artist Rant Maggie Rant

RANT MAGGIE RANT first came together in the summer of 2008. It seemed to the five members a perfect configuration for a fresh interpretation of Celtic music. The band combines original compositions with traditional elements in a contemporary approach to deliver an exotic blend of new and old. To them, that’s what Celtic music is built on, this exciting evolution, which  sets them apart and places the group firmly on the leading edge of the genre.

From rural Perth County, Canada, RANT MAGGIE RANT has been wowing audiences for the past two years at festivals and concert halls in Canada and the US.

Traditional sentimentalists love their approach as they respect traditional styles drawing on the music of the seven Celtic nations, while new Celtic music listeners are drawn to their fusion of World influences via Latin, Middle Eastern & African hand percussion, blues guitar backdrops and unique rhythmic attacks.

They will move effortlessly from Irish jigs to Galicien ‘munieras’, from Scottish ‘marches’ to Breton ‘an dros’ and drive them with a lush array of revved up tempos and surprising time changes. When you thought you've heard it all, they will deliver a beautiful ballad and chase it with a blues-infused Appalachian-style groove to raise the roof and shift the building off its moorings.

The band is led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Mark Fletcher and includes a stunning fiddler in Lindsay Schindler, vocalist Gen Dias, percussionist extrordinaire Rob Larose and guitarist Barry James Payne.