"If you're looking for authentic Celtic music, Logical Fleadh is the group to call. This energetic, talented group makes you feel as if you're back in Ireland." - Mary Jean Bankmann, Geneva Cultural Arts Commission

Since 2008, Character Fleadh has honored Celtic traditions while forging its own path. The band’s spirited approach to traditional Irish and Scottish folk music is exuberant, sophisticated, and full of… character.

Founding guitarist/vocalist Ethan Sellers has guided Character Fleadh through various line-up changes while maintaining a top-quality ensemble comprised of some of the Chicago area's finest Irish and Scottish musicians. Starting as an exclusively-instrumental fiddle/guitar duo, Character Fleadh gradually expanded its line-up and learned hours and hours of traditional instrumental and vocal repertoire, playing regional festivals, concert series, and private events.

Character Fleadh's past gigs include Chicago Scottish Festival and Highland Games, Gaelic Park Irish Fest in Oak Forest, Peoria Irish Fest, Illinois State Fair, Beverly Arts Center, Chicago Riverwalk, Fiddler's Hearth in South Bend, Durty Nellie's in Palatine, Loyola University Chicago, Kalamazoo College, Palatine's inaugural Irish Parade, Notre Dame University, College of Lake County, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, numerous public libraries (Skokie, Lincolnwood, Barrington, Mount Prospect, Park Ridge, Lansing, Oak Lawn, and more), and many other bar/pub, park district, senior living, church, school, corporate, weddings, and private events.

Character Fleadh operates as a collective whose core members include Sellers, Emily Albright (fiddle, vocals), Dana Joras (flutes, whistles, vocals), Joe Kilroy (tenor banjo, mandolin, bouzouki), Pat Buzby (bodhran), and Nathan Britsch (bass). Other members join the band from time to time on fiddle, concertina/accordion, and Uilleann pipes.

Character Fleadh recently collaborated on a recording with art rock band Tautologic to create Logical Fleadh. The Logical Fleadh project was funded by both the Illinois Arts Council and the City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The resulting album fuses Character Fleadh’s vigorous and fun-loving approach to acoustic traditional music with Tautologic’s world music and rock-inspired rhythm section. Logical Fleadh also feature prestigious special guests like Grammy-winning cellist Nick Photinos, Seán O'Riada Gold medal winner Seán Gavin, and Solas co-founder and accordionist John Williams.