Campbell Road
In Spite of Wind and Weather
© 2005 Campbell Road
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Energetic traditional dance music and ballads from Ireland and Scotland.
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The members of the band are:
Jessamyn Tuttle: vocals, flute, whistles, djembe
Jon Nauert: fiddle, bouzouki, vocals
Dan Tuttle: guitar, fiddle, vocals
Barbara Tuttle: bodhran, bones
Although Campbell Road, in its current configuration and under its current name has only existed since 1997, the four of us have actually been playing together for much longer.
The band evolved out of an earlier band that Dan was in, which played under various names, including The Predator Parasites, Violet and the Dead Husbands, The St. Cecilia Ceili Band, and, every St. Patrick's Day, the Upper Valley Pseudo-Irish String Band.
Jessamyn joined in when she got old enough to be allowed in the bars, and Barbara took up the bodhran. Jon arrived on the scene in 1994, earning a place in the band by marrying into the family. At its peak, the Pseudo-Irish String Band had nine members crammed onto one tiny stage. Shortly thereafter, other members of the band drifted away.
Whittled down to the core family, the band played under the names Tuttle Family Band (too plain), and Fhideag (too hard to spell or pronounce), but neither of these really fit the bill. A new name was needed, but what? We needed a sign...
...About this time, Chelan County decided to rename the stretch of Old Blewett Highway where Dan & Barbara live to Campbell Road. It fit. It was easy to spell. It was easy to pronounce. The band became Campbell Road in 1997.
Campbell Road has performed at pubs, festivals, Highland Games, weddings, and private parties throughout the state of Washington. Go to our website at www.campbell-road.com for a current performance calendar.