After finding one another amongst the many local Irish sessions and then forging fast friendships, Heather Lewin-Tiarks, Amy Richter, and Jeff Ksiazek joined together as Milwaukee's latest Irish Trad band, áthas. The name áthas (Irish for joy and gladness) suits them perfectly--it's pretty near impossible to catch them not laughing, joking, or spreading joy through their music.

The musicians of áthas play various Traditional and non-Trad instruments such as fiddle, flute, bodhrán, viola, cello, whistles, saxophone, djembe, and guitar.

áthas can be spotted at local Trad sessions, pubs, ceilis, and other venues and festivals. As of late they've become "regulars" to the weekly Set Dance held at O'Donoghues on Wednesday's from 8-10pm. The band has been working hard to revivie the Celtic Music Club at UWM and have started up sessions in venues other than Irish Pubs, such as the Good Harvest Market, UW-Milwaukee and The Milwaukee Repertory Theatre. The band has a strong desire to spread the music and keep it alive.

Hometown: Milwaukee, WI
Similar Artists: Lunasa, Comas, Liz Carroll, Flook, Emer Mayock, Danú, Solas, Jackie Moran, and Mike Rafferty

Website: Athas
Download MP3: "Dance of the Honeybees"
Buy CD: n/a

Posted by Marc Gunn, Monday, December 05, 2005.
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