Check out KPFK’s FolkScene on Sunday Jan 4th from 6 – 8 pm when host Alan Larman will be playing some of Amelia’s songs.
Who’s The Flight Crew You Ask?
Amelia’s own dulcet tones would be feast enough for music lovers and lovers of folk traditions, but you’ll get much more when you come for Amelia Hogan and The Flight Crew!
Christa Burch sings harmony vocals and plays bodhran.
“…this California singer has blown away everyone in the Irish music world with this stunning new album… a new classic on the scene.” –LiveIreland.com
Winner: Newcomer of the Year (2010), LiveIreland.com “Livies”.
Singer and bodhrán player Christa Burch possesses a singular voice: warm, supple, expressive, intimate — and instantly recognizable.
“This is a full-voiced, confident woman at the height of her powers.” — Irish American News
Read this recent interview with Christa in CaloNews.
Jimmy Murphy sings harmony vocals and plays guitar.
Jimmy Murphy, guitarist, mandolinist and vocalist, is a collaborating member of various music ensembles based in the San Francisco Bay Area. These groups include Jimmy Murphy & Suzuki Cady Duo, New Wild Hog, Wombat and Bella Musica. Collaborations include projects with Marla Fibish & Rebecca Richman as well as Amelia Hogan. With over two decades of experience as a member of the traditional Irish music scene in California, he’s developed a knack for bringing both high energy rhythms and a calming meditative feel to each performance.
Skyler Blakeslee sings harmony vocals and plays flute, whistles, harmonica, and small pipes.
Musician, nature lover and builder, Skyler never tires of delivering harmonies and rhythm with his friends to delight audiences who love traditional Celtic music as much as he does. You can catch him here with Paddy On the Binge.
Amelia is an impeccably authentic singer of Celtic music and her heart comes through in honeyed tones on Irish, Scottish, British, and American styled vocals. She sings in the Irish music tradition of Sean-Nós, or “old style” as well as accompanied. Amelia also plays bodhran and a small 22 string Welsh lap harp.
Amelia Hogan and The Flight Crew play at Knox Presbyterian in Pasadena on January 10th at 7:30 PM.