Mooncoyne

Mooncoyne
Origin	Tacoma, Washington, USA
Genres	Celtic, Celtic Traditional
Years active	1995-present
Labels	Currently Unsigned
Members
Roderick Campbell Kent Hooper Bob McCafferty-Lent Martin Nyberg Brynn Starr Greg Youtz Katie Youtz
Past members
Anthea Lawrence Jean Huskamp Lawson Dumbeck Jeff Bremer

Mooncoyne is a critically acclaimed Celtic band from Tacoma, Washington. Their music ranges from traditional Irish jigs and reels to contemporary Celtic ballads.

History

Mooncoyne, an Irish band based out of Tacoma, WA, began performing in the summer of 1995. Participants in a bluegrass and Irish jam session at the University of Puget Sound brought it together, which explains the band's original name, Puget Sounds. Subsequently, the band changed its name to Sláinte to emphasize its focus on traditional Irish music. The word Sláinte is Gaelic for "cheers" or "good health" and was chosen to reflect the band's desire to play "enjoyable, danceable, and spirited music for people of all ages."^[1] That multi-generational band had players whose ages spanned 35 years and was an early internet music success.^[2] After Sláinte dissolved, three core members (Starr, McCaffery-Lent, and Hooper) appeared as bobryken celtic until 2007 when that band morphed into Mooncoyne, adding Greg Youtz, Katie Youtz, Roderick Campbell and Martin Nyberg. Mooncoyne is currently working on a new album. After Sláinte dissolved, two other core members (Lawrence and Dumbeck) began appearing as Fiddlehead and another core member (Bremer) played with The Burren Boys. The other core member of Sláinte, Huskamp, has continued to play in a number of bands.

Band members

• Roderick Campbell: bodhrán, djembe, cajón, various percussion
• Kent Hooper: whistle, accordion
• Bob McCafferty-Lent: guitar, cittern, mandolin, vocals
• Martin Nyberg: guitar, vocals
• Brynn Starr: fiddle, vocals
• Greg Youtz: whistle, harmonica, percussion, vocals
• Katie Youtz: fiddle, vocals

Discography (Sláinte)

• Sláinte (June, 1997)
• Cup of Tea (December, 1999)
• Sláinte: The Songs (September 20, 2000)
• Sláinte: The Tunes (June 19, 2001)
• The Best of Sláinte (August 19, 2002)

Discography (bobryken celtic)

• bobryken celtic: Good People All (December, 2002)
• bobryken celtic: The Wind that Shakes the Barley (March, 2004)

External links

• mooncoyne website
• Slainte band profile
• St. Patrick's Day news article
• Open source audio tracks of Slainte

Notes

1. ^ Slainte: Information and Much More from Answers.com
2. ^ Jeffery Pepper Rodgers (June 2000). Acoustic Guitar magazine No. 90 http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag90/WWOpenMic.shtml