About Counterfeit Bards

About Counterfeit Bards

Rousing sing-alongs from Ireland…Tragic ballads from Scotland… Lively dance tunes from the English Renaissance and Celtic repertoire… all this and more can be heard in a typical performance by

The Counterfeit Bards.

Personnel:

Lee Agnew (guitar, pennywhistle, recorder and vocals)

A thirty-year veteran of the Oklahoma Celtic and Folk music scene

Anna Holloway (recorders, percussion, and vocals)

A trained mezzo-soprano with a degree in Fine Arts

Lessa Keller-Kenton (fiddle, recorders, percussion, and vocals)

An energetic practitioner of music, dance, and drama since childhood

Leah Kenton McGaha (hammered dulcimer, recorders, pennywhistle, and vocals)

Multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and Faire performer from a very early age

John McGaha (fiddle, hammered dulcimer, bouzouki, low whistle, and vocals)

This multi-talented Bard also performs with the Celtic band Boru’s Ghost

Performing History:

Medieval and Renaissance Fairs and Festivals

Medieval Fair (Norman, OK)

2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

King Arthur Faire (Stroud, OK)

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006

Great Plains Renaissance Festival (Wichita, KS)

Spring 2005

Oklahoma Renaissance Faire (Muskogee, OK)

2000

Scarlet’s Renaissance Festivals (Oklahoma City, OK)

Midwinter 2005, Midsummer 2005, Midwinter 2006

Ethnic and Cultural Events

Hogmany/Burns Night

Oklahoma City, OK (2005)

St. Patrick’s Day

Oklahoma City, OK: Bricktown and VZD’s, 2005; Bricktown 2006

Global Oklahoma Festival (Rose State College, Midwest City, OK)

1999, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2008

Bookstores, Coffee Shops, Cafes, Clubs, Etc.

Multiple engagements in Norman, Edmond, and Oklahoma City, 2000 – present

Music Festivals, Weddings, Receptions, Trade Shows, Church Programs, Etc.

Multiple engagements throughout Oklahoma. Contact us for specific references.