CARTHAGE — New England Celtic Arts will host Canada’s high-energy Celtic band Searson at Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Sept. 19.
The three sisters — Erin, Heather and Colleen Searson, who play a variety of instruments and are expert step dancers — will also perform Thursday, Sept. 20, at Unity College’s Center for the Performing Arts in Unity.
The siblings play piano, organ, fiddle, tenor guitar and bass. Acclaimed drummer Danno O’Shea provides an energetic complement.
Searson offers a mix of Celtic and pop music while effortlessly incorporating Ottawa Valley-style fiddling into their performances.
Last year, Searson toured throughout Canada, the United States, Ireland, Germany and Denmark; and headlined one of the largest music festivals in Europe at Festival Ortiguiera in Spain.
Searson’s Castle Tour of Ireland in October has sold out, prompting the group to schedule a second one.
The sisters grew up in Ontario’s Ottawa Valley. Since age 4, Erin has been classically trained in piano through the Royal Conservatory of Music. Colleen has studied violin and fiddle styles from around the world since age 9; and Heather has studied with veteran bass instructors since age 11. They each began step dance lessons at an young age and competed at fiddle and step dance competitions throughout their elementary and high-school years.
Searson has recorded six albums, with its most recent, “Fade and Shine,” released in January, featuring 16 vocal and instrumental tracks. Other albums, including “A Different Kind of Light” (2008) and “Ignite” (2009), were written entirely by the sisters.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Skye and 7:30 p.m. at UCCPA . Tickets are $15 at the door. Skye Theater is at 2 Highland Drive off Winter Hill Road and U.S. Route 2. UCCPA is at 42 Depot St., Unity. For reservations, call Skye at 562-4445 or UCCPA at 948-7469.

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