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Courtney Hogan welcomes Keelin Wedge to Emerald event
SaltWire Network | Posted: June 26, 2018, 4:33 p.m. | Updated: June 26, 2018, 4:33 p.m. | 2 Min Read
Keelin Wedge (left) and Courtney Hogan will perform together at this week's Emerald Ceilidh at the Boxcar Pub & Grill Friday, June 29. - Contributed
EMERALD – P.E.I.'s red headed fiddler Courtney Hogan and multi-instrumentalist Keelin Wedge are no strangers to each other.
Both started music lessons at the age of five, competed against each other at childhood fiddle competitions and now they're both currently members of the P.E.I. band Fiddlers' Sons.
Hogan originally studied piano and then classical violin, but after hearing her great-grandfather playing some old Don Messer tunes on the fiddle, she immediately found her music passion. Launching her first full length CD at the age of 16, Hogan then started her own Ceilidhs, launched a sold-out Ceilidh cookbook, and has recorded four music award nominated CDs.
She'll play host to good friend Wedge who is one of the most accomplished fiddlers, musicians and singers to come out of Western P.E.I. The St. Louis native blends a mix of fiddle, guitar, bass, mandolin, drums and singing, and the high energy performer also step dances and plays in several bands with several ranges of music genres.
"When you invite Keelin to play with you at a Ceilidh, it's like you're inviting a 12-piece band." laughs Hogan.
The two dynamic musicians have now embarked on one of their biggest projects to date and have joined together on a collaborative CD called "Dark & Amber Rosin" which will be launched later this summer. "We'd get together frequently over the winter months and just jam out in the kitchen going through some of our favourite songs and tunes to record on this new album. A true Island kitchen party."
And a true Island kitchen party is what's in store for friends, neighbours and visitors to the Island at this week's Emerald Ceilidh. The Boxcar Pub & Grill open at 5:30 p.m. for food and drinks and the Ceilidh starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $12 at the door. The show is open to all ages.