songbooks for obscure works that haven’t been played to death and composing new pieces that meld traditional and contemporary elements.

The group will join forces with local Scottish fiddling champ Rebecca Lomnicky for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 5, at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 2945 N.W. Circle Blvd. The event is sponsored by the Corvallis Folklore Society.

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