Tonn Nua plays a lively blend of Scottish and Irish music. Band members include fourteen year-old fiddle player Ansel Dow, who attends Roosevelt Middle School in Eugene, Oregon; Alison Helzer, 16, on banjo and tenor guitar, Daphne Garcia, 18, on guitar, Zoe Garcia, 18, on bass, and David Garcia, 18, on tin whistle and octave mandolin, all from Dexter, Oregon. The newest members of the band are from Eugene and include Andre Clest, 19, on bodhran, and Kelsey McCornack, 18, on bass.
Tonn Nua's first CD, Eye of the Wind, was released in November of 2006. Their second CD, Tonn Nua Live, was completed in October 2007.
Click here to view a "youtube" video of Tonn Nua