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Steve Tapper and Shelley Otis are a wooden flute and folk harp duo from Boston, Massachusetts. In addition to the Irish, Scottish, and American folk songs one would expect, their repertoire includes unique and delightful arrangements of music from all over the world, popular songs, jazz, classical pieces, and original compositions.

Their music is effective in a variety of situations, including weddings and other celebrations, coffeehouses and concerts, programs for children or seniors, various kinds of religious services, and as unobtrusive background music.

In this duo, Steve plays Renaissance flute, Baroque flute, Irish flute, Native American flute, recorder, and bass guitar. Most songs are instrumental, while some feature Shelley’s singing. Shelley also plays mountain dulcimer, piano, and recorder.



Steve Tapper
Playing the fluteIn this duo, Steve focuses on several kinds of wooden flutes; however, he plays the entire flute family, recorders and bass guitar and is also a composer and arranger. Since 1986, he has been part of a duo with guitarist Audie Bridges. Tapper and Bridges have performed through the United States and have released three highly acclaimed compact discs. In recent years, recorder virtuoso John Tyson has been performing several of Steve’s compositions internationally, and Tyson is currently recording a CD of Tapper’s compositions and arrangements. Steve Tapper and guitarist Robert Tarchara co-lead a Brazilian music quartet. They have written a book of flute and guitar arrangements of classical pieces published by Santorella Press. He also plays bass in a "retro-rock, blues and country" band called the ChillyHeads. Steve is a graduate of Bates College and Berklee College of Music and lives in Stoughton, MA.
 
Shelley Otis

Playing the dulcimerOriginally from rural Illinois, Shelley holds a bachelor’s degree in piano performance from Vanderbilt University’s Blair school of Music. After graduating, she began working at Plimoth Plantation, role-playing one of the Pilgrims and taking care of the farm animals there. She also began to study the music of 17th century England, and joined an a capella group called For the Nonce which sings in historic costume for museum events and tavern dinners. She found that folk music satisfied her musical spirit more than her classical studies had and has since learned to play the harp, mountain dulcimer, and several other folk instruments. Her other interests include dancing and dance music, historical agriculture, writing stories and poetry, gardening, and being outside.

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