The CeltHix

The Band

SCOTT EUTSLER (Whistles, Digital Horn, Percussion, Vocals)
Scott has the most eclectic background of the group, with influences ranging from traditional Celtic to Turkish folk and Native American music. Scott can be heard on various recordings from the Celtic band, Father, Son and Friends. Scott and his wife Kay have been world-travelers and own a business called Touch the Earth, which sells musical instruments and handicrafts from around the globe. Scott's musical influences are many, and include The Tannahill Weavers, Stan Rogers, Fairport Convention, John Prine, and Andy M. Stuart. Scott is also a traveling musician with the theater group, Once upon a Blue Ridge. Scott and his family reside outside Stuart, Virginia, on a beautiful 130-acre farm called Spirithaven.  

CHRIS OWENS (Guitar, Vocals)
Chris is the youngest member of the band and has only been playing music for about six years. Chris started out playing guitar in an underground rock band he co-founded called, Only on Sunday. Chris discovered Celtic music in high school and fell in love with the sound and content of the music. He and Scott met a short time after, and began a friendship that produced impromptu jam sessions at Scotts farm. Chris' influences are vast and include guitar greats Tony Rice and David Rawlings, as well as singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Sharing vocal duties with Scott, Chris has also discovered the joys of bluegrass and mountain music. Chris and his family live in Stuart, Virginia.
 

TOMMY MORSE (Banjo)
One listen to Tommy Morse on the banjo will tell you he is no typical banjo picker. Tommy is cut from the same cloth as banjo greats Bela Fleck and Earl Scruggs. The banjo's range is unlimited in Tommy's hands. Tommy started playing at a young age and has shared the stage with too many players to mention. A short list includes Jeannette Williams, Wyatt Rice, Sammy Shelor, Kenny Smith, Ronnie Bowman, and many, many others. Tommy and life-long friend Tim Jefferson have played on stages all over the US and Europe. Tommy has played banjo on numerous recordings and for many popular artists. He writes beautiful melodies and ballads, and penned a song recorded by The Lonesome River Band. Moss, as he is called by his friends, is a highly sought-after banjo player and can be heard playing with several bands in Southwestern Virginia. The Celthix is honored to be one of the groups with whom Tommy shares his talents. The Morse family lives in Dry Pond, Virginia.

TIM JEFFERSON (Upright Bass)
Tim, the back bone of the Celthix, also has a long list of achievements in the "roots music" circle. Tim is not your typical bass player and provides the unique rhythm and beat The Celthix ride on. He has played with bluegrass greats such as Wyatt Rice, Ronnie Bowman, Johnny Joyce, and many others. He and Tommy Morse have also played in many local bluegrass bands such as "The Bluegrass Buddies" and "Marcie Horne and Next Step. Tim is that hard-to-find commodity in music; a bass player who loves variety and can play his instrument in any style. Jefferson can still be seen at many Bluegrass shows with various artists in the ever-fertile Southwest Virginia music scene. Tim and his family reside in Westfield, North Carolina.

Our Influences...Vast. The Tannahill Weavers, Battlefield Band, Tony Rice, Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck, John Hartford, John Prine, Bluegrass, Celtic, Folk.