PRYDERI'S PIGS

Celtic Music of Wales, Brittany

and other Celtic Nations

Moch Pryderi (Welsh for “Pryderi’s Pigs”) is a six piece Celtic band firmly rooted in the1 traditional Brythonic music of Wales, and Brittany, interwoven with traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, Turkey, and the American-Appalachians. The band's instrumentation, Welsh triple harp, small and great pipes, Breton bombards, Welsh pibgorns, Celtic bouzouki, mandolin, banjo, flutes, whistles and percussion, as well as the band's vocal abilities, create a diversified pallet for Moch’s distinctive and haunting sound. The band has performed at most major festivals on the east coast, including The Celtic Classic, the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the Washington Folk Festival,  the Potomac Celtic Festival, the Fredericksburg Welsh Festival, the Philadelphia Welsh Festival, the Historic Rugby Festival of British & Appalachian Culture, the Celtic Nations Heritage Festival in Lake Charles Louisiana, and the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C..

Together since 1998, the band's four CDs, "Dancing in the Pigsty", "Belly Jerk", "Jig Moch" and "Moch IV" contain a rich selection of Welsh, Breton, Irish and Cornish materials as well as original works. Moch Pryderi’s members are; Mary Triola, Dave Rich, Rik Rice, Bob Roser, Deborah Wenrich, and Bill Reese. 

Enjoy the tale of Pryderi's Pigs on this site and check out the history of the Welsh pibgorn, the Bombarde, and the Welsh triple harp.  Moch Pryderi is available for festivals, parties, house concerts, weddings, wakes and wherever good music is preferred.

The Band also appears as The Hardtack & Sowbelly String Band, playing the hits of the 1840's 1850's 1860's and 1870's. Check out the link below for more information.

Call us at:

540-659-5554

or E-mail us at: MochPryderi@aol.com

NEXT CHANCE TO SEE the MOCH

The McLain Celtic Festival

Carisle Pa.

Sat. Sept. 4, 2010

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JUST RELEASED

OUR 4TH CD

"MOCH IV"

CLICK HERE FOR INFO

To buy our CDs click here:

MOCH'S CDs

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SITE MAP or:

FUN STUFF ON OUR SITE

MORE ABOUT THE BAND To see some new pictures: PICTURES OF US! To learn more about us click here: OUR BIOS! To see our schedule: OUR SCHEDULE Places we have been over the years: PAST VENUES Kennedy Center Millennium Stage : OUR SHOW To buy neat Moch Stuff: OUR STUFF! To Book your very own Welsh Mini-Fest: WELSH MINI FEST Looking for Old Time & Civil War Music ? check Us out: HARD TACK & SOW BELLY THE INSTRUMENTS To read about the Welsh Pibgorn: PIBGORN PAGE To read about Bombards: BOMBARD PAGE To read about the Welsh Triple Harp: TRIPLE HARP PAGE Some stuff on the Irish Bouzouki: IRISH BOUZOUKI PAGE MISC. FUN STUFF Book: "101 Welsh and Breton Tunes":BOOK PAGE The story of Pryderi's Pigs from the Mabinogion: PRYDERI'S PIGS A story about Moch Pryderi in Welsh: MOCH PRYDERI STORY To see some of our favorites: MOCH'S LINKS To read about the History of Welsh Music: WELSH MUSIC Read a BBC story on Welsh Pigs: WELSH PIGS Some local jam session tunes we like to play: TUNES

To check out Moch's recent appearance on the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy center

click here

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click here to see original and translation of this important pig document

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Last Updated 04/17/10