About Us

 Callanish, a Celtic band based in central Pennsylvania since 2001, plays Irish and Scottish music in the traditional style. Their repertoire includes lively jigs and reels, haunting airs, and songs from Ireland, Scotland, and elsewhere in the British Isles. The band regularly plays at festivals and concert series, as well as at weddings and parties. For more information on booking Callanish for your event, please contact us.

What does Callanish mean?

The Callanish Stones are a circle of standing stones on the Isle of Lewis, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland. The stones have been standing since around 2900 B.C.E., and can be seen on the cover of the band’s first album, also titled Callanish. Local tradition says that the stones were originally giants, who were turned to stone when they refused to be converted to Christianity by Saint Kieran.

Video above from a
March 2025 performance at the
Huntingdon County Arts Council
with Lyra dancing to a reel set of
​Tam Lin and Dick Gossips


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The Callanish stones on the Isle of Lewis. Image courtesy Wikimedia.

Holly at the Callanish Stones with a Callanish CD in Summer of 2018.