Biography
Rambling Sailors is a new effort by performers Gregg and Susan Csikos. Both successful soloists in their own right, Gregg and Susan performed for over a decade individually. Now with a combined experience of 23 years on the circuit, a repertoire of hundreds of songs, and harmonies that please the ear and lift the spirit, Rambling Sailors is a combination that would grace any Renaissance Festival.
Gregg Csikos has over a decade of performing experience behind him and a lifelong love affair with maritime music. Gregg started Ren Faire life by forming the piratical a capella sextet The Corsairs, singing lead for eight years and recording six albums before launching a solo career. His commanding vocals and driving rhythms gained him a loyal following, and four years and two more albums later he has quickly become a popular figure on the Faire stage with audiences and performers alike. Also a juggler and trained dancer, Gregg has performed at more than twenty Ren Faires from New York to Arizona, and carries a great potential draw as a permanent performer.
Susan Hickey is a New Yorker who wet her feet in Celtic music performance 15 years ago. She has entertained audiences up and down the East Coast at Renaissance fairs and festivals for over ten years, entertaining at the Fox theatre, the 1996 Olympics and playing with the Chieftains. Susan spent five years sailing wooden schooners in Maine, entertaining on deck at night, and won the Camden Schooner Days annual performance contest four times. Her performances are marked by a wide vocal and emotional range that can credibly deliver anything from powerful ballads to tender love songs, with a whimsical side that delights in the Celtic love of alliteration and obfuscation.
Instrumentation
Susan Hickey - Vocals, 6 String, Bodhran
Gregg Csikos - Vocals, Concertina, 12 String
Videos at:
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=rambling+sailors%2C+seawolfsong&aq=f
Discography
Rambling Sailors - Wanderlust
Gregg Csikos - Rambling Sailor
Gregg Csikos - Pirate's Life
Susan Hickey - Water Meets Sand