About Us
Welcome!
Celebrating over 23 years of their special brand of music, the Ladies of Longford serve up a unique blend of Contemporary Celtic, Traditional Irish and fresh acoustic styles. They are most often defined by their superb vocal harmonies and excellent musicianship. From the living rooms and back yards of intimate house concerts to the huge sound stages of renowned festivals, this high energy all woman band shares it’s inspired gifts of melody and performance to a vast range of fans. You can count on the Ladies to bring Celtic music to your soul. In 2018 Hilda and the Ladies were featured in Artists and Stories for Columbus Makes Art/Art Makes Columbus. Youtube Video
Performances
The Ladies of Longford have performed on stage with several national and internationally known Irish artists; Chloe Agnew (Celtic Woman), Eileen Ivers, Cherish the Ladies and Aoife Clancy to mention a few. Over the years "The Ladies" have also done a number of regional and national festivals, among them, the Milwaukee Irish Festival and the Dublin Irish Festival. 2019 marks the 19th consecutive year at the Dublin Irish Festival. Regional festivals include; Syracuse Irish Festival, Kalamazoo Irish Fest, Irish American Heritage Festival (Chicago) and the Louisville Irish Festival. Locally (Central Ohio) you can catch them at several Irish venues including Byrne's Pub, The Shamrock Club of Columbus and Fado Pub & Kitchen (Bridge Park/Dublin, Oh). Throughout the summer the Ladies are involved in a variety of outdoor Summer Concert series in and around the Columbus Ohio area.
Members
The members include Hilda Doyle, Stephanie Doyle, Heather Doyle Fraser, and Elizabeth Blickenstaff. And, from time to time, “The Ladies” are blessed to have both Molly Pauken and/or Kara Markley as guests artists* for certain performances. This muli-talented group can perform in different configurations upon request. With seven compact discs to their credit, all these Ladies have a rich musical history as both performers and recording artists. Heather has been a featured soloist with several local bands and Stephanie also appears on occasion with regional favorite The Rice Brothers. Fiddle player Elizabeth Blickenstaff is also a member of Lone Raven. *Guest artists Molly Pauken and Kara Markley can be seen performing with their own bands, Sirens and Lone Raven, respectively. Molly is also a member of McGuffey Lane Band and Jonalee White Band.