Christel Rice - Tunnel Vision - November 2004

Christel Rice is originally from Philadelphia, where she attended the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts as a classical flutist. She attended the school under the direction of Adeline Tomasone, (an international performing flutist who has performed solo with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and has performed with artists such as Tony Bennett and Rod Stewart.) While she attended the University, she performed in orchestras, quartets, and was principal flutist for theatre productions at the Forrest Theatre in downtown Philadelphia.

It wasn't until she finished attending the Philadelphia College of Performing Arts that she found an extreme fondness and an innate attraction to such as local Irish Philly pubs The Bards, The Plough and the Stars, and the Mermaid Inn. Coming from Irish descent (her great grandparents arrived to the states in the early 1900's), Christel grew up hearing the stories of her great grandfather playing Irish music on various instruments. After a focused year developing her skills in Irish traditional music, she quickly gave up the modern silver flute at age 23 and began playing its wooden counterpart, putting her 17 years of experience to use in a different genre. She then moved to the Boulder foothills for a change of pace and became active in the local Irish music scene, whose cumulative talent is as good as nearly anywhere in the U.S. Now a flutist of nearly 23 years, she has gained the respect of anyone who has the luck of hearing her lush tone and groovy sense of rhythm. Currently she is performing and touring the Colorado based group the Wayfarers, performing at the The Mabon Festival at Planet Bluegrass and the Fox Theater as well as countless local pubs and theaters. Her upcoming Album "Tunnel Vision" will include the talented musicians in the Wayfarers as well as Tabla virtuoso Ty Burhoe, Bassist Eric Thorin, and NYC based Fiddler Tony DeMarco.

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