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Speyfest audiences have grown to expect the very best Celtic music around and they were served ample portions from Tiller’s Folly, whose high-energy performances had the crowds on their feet shouting for more. The band are all masters in their own right and their music and audience rapport earned them the sheer adulation of the Celtic music lovers at Speyfest.
– James Alexander/Artistic Director of Speyfest, Fochabars, Scotland
[Coughlan’s] vocals are a wonderful cross between a finely aged whiskey and a lion’s roar. The Tiller’s Folly gives the kind of music that will shake you from your head to your toes – music that draws you in and compels you to listen. Tiller’s music reaches deep into your soul, bringing up feelings and emotions that touch your heart. The entire band are MONSTER specialists on their instruments, great performers, and above all just super-nice people . . . the embodiment of the phrase “true professionals.”
– Robin Weinman, Program Director, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, Oregon
You obviously love performing and your many hours of practicing and working together on stage has put you right up there with the best of them.
- Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, Victoria, B.C.
We recommend Tiller’s Folly to any presenting organization that looks for first-rate musicianship and vocals, great interaction with an audience, an all around professionalism in every aspect of our relationship during the 34 show tour of the US midwest.
- Paul Folin, Owner – Allied Concert Services, Minnetonka, MN
....It doesn’t get any better than this. Tiller’s Folly are one of the best acoustic bands. Your concert was full of energy, humor and best of all great music!
– Shirley Elliott, Program Director, Tulsa Performing Arts Centre, Tulsa, OK
Your show was certainly a big contribution to the successful outcome of the whole evening. It was a great experience to work with such a truly talented and professional ensemble.
- Rudolf Lumesberger, Erlebnismarketing GmbH, Salzburg, Austria
Tiller’s Folly is an excellent band, whose unique brand of Celtic music reflects a Pacific cultural heritage. The band members are professional and just all around great guys and . . . great crowd pleasers.
- Esther Carter, Vice President of Marketing and Special Events,
Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada
Your combination of beautiful music, wonderful lyrics and joy you all exude when you play is wonderful to behold.
– Mary Lou Gilman, President, Montana Gaelic Cultural Society, Missoula, MT
I have heard over and over again how much folks enjoyed the variety and calibre of music and I want to pass on to you just how happy you made our community.
- Anna Manildi, Director, Juan de Fuca Festival of the Arts, Port Angeles, WA.
The excellent musicianship and delightful staging really made the evening a success. I particularly enjoyed the addition of the two Irish dancers. Their youthful vigor, beautiful costumes and high-stepping dancing were a great complement to the jigs and reels.
– Sandra Thomson, General Manager, The Port Theatre, Nanaimo, B.C.
The concert was a wonderful success – the music was fabulous . . .
- Joan Andersen, Regional Director of CBC Radio, B.C.
Your music made us all want to clap our hands, or get up and dance in the aisles. Your great energy, talent, and enthusiasm for your music are contagious. Sales of your CDs broke a long-standing record for the most sales at a Community concert!
Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association, Glenwood Springs, CO
The Tiller’s Folly was a smash hit. The group is highly energetic and develops an instant rapport with the audience.
– Bob Myers, Vice President, Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce, Lake Chelan, WA
Port Ludlow still loves you! I’m so pleased that our members remember your great concert in 2004 and say “bring ‘em back!” Looking forward to another rousing evening with Tiller’s Folly!!!
– Barbara Wagner-Jauregg, Port Ludlow Arts Council, Port Ludlow, WA
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Tiller’s Folly Touring Shows
Educational & Outreach Shows
Tiller's Media Photos 1, 2, 3
Tiller's Folly Group BIO
Technical Rider
BRUCE COUGHLAN
vocals, guitar, tenor banjo, bodhran, flute & whistles
Bruce is a true bard (a collector of songs) and the founding member of The Tiller’s Folly. A career performer, touring throughout Western Canada since his teens, Bruce has developed a keen knowledge of the history of the Pacific region, while obtaining a solid background in performing and music. His love and passion for the characters and tales of The Pacific Northwest has proven fertile ground for his exceptional songwriting and singing skills. A multifaceted talent destined for recognition as a great Canadian songwriter/storyteller in a class with Stan Rogers or Gordon Lightfoot.
LAURENCE KNIGHT
electric bass, vocals
Laurence is a musician with the incredible depth of over 30 years of performing and recording experience, during which time he has performed with many of the brightest lights of the Vancouver music scene. In this time he has performed and recorded with a variety of different artists in many genres (from Raffi to Doucette to Roy Forbes to Ferron to Jim Byrnes.)
Laurence first encounter with Bruce goes back some 20 years when he was hired as a session player on one of Bruce’s early projects. They’ve developed a strong partnership over the past 12 years. Laurence’s production and business savvy teamed up with Bruce’s songwriting and artistic direction creates a whole much greater than the sum of its parts.
NOLAN MURRAY
fiddle, mandolin, 5-string banjo, viola, guitar and vocals
Nolan has become one of the most in-demand multi-instrumentalists in the Pacific Northwest, having toured, performed and recorded with many top Canadian and American artists. It was with his own band “String ‘Em Up” that won them the International Bluegrass World Championship in 1997. He has, throughout his career, garnered numerous awards for his stellar musicianship. Nolan brought his dynamic musical talent to Tiller’s Folly in 2001 during the recording of A Ripple In Time. In 2004, Tiller’s Folly members teamed up to record Nolan’s fourth CD, Off the Beaten Path.
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| To stop the flow of music would be like stopping all time itself, incredible, and inconceivable
...Aaron Copland
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Tiller's Folly
“Real stories
about real places brought to life through song”
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For the past decade, Tiller’s Folly has captivated audiences with exceptional musicianship, compelling stories and their warm, inclusive, and down-home stage presence. From the expressive and dynamic vocals, acoustic guitar and extraordinary song-writing ability of Bruce Coughlan, through the deep layers of musical and creative colour added by multi-instrumentalist and World Bluegrass Champion Nolan Murray, to the driving, melodic foundation laid down by bassist and vocalist Laurence Knight, Tiller’s Folly is a high-energy acoustic roots music experience like no other.
Tiller’s Folly has released an impressive catalogue of material. Covering a broad palette of the finest acoustic music, the band’s work includes seven CDs, and a complete DVD/CD package of live material including A Ripple in Time. picked as the top CD by the Indie Acoustic Project in 2003; “Water at the Bar” voted the Top 5 Celtic Song of 2006 by Just Plain Folks; “McCulloch’s Wonder” listed as one of the Essential 75 songs of Canadian Folk by iTunes, and the DVD A Fine Kettle of Fish featured numerous times across Canada on the Knowledge Network in 2006.
A River So Wide CD Release (Click here for more info)
Visit Caline's Artists:
British Columbia Boys Choir, Calvin Dyck, Michael Hope, Natalie Choquette, Paul and Melina, Romanza, Tiller's Folly
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