Boundarywater is an exciting acoustic trio featuring Stephanie Cope on fiddle, Gary Schils on percussion, and Bill Wilson on guitar. Inspired by Celtic and other folk music traditions, Boundarywater infuses its original compositions with influences from a wide range of music. The group made its debut on May 6, 2017, in Petoskey, Michigan, at Zion Lutheran Church’s “For the Love of Music” concert. Since then, the trio has performed at many venues:
Crooked Tree Art Center’s New Year’s Eve Celebration, Petoskey
The Back Porch Concert Series, Charlevoix
Beards Brewery, Petoskey
The Rhubarbary House Concerts, Harbor Springs
Petoskey Farms Vineyard and Winery
Blissfest’s 2020 Winster Solstice concert, Petoskey
Headliner at the Charlevoix Public Library’s WinterFolk Concert, January 2020
The 2020 Great Indoor Folk Festival, Traverse City
The band’s first recording of original tunes, “Sunrise,” is available on Bandcamp.
Sunrise EP
A journey into the plethora of possibilities, Sunrise weaves some evocative and intricate soundscapes that thoroughly encompasses folk influences from around the world. With a taste for dynamic acoustic renderings, these six songs on the EP showcase how well the band jams together.
— My Nyugen, Divide and Conquer (indie music album reviews
Currently, the band is working on recording 20 new tunes, which are currently being released one at a time throughout 2022. Here are a few recordings we’ve released already.
Featured performers on The Gypsy Rover include Hannah Harris and Tony Manfredonia on vocals; Falik Auri (Odia) on flute, whistle, and Uilleann pipes; and Fritz McGirr (formerly with Moxie Strings and Scythian) on bodhran,