Patricia Kernan
Martha von Schilgen plays the fiddle and cello with Lark in the Morning. She started playing piano in second grade and violin in third grade, adding guitar, then recorder, banjo, mandolin, octave violin and cello. After a brief brush with learning to play a concertina, she decided it was too painful for all involved. After a start in school and community orchestras, she has played for weddings, parties, fundraisers, churches, schools, libraries, dances, museum openings, festivals, funerals and even just for fun.
Martha von Schilgen
Rick Hawes has been playing guitar and mandolin as well as singing for decades on a professional and recreational basis. While versed in a wide range of musical styles, Rick has focused on playing Celtic music. He is quite active playing in Irish/Celtic sessions throughout upstate New York.
Rick Hawes
Patricia Kernan is a multi-instrumentalist who has played for local family and community, English Country, and contra dances for 25 years. She plays with a wide range of other musicians at celebratory events, fairs, and historic sites. More recently she has been playing venues on the lever harp. Both classical and traditional styles are within her repertoire and are sources of inspiration for personal and shared musicianship.
Fritz Stafford currently hails from Brunswick NY. He has performed as an instrumentalist and singer for most of his life. As a member of Lark in the Morning he plays Uilleann Pipes, Guitar, Irish whistles and sings.
Welcome to the musical world of Lark in the Morning, a collaboration of traditional musicians.
Listen to us perform and immerse yourself in a journey of soul-stirring music.
Fritz Stafford
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