Barry Gilmore is a teacher and author in Memphis and plays the guitar, bouzouki, tenor banjo, hammered dulcimer and bodhran. She received her bachelor’s degree in musicology and theory from Oxford University in England and her master’s in violin performance from the New England Conservatory. Susanna Perry Gilmore, who plays fiddle and vocals, is the concertmaster for the Memphis Symphony and a distinguished adjunct professor of violin at the University of Memphis. No set list from any concert has ever been an exact duplicate of another, and every performance the band has ever given has included new material. For the members of Planet Reel, performances are about having fun playing music and bringing that same “foot-stomping” fun to an audience. That close friendship is mirrored in a casual performance style that values musical exploration. They were known back then in the 1980s as Bards of a Feather. The ensemble is as much a friendship and a community as it is a band, said Susanna Perry Gilmore, noting that she and two other band members – her husband Barry Gilmore and Josh Culley – began playing Celtic music together while in school at Nashville’s Hume-Fogg High School. The group plays a variety of Celtic styles from traditional Irish dances and jigs to Scottish and Irish folk songs. Planet Reel has been performing since 1997 and uses a variety of instruments from fiddle and flute to accordion, bouzouki, dulcimer and harp. The four-person ensemble specializes in traditional and contemporary Celtic folk music intertwined with rhythms and instrumental textures from around the world. Cost is $5 for students, $10 for others and free with a Lipscomb ID. The acoustic Planet Reel is the third performance in Lipscomb’s Artist’s Series 2006-07 season. Memphis-based Celtic band Planet Reel will bring a mix of upbeat contemporary and traditional Celtic music to Lipscomb University’s Shamblin Theatre at 8 p.m., Monday, Feb.

Celtic music artist