Strath Hanna is a celtic band based in State College, PA. We play mostly Scottish and English traditional music, both for dancing and for listening. One of our specialties is playing for Scottish Country Dancing, and our members include a dancer, so we know our music from a dancer's point of view. In our home town we play about once a month for dance parties for the Nittany Scottish Country Dancers. We also enjoy playing for English country dancing and for contra dancing. Our name is motivated by the straths (valleys) of Scotland and hannas (creeks) of Central Pennsylvania. (Just north of our home town, we have the Moshannon Creek, or Moss Hanna = Moose Creek.)
Depending on the situation we play with about four of our six band members: Matt Carlson (fiddle/mandolin), John Collins (piano), Toby Carlson (recorder/whistle), Kurt Kroeker (fiddle), and Celia Wyckoff (recorder/guitar). We possess a good electronic keyboard, so we are not restricted to playing in halls with a piano.
For more information contact:
John Collins, +1 (814) 234-6940. E-mail: strathhanna@verizon.net