Welcome to the website of Celtic band Skweez The Weezle
Skweez The Weezle is an acoustic band (currently a band of one) that has been proudly carrying on the Celtic music tradition since March 1999 from their base of operations in the Tri-Cities (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland), West Richland, Benton City, and Mid-Columbia area of southeastern Washington State.
The band's current repertoire includes traditional and original tunes from Highland and Lowland Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton Island, Brittany, Wales, and the USA.
The band's current repertoire includes traditional and original tunes from Highland and Lowland Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton Island, Brittany, Wales, and the USA.
Founding member David Lanigan plays both Scottish Lowland bagpipes and smallpipes (bellows-blown bagpipes with drones in a common stock), mouth-blown shuttle pipes, and whistles (commonly called tin or penny whistles).
For the past twenty five years, the band has kept a busy schedule performing throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana at festivals, Highland games, concerts, coffeehouses, wineries, book stores, universities, weddings, receptions, and private parties.
Skweez The Weezle's first CD "A Celtic Band" (sold out) was released in May 2002. Recorded in various places, including the Jacob Room of Sector 7G Studios, the CD has been well received by listeners throughout the world.
Skweez The Weezle's first CD "A Celtic Band" (sold out) was released in May 2002. Recorded in various places, including the Jacob Room of Sector 7G Studios, the CD has been well received by listeners throughout the world.
Skweez The Weezle's band history is one of several configurations. It's been a pleasure to perform with several fine musicians through the years. Those former band members and guest musicians have included:
guitarist/vocalist Troy Hanford,
fiddler/guitartist/vocalist Dawn Gordon,
percussionist Denver Greer,
percussionist/vocalist Mike Day,
fiddler Carly Bell, and
Irish bouzouki player Glenn Mortensen.
Guest percussionists have been Glenn Wright and James Powers.
Email: ObscureBandEmail
Phone: 1 (509) 528-0131