history
Celtic Creek was born in 2004, out of a desire to keep alive the ancient story-songs of the Scottish & Irish races. We have also started performing the music of the Civil War era, and of the Great Lakes. We have played about 120 performances in the last three years, including a dozen or more at marinas, this past summer.
We also traveled to Scotland in 2006, and to Ireland in 2005, where we played music with traditional players at the famous Murphy's Pub.
Our duo consists of husband and wife, James and Elizabeth (Jim and Beth) McQuiston. We lived on the shores of Lake Erie, near the mouth of a creek, when we started the band, and we both have Celtic backgrounds. Thus, we decided on Celtic Creek as the name best suited to represent our music. Now we live in Warren, PA on the Allegheny River.
We both have family links to Ireland and Scotland, through the names Hamilton, Calhoun, Montogomery, McDonald, McCandless, Stewart, and many more, and we have traveled extensively in the old world. Our families have been associated with each other for centuries and we hold dear our Celtic legacy.
Jim has performed for 40 years, playing many types of popular music. He grew up on Celtic music and began performing it live a few years ago. Beth played flute in high school and discovered her own love of Celtic music. In early 2004 we began rehearsing for St. Patrick's Day, and we've been very busy ever since!