MUSIC
SCOTTISH PIPE BAND
The skirling melodies of the pipes. The rhythms of the drums. The exciting combination of the two. That's a Scottish pipe band.
As in every fest throughout the years, we host a guest pipe band to bring a wee bit of Scotland to the Columbia Basin.
In 2025, we welcome the Columbia Regional Pipe Band to our 23rd Annual Prosser Scottish Fest!
As in every fest throughout the years, we host a guest pipe band to bring a wee bit of Scotland to the Columbia Basin.
In 2025, we welcome the Columbia Regional Pipe Band to our 23rd Annual Prosser Scottish Fest!
The Columbia Regional Pipe Band got its start in 2011 when members of the Desert Thistle Pipe Band (active from 1976 to 2011 in southeastern Washington’s Tri-Cities area) teamed with like-minded pipers and drummers from across the Pacific Northwest region to form a band centered on pipe band competition. This “regional” characteristic is reflected in the band’s name. Today’s Columbia Regional Pipe Band is made up of pipers and drummers from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. The band's tartan is Blue Ramsay (ancient).
Columbia Regional Pipe Band has competed regionally at the BC Highland Games, Bellingham Highland Games, Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games, Portland Highland Games, and Spokane Highland Games. In 2015, the band competed at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
Pipe Major Judy Morrison has led Columbia Regional Pipe Band since its formation in 2011.
Columbia Regional Pipe Band has competed regionally at the BC Highland Games, Bellingham Highland Games, Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games, Portland Highland Games, and Spokane Highland Games. In 2015, the band competed at the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
Pipe Major Judy Morrison has led Columbia Regional Pipe Band since its formation in 2011.
CELTIC MUSIC
Celtic music from the traditional sounds of the Scottish Lowland pipes, guitar, fiddle, dulcimer, and bodhran, through the stirring sounds of the pipes and drums, Scottish Fest has it all. See our Past Performers page.
As we've filled out our entertainment for this year, we look forward to the following performers and their lively music at our 2025 Prosser Scottish Fest!
As we've filled out our entertainment for this year, we look forward to the following performers and their lively music at our 2025 Prosser Scottish Fest!
Joining us for their first time on Main Stage is the traditional and eclectic Celtic band Crooked Kilt.
They feature a rich blend of tightly woven harmonies and sing their own unique interpretations of classic and modern Celtic songs.
Crooked Kilt is a family band. They have been playing in the Spokane, Washington area for well over 20 years.
Carla Carnegie plays fiddle, keyboards, accordion, and sings. She offers her musical direction to two other groups, and plays piano for a church. Each CD features at least one of her piano compositions, arranged by the band.
Tom Carnegie plays mainly guitar and bagpipes, and sings. As an instrumentalist, Tom incorporates a wide variety of other instruments into the band's unique sound, including tin whistles, harp, mouth organ, trombone, bass, banjo, and mandolin.
Anna Carnegie-Vierra sings and plays bohdràn and other percussion. Part of the original Crooked Kilt, Anna is honored to be back playing music with her family. Whether it be laying down a deep rhythmic groove or adding harmonies to a highland ballad, Anna's love for the music shines through.
It is hard to classify their music as they play such a variety of styles. That is why they call themselves Crooked Kilt. They play chiefly Celtic music, but everything they play has a flavor of some other style.
For more info, check out https://crookedkilt.net.
They feature a rich blend of tightly woven harmonies and sing their own unique interpretations of classic and modern Celtic songs.
Crooked Kilt is a family band. They have been playing in the Spokane, Washington area for well over 20 years.
Carla Carnegie plays fiddle, keyboards, accordion, and sings. She offers her musical direction to two other groups, and plays piano for a church. Each CD features at least one of her piano compositions, arranged by the band.
Tom Carnegie plays mainly guitar and bagpipes, and sings. As an instrumentalist, Tom incorporates a wide variety of other instruments into the band's unique sound, including tin whistles, harp, mouth organ, trombone, bass, banjo, and mandolin.
Anna Carnegie-Vierra sings and plays bohdràn and other percussion. Part of the original Crooked Kilt, Anna is honored to be back playing music with her family. Whether it be laying down a deep rhythmic groove or adding harmonies to a highland ballad, Anna's love for the music shines through.
It is hard to classify their music as they play such a variety of styles. That is why they call themselves Crooked Kilt. They play chiefly Celtic music, but everything they play has a flavor of some other style.
For more info, check out https://crookedkilt.net.
Band members include:
Tom Carnegie
bouzouki, guitar,
Highland pipes, vocals
Carla Carnegie
accordion, bodhràn, fiddle,
mandolin, piano, vocals
Anna Carnegie-Vierra
bodhràn, djembe,
shaker, vocals
The Katie Jane Band is a high-energy Celtic band from Portland, Oregon, and is known for dynamic performances featuring virtuosic, high-speed fiddling, contagious smiles, and unstoppable dancing feet.
The Katie Jane Band performs traditional and original fiddle music spanning Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Canada, and the USA. Their music takes listeners on a joyful journey through the folklore of Celtic music, and their engaging storytelling relates the audience to the sweetness of everyday human experience.
Today, the smokin' hot fiddler, Katie Jane Lubiens, brings the fiery energy to the Katie Jane Band. With her unstoppable dancing feet and blazing fingers, she turns every performance into a party. From her extensive classical training, Katie is able to meld her impeccable technique and beautiful tone with the passion and excitement she finds in the traditional Celtic fiddle tunes.
Curt Ryan Cassingham currently plays flute in both the Portland Metro Concert Band (where he also serves as Assistant Musical Director) and the East County Community Orchestra. He met Katie Jane when she joined the Orchestra in 2021, and she later asked him to join her Celtic Light Orchestra. Curt began exploring his Irish and Scottish roots (clan Nicolson), and most importantly, its music. Now playing guitar, flutes and whistles with the Katie Jane Band, Curt loves performing, and attends local Celtic and bluegrass sessions and jams.
Jodi Vaughn started out with a violin in hand and quickly grooved her way to the bass and cello. From symphonies to rock gigs and traditional tunes, Jodi's bass journey is a diverse musical ride. When not jamming with the Katie Jane Band, she adds flair to the East County Community Orchestra and the Old Time Fiddlers.
Bodhràn Irish drummer and vocalist, Nailah Garner brings driving rhythms and dance grooves to Celtic traditional and contemporary music in her home city of Portland, Oregon and the West Coast. As a professional musician, Nailah brings her passion for song and dance to concerts, Contra and Ceili Dance, rock, blues and jazz stages.
The Katie Jane Band shares their dynamic stage performance at Celtic festivals, Scottish Highland Games, and theaters up and down the West Coast.
For more info, check out https://www.katiejaneband.com.
The Katie Jane Band performs traditional and original fiddle music spanning Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Canada, and the USA. Their music takes listeners on a joyful journey through the folklore of Celtic music, and their engaging storytelling relates the audience to the sweetness of everyday human experience.
Today, the smokin' hot fiddler, Katie Jane Lubiens, brings the fiery energy to the Katie Jane Band. With her unstoppable dancing feet and blazing fingers, she turns every performance into a party. From her extensive classical training, Katie is able to meld her impeccable technique and beautiful tone with the passion and excitement she finds in the traditional Celtic fiddle tunes.
Curt Ryan Cassingham currently plays flute in both the Portland Metro Concert Band (where he also serves as Assistant Musical Director) and the East County Community Orchestra. He met Katie Jane when she joined the Orchestra in 2021, and she later asked him to join her Celtic Light Orchestra. Curt began exploring his Irish and Scottish roots (clan Nicolson), and most importantly, its music. Now playing guitar, flutes and whistles with the Katie Jane Band, Curt loves performing, and attends local Celtic and bluegrass sessions and jams.
Jodi Vaughn started out with a violin in hand and quickly grooved her way to the bass and cello. From symphonies to rock gigs and traditional tunes, Jodi's bass journey is a diverse musical ride. When not jamming with the Katie Jane Band, she adds flair to the East County Community Orchestra and the Old Time Fiddlers.
Bodhràn Irish drummer and vocalist, Nailah Garner brings driving rhythms and dance grooves to Celtic traditional and contemporary music in her home city of Portland, Oregon and the West Coast. As a professional musician, Nailah brings her passion for song and dance to concerts, Contra and Ceili Dance, rock, blues and jazz stages.
The Katie Jane Band shares their dynamic stage performance at Celtic festivals, Scottish Highland Games, and theaters up and down the West Coast.
For more info, check out https://www.katiejaneband.com.
Band members include:
Curt Ryan Cassingham
flute, guitar
Nailah Garner
bodhàn, percussion, vocals
Katie Jane Lubiens
fiddle
Jodi Vaughn
acoustic upright bass
ONE MORE TUNE STRING BAND
Based in Tri-Cities, Washington, One More Tune String Band is a three piece ensemble that plays an upbeat tempo of traditional Southern Appalachian string band music. They reflect the old time dance bands of the southeastern region of this country.
Fred Carpenter has a fiddle style that is reminiscent of the past old time fiddlers of western North Carolina. Fred was involved in the Anchorage, Alaska old time music community for over 30 years and was a member of a long standing band called Muskeg Sally. Since his move to the Tri-Cities six years ago Fred has gotten involved with musicians around the area through jam sessions, dances, and music festivals.
Paul Knight has been an integral part of the traditional music scene in the Tri-Cities since the mid-1990s. He plays a hard driving banjo style of the early 1900's musicians and has a larger than life singing voice. He was “Uncle Joe” in the popular Uncle Joe’s Banjo Band in the Tri-Cities that entertained audiences at various venues, including the annual Tumbleweed festival.
Brian Milligan is the newest member of the band. He plays locally in the Tri-Cities with several old time and bluegrass groups. He is well versed on the guitar and mandolin. Recently, Brian has put his music skills to work and is learning the old time banjo styles played in mountain music. Brian’s hard driving guitar makes for some energetic, knee slapping music.
Fred Carpenter has a fiddle style that is reminiscent of the past old time fiddlers of western North Carolina. Fred was involved in the Anchorage, Alaska old time music community for over 30 years and was a member of a long standing band called Muskeg Sally. Since his move to the Tri-Cities six years ago Fred has gotten involved with musicians around the area through jam sessions, dances, and music festivals.
Paul Knight has been an integral part of the traditional music scene in the Tri-Cities since the mid-1990s. He plays a hard driving banjo style of the early 1900's musicians and has a larger than life singing voice. He was “Uncle Joe” in the popular Uncle Joe’s Banjo Band in the Tri-Cities that entertained audiences at various venues, including the annual Tumbleweed festival.
Brian Milligan is the newest member of the band. He plays locally in the Tri-Cities with several old time and bluegrass groups. He is well versed on the guitar and mandolin. Recently, Brian has put his music skills to work and is learning the old time banjo styles played in mountain music. Brian’s hard driving guitar makes for some energetic, knee slapping music.
Band members include:
Fred Carpenter
fiddle, backing vocals
Paul Knight
banjo, lead vocals
Brian Milligan
guitar
Skweez The Weezle is piper David Lanigan. He'll be playing high energy Celtic music on Scottish Lowland bagpipes, smallpipes, and whistles.
David was the founding member of Celtic band Skweez The Weezle. They proudly carried on the Celtic music tradition from 1999-2024 from their base of operations in the Tri-Cities, Washington area. That band performed on the flat-bed truck Main Stage at the first Scottish Fest in 2001, and then performed at every fest since that first one. David keeps the tradition alive.
David's current repertoire includes traditional and original Celtic tunes from Highland and Lowland Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton Island, Brittany, Wales, and the USA.
Since his first piping performance in 1985, David has kept a busy schedule performing solo and in bands throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana at festivals, Highland games, renaissance faires, concerts, coffeehouses, wineries, book-stores, universities, weddings, receptions, and private parties.
For more info, check out skweeztheweezle.com and davidplaysthepipes.com.
David was the founding member of Celtic band Skweez The Weezle. They proudly carried on the Celtic music tradition from 1999-2024 from their base of operations in the Tri-Cities, Washington area. That band performed on the flat-bed truck Main Stage at the first Scottish Fest in 2001, and then performed at every fest since that first one. David keeps the tradition alive.
David's current repertoire includes traditional and original Celtic tunes from Highland and Lowland Scotland, Ireland, Cape Breton Island, Brittany, Wales, and the USA.
Since his first piping performance in 1985, David has kept a busy schedule performing solo and in bands throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana at festivals, Highland games, renaissance faires, concerts, coffeehouses, wineries, book-stores, universities, weddings, receptions, and private parties.
For more info, check out skweeztheweezle.com and davidplaysthepipes.com.
David Lanigan
Scottish Lowland bagpipes
smallpipes, whistles
Three Rivers Dulcimer Society (based in the Tri-Cities, Washington) first got together in March 2003. Most group members play Appalachian mountain dulcimers, but they welcome players of any acoustic instrument. People of all ages and musical abilities are welcome!
Their music is mainly American and Celtic folk with a good helping of seasonal tunes.
They share their joy of music with others through community performances.
For more info, check out https://3rdsdulcimer.wixsite.com/mysite.
Their music is mainly American and Celtic folk with a good helping of seasonal tunes.
They share their joy of music with others through community performances.
For more info, check out https://3rdsdulcimer.wixsite.com/mysite.
Email the Entertainment Chair (entertainment@prosserscottishfest.org) for more information.
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