Mark Ziesing

Mark join the band in March 2007, and is playing percussion. He was raised in Northern California and (other than a seventeen year stint in Connecticut) has been a lifelong resident. He received formal instruction relative to the drum kit and has played with rock, blues, country, and wedding (polka) bands. He met Laura at the post office, where he passed himself off as a potential percussionist. Before Morghande, he had never played drums with anything other than sticks and brushes. Mark is now playing conga and bongos with his, which took some getting used to, but he has caught on quickly and adds a new dimension to the band's sound. Mark also has a fine voice and will help with vocals. He has been married for 35 years.

Isabel Seekatz

Eighteen year old Isabel has been playing classical and Irish fiddle since age six. She has played in many orchestras and small ensembles, and is currently enrolled at University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music. Isabel became hooked on Celtic music after attending the Sebastopol Celtic Festival for several years. She is one of the founding members of Morghande, which she began to play with when she was eleven. She also enjoys singing with the band.

Laura Seekatz

Laura has been an active musician her entire life. She studied music at Humboldt and Sonoma State Universities, and has also participated in many orchestras and chamber music ensembles. For Morghande, she mostly plays silver flute, Irish flute, whistle and also contributes vocals, keyboard and guitar. She particularly enjoys helping to create original tunes and arrangements for the band. Laura, as with Isabel, became addicted to Celtic music after attending the Sebastopol Celtic Festival. After hearing the music for several years, and buying numerous CD's, she and Isabel started playing the music and haven't been able to stop.

JR Stoner

J.R. Stoner is a versatile bassist and percussionist, having been involved with many organizations over the last 32 years. J.R. studied at U.C. Santa Cruz, majoring in music and has been performing with the following organizations as principal bass:

Ohlone College Symphony Orchestra

Oakland Prometheus Symphony

Livermore/Amador Symphony

Pleasanton Community Concert Band

Castro Valley Concert Band

Pleasanton Playhouse Theater Orchestra

Foothill Symphony Orchestra

Shasta College Symphony Orchestra

J.R. has also performed with the Shasta College Jazz Band since 2006 as a percussionist. J.R. joined Morghande in 2007, playing both acoustic and electric bass, and enjoying singing with the band.

Graham Posner

Graham has been a folk music fan since the days when he used to sneak through a hole in the fence to get into the Cambridge Folk Festival in his native England. He has played guitar - off and on - for thirty years, and has been influenced by a wide variety of musicians, from the great fingerpickers of American country blues like Mississippi John Hurt and Rev Gary Davis, to modern artists such as Greg Brown and Martin Simpson. Graham is a self taught musician and is a talented composer and lyricist.