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Talisman's music has enthralled audiences at festivals, fairs, concert halls, pubs, weddings, farmers markets, rallies, and fundraisers since 1994. The band's hammered dulcimer, fiddle, flutes/whistles, guitar, and voices -- delivering their percolating blend of Celtic, New England, Appalachian, and original tunes and songs -- stir the feet and give the brain's pleasure receptors a friendly nudge.

Known for its “imaginative arrangements” (Victory Review), the band draws on 300 years of dance music and songs from the Celtic and American folk traditions, often creatively weaving old tunes into modern songs. Talisman can soothe, but they more often turn listeners into dancers with expertly tackled jigs, polkas, and reels.

Personnel

• Carl Thor (hammered dulcimer, keyboard, vocals, percussion) also plays in Cascade Crossing, Hands4, the Portland Megaband, and in various informal dance music ensembles. He has accompanied choirs including the Aurora Chorus in performances of music for choir and hammered dulcimer. He teaches hammered dulcimer at Artichoke Community Music, and teaches piano and electronic music at Portland Community College.

• Lori Prime (fiddle) joins Talisman this year. She has built some impressive fiddle chops through her playing with Cascade Crossing and the Portland Megaband, and as probably the member of this band who practices the most diligently. By day she works as an ICU nurse and she is currently preparing to move back to Portland from Redmond, Oregon.

• Rich Goss (guitar, vocals, percussion) performed in several Austin, Texas bands prior to moving to Portland. He currently plays in Cascade Crossing, Hands4, and the Portland Megaband. Rich also enjoys calling contra dances and has called from Vancouver, BC, to San Diego to Texas. He serves the Portland Country Dance Community as a member of two dance committees. To propel all these activities, Rich works as a software quality analyst. In between, he still finds time to walk his dog, Otto.

• Sara Martin (flutes, tin whistle, vocals, percussion) has performed with the Lawrence Civic Choir, Home Harmonies, the Lawrence Arts Center Chorale, the Motet Singers and the University of Kansas Choirs. By day, she is director of academic advising at the Evergreen State College. The mother of two musically inclined young adults, Sara is a quilter, a poet, a gardener, and a spiritual light to her friends and family.

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• Just Up The Hill

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Song	Album	Length	Played	Overall	You	Tags	Single Request
Andy De Jarlis-That Jig-Fair Jenny's	Just Up The Hill	5:09	8	6 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.	Celtic / Hammered dulcimer / Instrumental / Tin whistle
Behind The Haystack-The Blarney Pilgrim-The Moon And Seven Stars	Just Up The Hill	6:56	8	8 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.	Celtic
The Moss Grows Thick-Morrison's Jig	Just Up The Hill	4:32	6	3 votes	You have to login to give your opinion about songs.	Celtic
	Total Time	16:37

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Artist name is|Talisman
Last played|   more than 1 month ago
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Show name|    Songs by Talisman
Length|       15 minutes
Order by|     random
Limit|        3 songs
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Stats

• Spotlighted: Thursday, October 13th 2005
• Songs on WWR: 10
• Total plays: 82
• Total requests: 30
• Total listens: 2037
• CDBaby referrals: 0
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