Henri's Notions
Henri's Notions mixes Celtic and American music with a bit of Southern flair.
Caberfeidh Productions presents Alabama's Henri's Notions in concert for their first performance ever in the Tampa Bay area.
St. Petersburg, January 4, 2010 ? Henri's Notions, one of the south's finest Celtic bands, is coming to St. Petersburg on Friday, January 29, at The Palladium, 253 Fifth Avenue North, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door (including tax) and are available from The Palladium box office ? (727) 822-3590.
Henri's Notions has toured extensively, playing concerts and festivals throughout the southern and eastern United States and Canada. The band has opened for legendary folk performers Bob Dylan, Richie Havens, and The Kingston Trio and for well-known Celtic acts such as The Tannahill Weavers, Patrick Street, and Paddy O'Brian. Henri's Notions is known for solid, skilled, and enthusiastic musical performances that are both faithful to Celtic tradition and uniquely American.
The band members are not only seasoned musicians, they are natural storytellers who educate as well as entertain their audiences, providing their audiences with tales behind the songs and instruments. Band members are touring members of the Alabama State Council on the Arts and Southern Arts Federation. To bring the jigs and reels to life, Caberfeidh Productions has invited members of The Stephen Scariff School of Irish Dance in Tampa to join the band in a lively demonstration.
Henri's Notions band members are Jil Chambless (lead vocals/flutes/whistle), Michael Bowman (fiddle/vocals), Scooter Muse (guitars/five string banjo), Randy Palmer (bass/bodhran/vocals), and Mark Lanter (percussion/vocals).
