The Musicians

Bill, Marcy, Bill and Ted met several years ago at a series of Irish Sesiuns that were being held in Girard, Ohio. There were several other musicians there, but their particular combination of instrumentation and voices blended so well that most people thought that they had been rehearsing together, even though they were total strangers.

Bill, Marcy, and Ted banded together to form County Mayo. Bill Lewis joined them later.

Bill Davis comes from a long line of singers and musicians.
As a child, he and his sisters staged elaborate musical shows in his parents' kitchen. While serving in the navy, he learned to play the guitar and developed a strong love for traditional ballads (which he sang with gusto.) His skill with the banjo, mandolin, and fiddle was acquired later. Bill played in The Shanachies for a time. He now sings leads and harmonies.

Marcy Meiers grew up listening to her mother's A capella singing, and her father's guitar accompanied ballads. She played the concert flute as a child and was a member of the Warren (Ohio) Jr. Military Band. She attended a Wolfe Tones concert during her high school years, and was enchanted by the complexity, strength and beauty of traditional Irish reels, hornpipes, and songs. She taught herself to play the tinwhistle and the bodhran, and studied music at Gormanston College in Ireland. While attending Youngstown State University she became a founding member of The Shanachies.

Bill Lewis studied orchestral brass and woodwind instruments in grade school, but was always drawn to other musical forms. From blues to jazz, to country, swing and folk. The attraction was irresistable. French horn and trumpet gave way to guitar, banjo, mandolin, and fiddle. Souza and Shubert surrendered to Pete Seeger, the Kingston Trio, and the Clancy Brothers. Bill has played in several folk groups in the Eastern Ohio region.

At the age of two Ted Miller would sing to visitors and relatives who came to the family home. He would listen when the adults gathered around the piano for a song at family gatherings. At parochial school he learned all of the Irish American songs that were sung on St. Patrick's Day and on the Good Priest's Birthday. In later years, he developed a taste for folk music, but a particular love for the more traditional Irish ballads, and a knack for the sea chanties and humerous song. He has a versatile powerful baritone voice which is perfectly suited to every type of irish song.