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Japan Tour Comes to a Close
Photos from the last few shows in Japan. We so enjoyed performing for everyone in Okazaki, Seki, Ogeki, Noshiro, Nanyo and Sakata!! It was so incredibly special to tour around Japan for nearly two months with these amazing people…
New Horizons passes 100k
Wow!!! New Horizons has now passed 100,000 streams on Spotify and it has only been out for 2 months. Thank you so much for listening to our music, we are so happy you enjoy it!
Performance for students in Shikoku Prefecture
This was so special!! On our last day in Shikoku we had the wonderful experience of getting to meet (and see a performance by) students from Takamatsu! In their English speeches, the students shared how they had never heard of Celtic music before, and they were excited to listen to it. 🙂
Very grateful to Min-On Global Music Network for this opportunity to share the music we love, and to THE MUSIC PLANT for her skills in translating.
Japan Tour Continues!
The Japan tour continues!! The last few shows in Himeji, Kobe, Sakai and Tsuyama have been amazing. In between there's been lots of lovely sightseeing…
Celtic Christmas Tour 2022
Announcing all the dates and locations for this year’s Celtic Christmas tour in the Pacific Northwest. This year’s tour is the biggest one yet, including multiple concerts in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Get your tickets at the links inside!
Japan Tour 2022
What's up for us next? We are SO excited to announce that we are coming BACK to Japan!!! We are headed there for seven weeks this fall, with 28 concerts in 28 cities across the country.
Dragonfly Cover and Tin Whistle Tabs
Here is another cover of Dragonfly, this time by CutiePiePiper (from YouTube and TikTok), Thon Whistler, Kerry Coventry and Lauren Claythorpe.
They play the song together, then give detailed instructions on how to play the tin whistle version in 3 parts. Enjoy!
Learn to Play Dragonfly!
Would you like to learn how to play Hurricane Ridge, Dragonfly, Chasing the Sun, Alaska Set or Wildflower Jigs?
🎉 We're so excited to announce that the sheet music for our new album, Dragonfly, is now available and in a variety of formats; a digital PDF, a physical BOOK, and, for the first time ever -- as an online video course! 🎬
Vlog: Scouting Hurricane Ridge Music Video
Here's a little behind the scenes clip from scouting day for the Hurricane Ridge music video.
Willow explains what we're on the look out for as we head up Washington Pass Overlook in the North Cascades.
Hurricane Ridge: Official Music Video
Watch the new Official Music Video for Hurricane Ridge from the new album, Dragonfly
Streaming Music: Good or Bad?
Recently, we received a question from a listener, which is also a question we've heard quite frequently from our (very conscientious) fans, and I thought I would answer it today.
"Dear Gothard Sisters,
Thank you so much for your music. It truly brings me joy every time I listen to it, which is especially appreciated these days.
I'm writing because I have a sort of weird question. Recently I was listening to Dragonfly on Spotify, and it occurred to me that I have no idea if it supports you at all to stream your music rather than getting it on CD. The problem is, I don't have a CD player anymore and I don't do downloads either.
Do you actually get any compensation from Spotify at all? I really enjoy it and want to support you, but I just don't do CDs anymore.”
Streaming Music: Good or Bad?
Recently, we received a question from a listener, which is also a question we've heard quite frequently from our (very conscientious) fans, and I thought I would answer it today.
"Dear Gothard Sisters, Thank you so much for your music. It truly brings me joy every time I listen to it, which is especially appreciated these days.I'm writing because I have a sort of weird question. Recently I was listening to Dragonfly on Spotify, and it occurred to me that I have no idea if it supports you at all to stream your music rather than getting it on CD. The problem is, I don't have a CD player anymore and I don't do downloads either. Do you actually get any compensation from Spotify at all? I really enjoy it and want to support you, but I just don't do CDs anymore.
LIVE at Edmonds Center for the Arts
Check out these new videos from the live show, captured recently at the beautiful Edmonds Center for the Arts in December, 2021. Enjoy!
GS Top 10 Celtic Bands of 2021
The Gothard Sisters are honored to once again be featured as the #1 most played artist on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast run by Marc Gunn.
Happy New Year!
Happy, happy new year, everyone! 🎉
Thank you so much for this wonderful year. We were so happy to share new music with you this year with the new album, Dragonfly, and hope to have more for you in the future! PLUS, live music is back and it was more meaningful than we can say to get to play our new songs for you all in person again.
We have the best fans and listeners EVER and we can't thank you enough for being with us on this musical journey. Here's to lots of new musical adventures and more in 2022!
Greta, Willow and Solana
The Gothard Sisters
Acoustic Videos: Christmas
The Gothard Sisters perform some acoustic videos of various Christmas songs on their Celtic Christmas Tour 2021.
Spotify Wrapped: 3 Million Streams in 2021
Wow, this is amazing news! This year’s “Spotify Wrapped” is out and it is fascinating and humbling.
3 Million streams on Spotify in 2021! THANK YOU to everyone who streamed our music on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon, etc. and a big thank you to everyone who downloaded our music or bought our CDs as well! We're so happy you enjoy listening to it! Also, it looks like more than a few of you shared the music with others…
Wise One: Official Music Video
Watch the new Official Music Video for the new song, Wise One. A frozen lake, a beautiful winter forest, winter skies and more!
Visit Edmonds Blog: Interview
The first thing you hear is a zig-zag fiddle taking flight, rushing, soaring on invisible wings, then, lyrical, lilting fairy voices — gentle and tender as a floating maple leaf on a crisp fall morning — lighting up the dark night of any soul.
Those lovely, lyrical, lilting fairies are none other than the famous Edmonds Gothard Sisters — Greta, Willow, and Solana. They’re talented multi-instrumentalists, vocalists, songwriters, and championship dancers, too, and they’ve been charming audiences for well over 10 years… ever since they were little girls dreaming of touching the stars.