Weddings: Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered Dulcimer

Maggie Sansone ~ Hammered Dulcimer

Weddings

Maggie Sansone is an award winning musician and recording artist and also performs for weddings and special events.

"The most wonderful accompaniment of music for our wedding, your music echoing through the castle made it come alive and transported our guests to another time.." wedding client ( Baltimore, Maryland, USA).

Maggie Sansone's Celtic-Renaissance Wedding and Special Events music (Duo and Ensembles) features America’s premier recording artist Maggie Sansone on hammered dulcimer and accompanists on Celtic harp; as well as guitar, flute or fiddle depending on the budget and requests of the client.

The sparkling tones of the hammered dulcimer combine with rich tones of the the accompanying instrument to create the perfect sound for weddings and special events. Maggie's trademark energy and joyous spirit and the elegance and beauty of the music and musical instruments will put a smile on your face!

It is perfect music for weddings (and special events). The music is drawn from Irish and Scottish jigs and reels, waltzes, familiar tunes, hymns, Renaissance and medieval times; and a few classical favorites (Bach’s Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring or Pachebell’s Canon) or popular tunes added to the mix for variety or upon request to suite a special occasion. The ensemble will also perform in period costume for special themes such as Renaissance, Scottish (wearing of traditional Scottish kilt) Colonial- Civil war era costume.

Do you want a big sound-high energy Irish band-The ensemble can easily expand to add another musician, Irish step dancer or vocalist to lead a sing along for St. Patrick's or a holiday party.

The Washington Post said, "Maggie’s music is a transporting experience with a rich assortment of melancholy refrains and sparkling reels and jigs ingeniously arranged and brimming with rhythmic vitality and with themes that range from Celtic mythology to medieval to contemporary.”

Maggie and her ensembles have performed for weddings and events for over twenty five years. Maggie is owner of Maggie's Music which features over fifty five recordings of Celtic, new age and acoustic music. The label has sold over one million recordings and the music can be heard on maggies music website, iTunes to name a few. Maggie was featured on CBS-TV "Sunday Morning." Fiona Ritchie, NPR host of The Thistle & Shamrock said "Maggie's music is a gathering place of much acoustic and inspired Celtic music in the USA."

Client,Customer Quotes: "The most wonderful accompaniment of music for our wedding, your music echoing through the castle made it come alive and transported our guests to another time.." Wedding client,Baltimore, Maryland

"Great melodies that provide the perfect soundtrack to even the most trying days.!" Client,Virginia

contact maggie: 410-867-0642 or maggie@maggiesmusic.com for more information.

Sample tune list

Irish Jigs and reels - Traditional Celtic
Irish and Scottish Wedding March - Traditional
Goddesses-An English Country Dance tune - Trad.England
Simple Gifts - Shaker Hymn
Greensleeves-What Child is This - Traditional English
Amazing Grace - Traditional Scotland
Edelweiss - The Sound of Music
Jesu - Joy of Man's Desiring
Minuet in G - J.S.Bach
Irish airs - Turlough O’Carolan
Wondrous Love - American hymn
Canon in D - J.Pachelbel
Ode to Joy from Symphony #9 - Beethoven

Also, for your convenience: Maggie Sansone is available for bookings through:

For more information, press kits, audio samples visit:http://www.maggiesmusic.com/artists/mmms.html

Maggie Sansone c/o
Maggie's Music
Shady Side, MD
(410) 867- 0642
maggie@maggiemusic.com