Jarrah Celts - Perth Celtic and Medieval Band

Welcome to the Jarrah Celts

The Jarrah Celts is Western Australian band of Celtic musicians based in Roleystone, in the Jarrah Forrests of the Perth hills, Western Australia.

Our music has a strong Irish and Scottish celtic base, infused with influences from our Australian home (Noongar country) with hints of jazz and blues and roots.

Get swept away with lively dancing jigs and reels, or sing along with us to rowdy pub ballads. Hearty tunes played with a collection of acoustic instruments such as wooden flutes, fiddle, uilleann pipes (Irish pipes), bodhran (celtic drum), guitars, cittern, double bass and mandolin. Tunes from the likes of Clannad, Plantxy, Dubliners, Pogues, Mumford & Sons - as well as a few of our own.

The full lineup is 6 players, but the band varies in size depending on the occasion - best lineups of 4 but we can been seen in trios and duos.

We can often be seen playing live at festivals throughout WA, weddings or Irish and Scottish Ceilidh events. You may have seen us at the Balingup Medieval Carnivale, Romancing the Stone Gardens, the Toodyay Moondyne Festival - or pubs and clubs such as Murphies, Fenians, or Mundaring Folk&Blues.

New 2020 release - Dandjoo...

You can find it on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify - plus a load of other places.

If you want a Hard Copy CD (with booklet) for $20 - email Chris directly on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dandjoo Album

Players

Chris Horgan2 Chris Horgan
Australian born instrumentalist of 30 years with strong Irish ancestral roots, Chris lived in Ireland for 3 years where he immersed himself in traditional Irish Culture. Today Chris plays a fusion of Australian and Celtic styles on a variety of acoustic instruments such as the wooden Irish Flute, Didgeridoo, a Celtic Drum called a “Bodhran” and the Irish Uilleann pipes.

Kim Bettenay
Kim is a highly skilled and technical guitarist. With a background of Blues and Roots, Kim adds a unique flavour to our Celtic fusion. Kim often plays with Chris as a duo.

Jane Slater
Originally from Perth, Scotland, Jane brings with her a wealth of Scottish culture in both music and dance. Jane studied Scottish Music at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and taught Fiddle in schools around the Central West of Scotland. Jane sings with a high sweet tone, an accomplished fiddle player and is our Ceilidh dance caller. She plays a 200 year old fiddle.

John Perry
An established Double Bass player that's been around the traps for the last 40 years, John has played in bands such as the Gum Nut Stompers, Swan City Jazzmen and the legendary Mucky Duck Bush band. Known for his comical, witty remarks and gags between tunes.

Jon Cope citern Jon Cope
A smooth vocal balladeer that brings a funky cittern and guitar groove into the mix. Jon spent the mid 90’s living in Ireland, predominantly between Skibbereen and Dublin, while touring as a Celtic duo in Europe. He has been a member of several bands over the years including Martin & Coole, Fling, Blue Celts, Focsle Firkins and Car Thieves.

Bob Emery
Bob is a skilled multi instrumentalist. He is as much at home playing jigs and reels on a Mandolin as he is accompanying Bass or Guitar.

Torchlight Celtic Club

The JarrahCelts are currently hosting the Torchlight Youth Mentoring Project at the Roleystone Community College... otherwise known as the "Celtic Club".

For participants... follow this link for our practice tunes Practice Tunes.

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