Juniper

Juniper is
quickly becoming a favorite folk band in the larger Tampa Bay
Area, enjoying extensive
airplay on WMNF 88.5, the local community radio
station. Last year they
recorded their third CD, "Live From The Appalachians",
which became available in May of "08. Their second CD, "Stepping
Stones", was nominated for
Celtic Album Of The Year
(2007) by WNCW in Asheville, NC. They debuted their first CD,
"Looking For A Rock", to a standing-room-only crowd of
over 400 and have continued to generate enthusiasm wherever they
appear. Each June they head for the Appalachian Mountains of
Tennessee, North Carolina & South Carolina playing in venues from
concert halls to coffee houses. They have been invited to play at the
Florida Folk Festival in White Springs, the
South Florida Folk Festival,
Riverhawk Festival, String Break, as well as a number of local Celtic
Festivals in the state. Jasmine and Frances have been playing
together, both as a duo and
together in larger bands, since 1999. With
Juniper they have expanded
their musical horizons to include such diverse
styles as Traditional Celtic
and old-time Americana tunes, haunting airs and
waltzes, and bluesy-jazzy
original songs...even a few Latin-flavored
surprises.
Ancient
Celtic lore tells that the fairies planted the Juniper
bush outside of the entrance
to the "Other World" . The same is true for
those who now see Juniper
perform and travel with them through that door
into the ancient, misty moors
of Ireland to the deep and soulful hills of
the Appalachian Mountains.
T'is a mystical, magical place. Frances weaves
lovely harmonies &
dynamic melodies on the fiddle while Jasmine's compelling
vocals and fiery rhythms on
guitar round out their unique sound.




