CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will present Talisker at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center in South Carthage, with a special concert of British and Celtic music on at 7 p.m.,  Sunday Nov. 21. There is a preshow jam session 45 minutes prior to curtain. Audience members are encouraged to bring their instruments and jam with the artists for a few minutes.

Talisker performs traditional and folk music from England, Scotland, Ireland and some original tunes in the folk style by founding members Peter and Donna Campion. The Campions will be joined by John and Kathryn Sytsma, Elaine Eadler, and Tree Robbins. They use their own arrangements for vocal and instrumental harmonies and a large assortment of exotic instruments, such as krummhorn, bouzouki, penny whistles, viola da gamba, accordion, and bodhran .

Included in the program will be lively“pub songs such as “Wild Rover,” ballads such as “Searching for Lambs,” and “Windmills,” and comic songs by Percy French. The group presents some interesting treatments in some numbers.

In “Stolen Child” for instance, Elaine Eadler sings a story of fairies stealing children while Tree Robbins weaves a Yeates poem recitation in and around the instruments and voice. Kathryn Sytsma has done beautiful vocal arrangements of some of the songs, but most of the songs evolve with everyone trying out ideas as the songs are rehearsed. The tunes start to take on a character of their own and the creative process is ongoing including sounds of nature as well as unusual harmonies.

Skye Theater is located 3 miles West of East Dixfield village at 2 Highland Drive off Winter Hill Road and Route 2 in South Carthage. Ticket price is $10 at the door. Call New England Celtic Arts at 562-4445 for reservations and directions. More information at http://www.necelticarts.com