Circle of Tyme offers audiences something different and rewarding - something old yet new. They
play music with rhythmic precision as if flying about the strings on Irish dance
music such as jigs and reels. Yet they play Scottish airs and waltzes with all
of the loneliness of those longing for their homes far away. They specialize
in weaving an historical tapestry of ancient melodies that entrance audiences with
a unique blend of instruments not often experienced in today's world. |
Circle of Tyme is based in Milwaukee, and the trio is available for performances in southeastern
Wisconsin. Corliss plays a beautiful Lee Spears hammered dulcimer.
Jim Gingery plays guitar, mandolin, bass and Irish banjo. Their trusty, talented
companion, Bill Murphy, adds his special creative touch on bouzouki, concertina,
mandolin and tin whistle. |
Sharing her love of hammered dulcimer music, Corliss teaches private students, and gives
talks and demonstrations. On mountain dulcimer, Corliss plays folk tunes with a
unique, gentle touch, offering relaxing music for those in hospice care
and their families. |
Corliss plays a hammered dulcimer built by Lee Spears. Here is a close-up photo of
the sound hole cover, also known as a rosette. |
Circle of Tyme Hammered Dulcimer, Early Renaissance and Celtic Music |
She has also put her creative instincts to use by designing a unique leather "noter"
for fretting the mountain dulcimer, adding a delicate sound to old folk tunes and
nostalgic melodies. |
Just as the pilgrims in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, Corliss Rice has been on a journey -
a musical journey. After purchasing her first hammered dulcimer in 1999, Corliss
quickly began to experiment with musical styles, but found that Early Renaissance
music spoke to her heart, and Celtic music touched her soul. Luckily, she
found some fine musical companions to accompany her journey - her husband, Jim
Gingery and their good friend, Bill Murphy. |
photo by CAZ |