Description

Rye Creek performs selections from their most popular Irish and folk tunes. The band uses a variety of instruments including violins, mandolins, concertina, recorders, harmonicas, percussion, guitar, and bass. The band’s strength is their lively vocal numbers. Band members also demonstrate their instruments and discuss background information about some of the songs.

Rye Creek is an Albuquerque band that plays traditional as well as more contemporary Irish, folk, and western music. Band members are Ron Trellue (guitar), Terry Axline (violin and more), Jessica Kamali (bass and violin), Mike Murphy (violin and mandolin), and Catherine Hubbard (percussion). The group has been performing for over 30 years at local venues.