Edited from the band's official bio

At first it seems a bit disconcerting. The fertile creative soil from which W.C. Handy and the Muscle Shoals Sound flowered has yielded a group of musicians who have dug deeper for their inspiration; down to the roots of most forms of American Music. The Full Moon Ensemble performs the music of Scotland, Ireland and early America and have developed into an extraordinarily powerful group whose sound cuts straight to the heart.

This five-piece band has joined what is best in the world of the trained musicians and those that are self taught to form an explosive sound which offers the listener an incredible variety of melodies and emotions.

The Full Moon Ensemble consists of reigning Grand Masters Fiddle Champion Daniel Carwile on fiddle and mandolin; Scooter Muse on guitar, tenor banjo and five string banjo; Allison King on lead vocals, whistles and keyboards; Tony Lee on bass and bouzouki; and Tom Risher on dumbek, shakers and various percussion.

Five talented performers, each different in personality, background and style, have reached a musical common ground on which the Full Moon Ensemble now sits. From hauntingly beautiful ballads to blistering reels, an evening with the group is an acoustic coach ride across Celtic Ireland and Scotland, through the hamlets of England and Wales, and deep into the valleys of Appalachia.

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