The three Pich children regularly walk away with the prizes at music competitions, both parents are music teachers, and their dad has made three solo LPs of his own, so it was natural for the Pich s to want to follow in the footsteps of Canadian groups like the Rankins, the Barra MacNeils and Leahy and form their own family band. The Pich Family , who released their first CD of mainly celtic tunes and songs last October. For their Saint Patrick's Day concert at the Moosewood they'll be joined by cousin Robert on flute. The Pich s sing arrangements of traditional folk songs as well as songs composed by Rick. He's especially fond of his song Nellie's Love , which relates a bit of family history about how his grandparents came over from Ireland.
Instrumental pieces are celtic jigs and reels played on fiddle, tin whistle, and accordion.
The country fiddle standard Orange Blossom Special is admittedly not celtic, but is always slipped in to showcase Matthew's exuberant fiddling. For info, contact the Moosewood Cafe at 273.9610 or check out the Pich Family .