Mountain Revelers
Booking: Julia@MusicGalas.com | 646-238-9059
Celeste Carneal: Celtic Harp
Julia Hartman: Fiddle & Baritone Fiddle
Susan Mccann: Flutes
Robert Reinhold: Mandolin, Octave Mandolin, Vocals
Heidi Witmer: Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
John Wilson: Keyboard, Vocals
Mountain Revelers plays for special events, contra dances, bluegrass shows, waltz parties, light jazz & showtunes parties, english dances, concerts, and background music. This fiddle band is booked as Mountain Revelers Quintet, Quartet, Trio or Duo.
Celeste Carneal
Celtic Harp
Chicago and Asheville harpist, playing Celtic and Pedal Harp, Biltmore Estate, NC Arboretum, Royal Viking Cruise Line as Ship’s Harpist.
Julia Hartman
Fiddle, Baritone Fiddle
Julia has played up to 90 events annually for non-profits, private parties, and special events including Dance Flurry 2019. She’s a regular performer at several English Country Dance & Contra Dance series in the New York City metro area, the Northeast US and North Carolina plus tours throughout the United States and Canada. Julia studied classical violin performance with a former Assistant Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony. She holds a Music BA and from Columbia Business School, an MBA . (NYC, NC, FL)
Susan Mccann
Flutes
Susan McCann, a retired university and high school mathematics teacher, has always had music as a major part of her life. While in undergraduate school, she studied flute with William Hebert of the Cleveland Orchestra. She has played in The Cleveland Women’s Orchestra, the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra, The Oakpark Symphony and the Starkville Symphony. She has played flute, whistle, and hammered dulcimer in various Celtic bands, playing for English Country and Contra Dances as well as various community events. She currently plays recorders and Baroque flute in several local Early Music ensembles and plays melodica with the One Road Over, Western NC’s first all melodica band.
Robert Reinhold
Vocalist, Mandolin & Octave Mandolin
Rob Reinhold, from Brevard, NC is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, playing mandolin, octave mandolin, concertina, and harmonica. He has been a member of Celtic Conspiracy and Up Carson Creek and plays at local venues in Brevard including a Session for Celtic Players at Dugan’s Pub. He has been the technical director and audio producer for multiple musical productions in Connestee Falls, NC.
Heidi Witmer
Vocalist, Banjo & Guitar
Heidi’s lively rhythmic playing comes from over 40 years of experience in bluegrass, old-time, and dance bands. She has played numerous festivals and fairs in CA, TN and NC with the CA-based band, Lilies of the West. Currently living in Brevard, NC, she is enjoying the rich, and varied music scene.
John Wilson
Keyboard, Vocals
I enjoy performing currently in the Mountain Revelers on keyboard and some vocals, and in addition also play in two other bands that perform for listening, and for swing and pop styles of dance. I have sung in college, church and community choirs, and also have sung in the chorus of an opera company. I have played piano for church services and have accompanied choirs. My wife and I are ballroom dancers, which gives me a special appreciation of rhythm and the styles of music needed for Contra Dancing and other dance music. I was born in South Carolina, attended Harvard and Stanford, and during my working career have been the CFO for two manufacturing companies. I live in Brevard, North Carolina and in addition to music enjoy family, hiking, water sports, and Pickleball.
