Music

Teton Skye

Teton Skye formed in early 2017 and have been sharing a wide mix of antique and modern music with a Scottish-American twist. They released their first album, “Teton Skye” in 2019, and their second, “Hearts in the Highlands” in 2020. Teton Skye delights all ages with heart-tugging ballads, toe-tapping folk rhythms, and tunes that become your new favorite each time you listen. As the lead singer, Liz, likes to say “We’re trad, plaid and dangerous to know!”

Teton Skye hails from Idaho Falls, Idaho. Band members include: Liz Clark – vocals; Eric Laing – vocals, mandolin, bouzouki, guitar; Bryce Wyerman – bodhran, percussion; Dee Robinson – upright bass; Joshua Jacobsen – guitar. Visit us at www.tetonskye.net or look for us on your favorite streaming service.

Louisa’s Legacy

Louisa’s Legacy consists of two descendants of Louisa Salsbury Jones, born in Wales, and her daughter Louisa (pictured right)–Janice Gill Bunker and Sheila Gill Hadden–and whoever they talk into playing Welsh tunes with them. For the 2023 Festival, they are joined by Randal Allred. They’ll primarily be playing tunes collected by Welsh fiddler Sian Phillips, on flute, fiddle, and guitar.

Haywire Ranch String Band

We’ve been playing old time traditional music; Western and Mormon pioneer songs and dance tunes, hits from the ’80’s and ’90’s, 1880’s and ’90’s, some very nice old songs and tunes that are part of our western pioneer heritage, for over 35 years.

We were the first band to bring the old time traditional Mormon folk songs and dance tunes to The Pioneer Trails State Park aka This Is The Place Heritage Park located at the mouth of emigration Canyon in Salt Lake City, in the early 1980’s.

For more information, please contact Cory Webster aka The Haywire Cowboy, at 801-466-1820, haywirecowboy@gmail.com

Rhiannon

The trio Rhiannon was formed in order to play at the first Malad Valley Welsh Festival.

This ensemble serves up a unique blend of traditional Celtic (especially Welsh), French, Scandinavian, and American instrumental dance tunes that are sure to get you up and dancing, for either a romantic waltz or a lively, foot-stomping jig or reel; or at least, they will set your toes to tapping! Rhiannon members David Combs, accordion, Sheila Hadden, fiddle, and Kristi Austin, flute, have been sharing their love of traditional, classical, and dance music throughout Southeast Idaho for several years.

Ken Currier

Ken Currier has been playing the guitar and singing for over 55 years now, primarily easy listening music that spans soft rock, country, folk, blues, and spiritual music genres. He’s prepared a program of Celtic tunes for the Festival this year.