The Lowlander Highlanders    |   home Strolling Musicians Fiddle and Drum   |   Our Makin' Music Tent   |   Strings, Rattles and Drums   |   Songlist   |   CD's for sale   |   Live Performances   |   Download The Lowlander Highlanders   |   Bookings   |   Thank You! Live Performances View Our Calendar Come join us on Wednesday evening dinner hour 6 - 8 PM at Puirseil's Irish Pub 15 South Sixth Street in Lewisburg, PA (behind the Bull Run Inn - where Rusty's used to be) Authentic Irish Menu -great food! Wednesday night dinner specials include a Corned Beef and Cabbage Special for $9.99! See us Live! at Puirseil's on Youtube.com Current Calendar for the Lowlander Highlanders and fiddler woman, Beverley Conrad: 2008 Calendar New Year's Eve - Penn's Tavern - Rt. 147 in Fisher's Ferry about 7 miles south of Sunbury, PA.  Lowlander Highlanders - fiddle and drum.  6 till 9 PM.  Phone 570-286-2007 for reservations. January 6, 2008 - Joseph Priestly House Twelfth Night Celebration.  Pennsylvania   Museum Commission.  Northumberland, PA. 1 till 4 PM. January 12 - Penn's Tavern.  Bev strolling fiddle, traditional and Celtic tunes from three centuries.   Rt. 147 in Fisher's Ferry about 4 miles south of Sunbury, PA.  Lowlander Highlanders - fiddle and drum.  6 till 9 PM.  Phone 570-286-2007 for reservations. January 19 -  West End Sportsman's Club Weikert, PA  Bev on fiddle with the West End Bluegrass gang.  7 -11 February 1 and 2 - Punxsutawney, PA Home of Punxsutawney Phil and the Weather Capitol of the World!  Strolling, fiddling and drumming throughout the town square and town - but we'll be at Gobbler's Knob at sunrise to witness Phil's prognostication. February 1 - Trailhead Gallery Art Show  124 West Mahoning St, downtown Punxsutawney.  Art, souvenirs, food, music.  5 PM and thereabouts. February 9 - Bev on fiddle.  Greg on Piano at Penn's Tavern.  Reservations:  570-286-2007 6-9 PM February 14 -  Beverley serenades on fiddle with tender love songs etc., Penn's Tavern.  Rt. 147 about four miles south of Sunbury, PA.  Phone for reservations.  570-286-2007. February 16 - Wm. Penn Museum (State Museum) at Radius, the Museum Shop.  Performing music from our latest recordings.  Signed CD's will be for sale.  Music from the northern Appalachians and Celtic root music.  Fiddle and drum.  12 till 3 pm. February 16 - Bev on fiddle at Penn's Tavern 6-9 PM March 8 - Williamsport Women's Club.  Lowlander Highlanders.  Presentation of old time tunes on fiddle, drum, bones, spoons.  Private. March 9 - Joseph Priestly House Pennsylvania Museums Charter Day.  Free to the public on this day.  1 - 4 pm  Priestly Ave, Northumberland, PA.  Bev on fiddle playing tunes the Priestly's would have known. March 13 - Harrisburg Community College.  Lowlander Highlanders.  Fiddle and drum.  Traditional Celtic tunes.  11 - 1 PM. March 13 - Penn's Tavern - Bev on Fiddle 6 pm till 9 pm March 14 - Penn's Tavern - Lowlander Highanders  6 pm till 9 pm March 15 - 1:30-3:30 PM Shade Mountain Vineyards.  Part of the PA Trail of Wine.  Come celebrate St. Patrick's Day Weekend with us.  Good food, great Wine and all your St. Patty's Day favorites on fiddle and drum. March  15 - Evening - Penn's Tavern - fiddle and drum. March 17 - Early - McGuigan's Public House, Sunbury, PA.  4 pm till 6 pm.  Third and Market Streets.  Happy St. Patrick's Day Hour! March 17 - Later - St. Patrick's Day Celebration at the Selinsgrove Hotel.  225 N Market St, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, Phone: 570-374-1999 7 PM till 10 PM.  Best to reserve a table early if you think you may want one. March 18 - Meyer's Cafe at the Muncy Elementary School.  Jigs, reels and polkas for the kids - fiddle and drum - while they funnel through the lunch room.  11-1 (you've gotta be a kid to get into this gig) March 27 - Penn's Tavern - Bev on fiddle March 29 - Girardville St Patrick's Day Parade.   So what if St. Patrick's Day lasts more than day.  It should!    We had a great time last year.  The people of Girardville are the best!  Steps off at noon.  Rain, shine, snow or <<<<40 mph wind.>>>>> ( That's a picture of us at the 2007 parade with our First Place Special Judges Award - photo to the left) April 2, 3 and 4 - PA Maple Festival in Meyersdale, PA, Somerset County.  Hands-on Making Music Tent and daily stage performances.   April 10, 17 (Thursday) and 26 (Saturday) - Penn's Tavern 6 till 9 pm.  Call for reservations. 570-286-2007 April 27 - Point Barn Antiques Grand Opening for the season.  Bev on fiddle.  May 3 -History Day in Northumberland, PA at King Street Park.  9-4 We'll have our Makin' Music tent set up and   ready to go.  Come make some music with us. May 8 (Thursday) and May 10 (Saturday) - Penn's Tavern 6 till 9 pm.  Call for reservations 286-2007. May 15 - Penn Village Pigroast for the residents. June 7 - James V. Brown Library Williamsport, PA.  Making Music Tent at the Summer Reading Kick Off festival.  10 till 5 pm.    June 21 and 22 - - Eckley Miners Village Anthracite Coal Patch Days - We'll have all our musical instruments on hand for you to try. July 3, 4, 5 and 6 -  Westmoreland Arts and Heritage Festival  With our Making Music Tent and we'll be giving workshops on how to play the bones and spoons as well as the fiddle!  Stage time to be announced. July 29 - Bev at the Children's Museum of Bloomsburg  Music and culture.  Bev will share her music and strange fiddles and we'll all make a spike fiddle from ordinary objects.  Sign up now for this exciting program. July 19 - Danville Iron Heritage Festival.  Lowlander Highlanders - on hand with our music making tent  and  on stage.  Performance time to be announced. July 20 - Eckley Miners Village Fiddle Fest - Bring your fiddle, bring yourself, bring your friends.  Last year was super and this year will be better than ever. September 26, 27 and 28 - Bethlehem Celtic Classic - Back again with our Music Tent and hands-on, on-the-spot fiddle and drum coaching.  Stage performance times to be announced. December 14 - Oak Grove Christmas Village, Elysburg, PA - 5 till 8 pm Where we were in 2007 January 7, 2007  Joseph Priestly House Twelfth Night Celebration.  Pennsylvania    Museum Commission.  Northumberland, PA. 1 till 4 PM. January 20, 2007 West End Sportsman's Club Weikert, PA  Bev on fiddle with the West End Bluegrass gang.  8-11 February 1 and 2 - Punxsutawney, PA with Phil the Groundhog Performing on stage at the Community Center and strolling fiddle and drum.   People attend the party to welcome Phil's prognostication on the weather.   March 11 - Scranton St. Patrick's Day Parade.  YES!  Strolling, dancing, jigging and reel-ing fiddle and drum.  Rain or shine!  Steps off at noon. March 15 - Commerce Bank Lobby - Jigs and Reels.  Simpson Ferry Rd. Branch, Camp Hill, PA.  Open to the public. 11-1 (lunchtime) March 16 - Commerce Bank Lobby - More jigs and reels!  Cedar Cliff Branch, Harrisburg, PA.  11-1 (lunchtime) March 16 - Country Club of York, strolling fiddle and drum (private) March 17 - 1:30-3:30 pm Shade Mountain Vineyards.  Start THE Day bright and early with a wine tasting fest.  Good food, great Wine and all your St. Patty's Day favorites on fiddle and drum. March 17 - 8:00-10:30 PM  Meiserville Inn, Meiserville, PA.   In the pub.  Luke and Bev play all your Celtic favorites and ours on fiddle and drum and whatever else Luke has with him.  Good food.  Good times.  Singalongs!  Come join the fun in the country.  Wear green.  Good idea to make reservations.  Call:  (570) 539-8526 Oak Manor - Harrisburg, PA.  Bev entertains with jigs, reels, slow aires and singalongs. (residents only) March 24 - Girardville St Patrick's Day Parade.   So what if St. Patrick's Day lasts more than day.  It should!     We had a great time last year.  The people of Girardville are the best!  Steps off at noon.  Rain, shine, snow or <<<<40 mph wind.>>>>> March 27 - Bev is at the Milton Public Library showing just what a fiddle can do! as she entertains pre-schoolers with hoedown fiddle tunes.  Reading Rainbow feature book - Barndance. 10 am March 29 and 30 - PA Maple Festival in Meyersdale, PA, Sommerset County.  Hands on Making Music Tent and daily stage performances.   March 31 - Wedding (private) May 12, 2007 - History Day in Northumberland, PA at King Street park.  9-4 We'll have our Makin' Music tent set up and ready to go.  Come make some music with us. June 2, 2007 - Buggy Days in Mifflinburg, PA at the VFW Grounds on Rt. 45.  Makin' Music, teaching music, playing music - can it get better than that? June 15 - Wolcott School District - Wolcott, NY - Making music down on the farm!  Bev and Luke demonstrate how music is made at home and teach the kids how to play the spoons. June 23 and 24 - Eckley Miners Village Anthracite Coal Patch Days - We'll have all our musical instruments on hand for you to try. June 30 - July 8   Kutztown Folk Festival!   This is as good as it gets as far as a festival is concerned.  The displays, activities, music, culture, food and vendors are incredible.  If you've never been to this event, please come.  You will have a good time.  (Lowlander Highlanders aka Beverley & Luke) July 21 - Danville Iron Heritage Festival.  Lowlander Highlanders - on hand with our music making tent  and an on stage performance at 5 pm. July 22 - Eckley Miners Village Fiddle Fest - Bring your fiddle, bring yourself, bring your friends.  Last year was super and this year will be better than ever. July 23 - Penn Lutheran Nursing facility.  Music for the residents. July 27, 28, 29 - Clover Annual Irish Weekend -Celebrate Irish culture at a “Village Fest” in Irish Valley! For the finest in Irish music, dance, history, genealogy, children's activities, Irish Mass, vendors, games and more, take part in The Clover's 20th Annual IRISH WEEKEND July 27, 28 and 29. Irish Valley , Heckscherville, the Irish Capital of County Schuylkill, nestled in the heart of the rolling green hills of Northeastern PA. August 1 and 2 - Fort Armstrong Folk Festival.  Making Music Tent and stage performances both days.  Kittanning, PA August 10 - Private Party August  16 - Bloomsburg Children's Museum  Bloomsburg, PA - The natural world in making music.  Demonstrations of making a drum from a dog rawhide chewbone and other musical instruments made from natural materials. 1 - 4 pm August 18 and 19 - Civil War Encampment Days at   Eckley Miners Village Weatherly, PA. September 1 - Wedding Reception - strolling fiddle and drum in costume then off to... September 1 - The Ashland Mummers Parade - steps off at 7 pm in Ashland PA.  Annual historic event. September 2 - Top o' the Morning Breakfast in Girardville, PA.  Part of the Upper Schuykill County Revitalization Project and Labor Day Weekend Celebration. 9 - 1 or thereabouts. September 28, 29, 30 Bethlehem Celtic Classic The Main Event in Celtic Culture.  We'll be there with our Making Music Tent so do stop by and try your hand at playing the Bodrhan Drum and Fiddle.  On the spot music lessons and jamming for the young, the old, and the in-between. October 6 and 7 - Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Days. French Indian War period.  Hands on demonstrations from many crafters.  We'll be on hand with our Making Music Tent. October 13 - Shade Mountain Vineyards Grape Stomping.  Bev keeps things lively with fiddle tunes to go with your stomping of the grapes.  Pig roast and other good food and wine.  Free to the public.  www.shademountainwinery.com October 19 - Private Party - Fiddle and Drum. November 1 - Shenanigan's Irish Pub, Tallahassee, Florida 7 - 9 pm, Celtic tunes from the Northern Appalachian Mountains played on fiddle(s) and drum etc. November 2 - Concert for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Game Commission  Brooksville, Florida. November 3 - Brooksville, Florida - Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Pioneer Day at the Chinesgut Nature Center.   Living arts demonstration of the past. Step back in time and experience hand-cranked ice cream, broom making, lumber jack demonstration, spinning, horse-drawn wagon rides, butter churning, rope making, open hearth cooking, archery exhibit and our Hands On Music Making Tent!  Inservice credit available for educators. December 9 - 5-8 PM  Oak Grove Church Christmas Village.  Elysburg, PA. Join the fun at the annual event up on the hill.   Pots of fire set up outside - food, hot chocolate, cider.  Free and open to the public. Where we were in  2006 January 8, 2006  Joseph Priestly House Twelfth Night Celebration.  Pennsylvania    Museum Commission.  Northumberland, PA. 1 till 4 PM. January 11, 2006 Sunbury Recreation Center 1 PM (Beverley Conrad) January 14, 2006 at the Kind Cafe from 7 to 9 PM The Kind Cafe (Lowlander Highlanders)  Market Street, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 January 27 and 28  Cloverdale Oldtime Fiddle Contest  (not competing, but telling stories, playing the fiddle while strolling the grounds and answering questions on all things fiddle.  Cloverdale, CA February 11, 2006  West End Sportsman's Club - Bev plays Blue Grass with the Folks from out at Laurelton, PA.  This is always a lot of fun.  If it snows - we'll play on February 25 instead.  If it snows then as well - well, I'll keep you posted. March 17, 2005 (A.M.) Commerce Bank - Harrisburg, PA.  Beverley playing all her favorite Irish tunes in the lobby - 11 am - 1 PM March 17, 2006 (P.M.) at The Williamsport Country Club, Williamsport, PA.  (Lowlander Highlanders)  St Patrick's Day Celebration.  Joined by Paul Farnham on guitar.  Singing, dancing and general merry making. March 18, 2006  11-noon  Saturday  The Ancient Order of Hibernian's, Jack Kehoe Division #1 Girardville is proud to host the 2nd Annual Girardville St. Patrick's Day Parade   Lowlander Highlanders, Beverley and Luke, fiddle and drum,  will march in what will surely become an important event in the heart of Pennsylvania's hard coal region. March 29 & 30, 2006 Pennsylvania Maple Festival  Two stage performances on these days.  Legends, lore and music of the northern Appalachians.  We'll be on here, fiddle and drum in hand to play tunes and answer questions.  Look for our tent.  Lots of handmade drums, bones, strange fiddles etc for all to see and try. April 29, 2006 Lewisburg Festival of the Arts.  1 - 4 PM   On the streets - just follow the music.  Strolling fiddle and drum.  Come dance with us!  (Lowlander Highlanders). May 1, 2006  Bev tells about the life of an itinerant fiddler from days of old to the present day. (private) May  19, 2006 - Selinsgrove High School Chorus Concert - Beverley accompanies the incredible High School Chorus as they perform selections from "Cold Mountain."  7 PM.  Selinsgrove Middle School Auditorium. June 4, 2006  Mifflinburg Buggy Days.  Fiddle and Drum 2:30 - 4 PM on the streets.  (Lowlander Highlanders) June 10, 2006   Bev and Luke bring all their "stuff" to the James V. Brown Library grounds in Williamsport, PA to kick off the Summer Reading Program.   This year's theme is Paws, Claws, Scales and Tails so we will focus on musical instruments made from parts of animals.   Ok - we know that sounds weird but consider the horsehair used for a fiddler's bow, the cowhide used for a drumhead... 10 am to 5 PAM June 11, 2006 Strawberry Festival Bainbridge, PA at the Haldeman Mansion.   Strolling fiddle and drum with pop tunes from the 1700's! in this annual event in Lancaster County June 23 - York Country Club (private) June 24 and 25 - Eckley Miners Village Anthracite Coal Patch Days - We'll have all our musical instruments on hand for you to try. June 26 - Friends of the Library -   Bev entertains on fiddle.  Dagenstein Library.  Fifth Street.  Sunbury, PA July 1 - 9  2006  Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival!   This is as good as it gets as far as a festival is concerned.  The displays, activities, music, culture, food and vendors are incredible.  If you've never been to this event, please come.  You will have a good time.  (Lowlander Highlanders aka Beverley & Luke) July 14  2006- An evening soiree!  Beverley and Luke entertain at Pioneer Days at Fort Augusta on the Northumberland Historical Society grounds on Front St., Sunbury PA.  6-9 PM. July 15 2006  Beverley and Luke bring out their tent and all their music making stuff for all to try at Fort Augusta on the Northumberland Historical Society  grounds.  Sunbury, PA.  10 am till 7 PM.  Lots going on here today.  Come join in on a trip back to the 1800's. July 22 - Danville Iron Heritage Festival.  Lowlander Highlanders - on hand with our music making tent as well as strolling and an on stage performance.  Time to be announced. July 23, 2006  Eckley Miners Village Fiddle Fest. The FIRST ANNUAL Fiddle Fest!  All kinds of fiddle music will be on hand at this premier event.  The Eckley Miners Village was built as the setting for the movie The Molly Maguires.  Beverley and Luke will be their with their traveling tent full of music making stuff for all to try - Beverley will bring all her fiddles - cornstalk to cigar box to spike fiddle -to battery operated to - she'll even bring a real one.  Come join in.  Noon till 5 PM. July 29, 2006  Clover Annual Irish Weekend - on stage and strolling with fiddle and drum.  Good food, good music, good fun at this annual event in PA's anthracite coal country.  Clover Fire Department Grounds, Pottsville, PA. August 26 - New Berlin Heritage Days - Strolling and providing music and entertainment at lunchtime.  11-1 PM September 9, 2006  Hunter Valley Winery open house.  Strolling fiddle and drum. 1-4 PM September 16, 2006 Wyalusing Valley Wine Fest.  Wyalusing, PA  Pennsylvania vineyards compete to see who has the best wine.  Come taste some and see for yourself!  Lowlander Highlanders - strolling fiddle and drum and if there is a grape stomping we'll join in! September 23 and 24, 2006 Penn's Colony Festival in Saxonburg, PA - Voted America's  #1 Old Time Craft Festival and  Lowlander Highlanders, Bev and Luke will be on the ground with their music making tent.  Come try your hand at fiddling.  Learn to play the bones, beat a drum and join us in old time music making.  Lots to see and do at this annual event.  Traditional Folk Art & Fine Craftsmanship, True Handmade in America Quality, and Grand Colonial Entertainments. These are the Traditions of Early America’s Enduring Spirit.  Now in its 22nd year, Penn’s Colony continues to create new events and activities for festival goers to enjoy. This year, even more family-based activities provide additional fun for families. October 7 -8, 2006  Warrior Run-Fort Freeland Heritage Days - French-Indian War era and colonial crafts.  Our Makin' Music tent will be set up on the grounds.  9-5 October 14, 2006  Spy Glass Winery 11 am - 4 PM (private party) (Beverley) October 21, 2006 - Private Pigroast.  Lowlander Highlanders.  All day.