Songs
from latest release Lessons Learned
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- country:Canada
- style(s):Folk
- label:Self Issued
- gender:male, female
- instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
- artist posted by:Ballyo Promotions
Line up
- Billy Sutton (Bouzouki, Guitar & Accordion)
- Graham Wells (Accordion & Whistles)
- Guests (Fiddle & Mandolin)
- Karen Ennis (Vocals, Tin Whistles, Bodhran, Guitar & Mandolin )
- Mark Murphy (Percussion & Vocals)
- Maureen Ennis (Lead Vocals & Guitar)
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ENNIS is a dynamic, original group with a unique contemporary voice flavored by deep roots and Celtic traditional Newfoundland influences. Maureen and Karen are powerful, interesting and humorous story tellers with a broad mix of Maureen's accessible original songs and uniquely interpreted tunes and ballads. With 7 albums
(1 Gold) and inclusion on countless compilations CD's (2 gold) to date, they have shared the stage and/or recorded with the Chieftains, Altan, Danu, Tommy Makem and toured with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, among too many others to mention. Touring highlights include the Winnipeg Folk Festival, Stan Rogers Folk Festival, the Strawberry Music Festival (California), Merlefest (North Carolina), The Cleveland and Pittsburgh Irish festivals. They have also played Canada Day events on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada and Trafalgar Square in London, England. They most recently performed on the Irish Festival Cruise with Mary Black and the Black Family, Tommy Sands, The Elders and others.
Ennis tours with several personnel configurations: the largest consists of:
Maureen Ennis: Lead vocals, guitar and songwriting.
Karen Ennis: Vocals, tin whistles, bodhran, guitar and mandolin.
Mark Murphy: Percussion and vocals
Billy Sutton: Bouzouki, guitar and accordion.
Graham Wells: Accordion, whistles
(rotating guest fiddler/mandolin)