What is Kula Kúla?

Kúla is an exciting young band from Rose Creek Village in rural Selmer, Tennessee playing traditional Irish and Celtic music.

'Kúla' is from a Sanskrit word meaning 'brotherhood', 'family', and 'woven'. Kúla chose that name because they are family: seven friends that have grown up together, creating a bond that clearly shows in their music. The dynamics of love, friendship and community make a synergy between them on stage. Kúla mixes their unique brand of music and ethnic rhythms together to weave an energetic style that people have called 'fever-pitched' and 'one of the most exciting things happening in the Irish music scene today.' Here is what some people are saying:

"...Kúla's musicianship is above reproach... Joy and passion just absolutely pours forth from their performances... There's a feeling of a celebration always, a great joy and rejoicing in what they do that spreads very rapidly into the audience." - Dudley-Brian Smith, Smithfield Fair

"...They've been bit by the [Irish music] bug. Hard. I certainly don't have to tell them to go for it; they obviously love doing what they're doing, and it really comes across. That, coupled with this all-too-rare sense of community that comes through them is what people respond to when they see Kúla. There's something special going on; part of it is this very vital connection to life and community and great music. What more could a person want?" - Tim Britton, Piper & Pipemaker

So just who are these guys? Kúla is: Paul Hobbs on fiddle; Brian Copenhaver on button accordion and whistles; Ray Tyler on uilleann pipes, mandolin, whistle and fiddle; Joel Dickerson on flute and whistles; David Dickerson on guitar; Matthew Dickerson on bouzouki; Nathan Hobbs on bodhran and perucussions; and Zemar Riggins on ethnic hand percussions.

Contact Information

If you would like to have Kúla play at your event or venue, please contact Hannah Pavao, by either phone or email, at (888) 849-5344, or .

You can also reach us through Rose Creek Village Arts at the following:

Rose Creek Village Arts
999 Lola Whitten Road
Selmer, TN 38375
phone: (888) 849-5344
fax: (731) 645-4786

Kúla is a part of Rose Creek Village Arts, a non-profit organization to promote creativity and the arts. For more information on RCVA, visit their web site.

There's a new CD in the works...

Kúla and Tröen have been sharing the stage for delighted audiences for over a year, and soon you'll have the chance to hear their combined energy whenever you want. We are hard at work on our latest album, a collaborative effort between the two bands, which captures the incredible energy which audiences have been experiencing at Kúla and Tröen's live performances.

Watch out for the album's release announcement right here.

In the meantime, you can still find Kúla's first album, and Tröen's as well, at at Rose Creek Village's online store.

If you'd like to hear some short samples from Kúla's album and get a feel for what our music is like, then click the links below:

• Limestone Rock/ Mol An Tiarna - reels (sample) 822kb
• Mouth of the Tobique - reel (sample) 1.54mb
• Pinch of Snuff - reel (sample) 575kb
• Happy Tune/ Brian's Reel - jig & reel - 2:40, 2.46mb
• Split Top Drawer set - 2 jigs & 4 reels - 7:36, 6.97mb

Watch Kúla live!

You can now download and watch a 3:08 Quicktime movie of Kúla, captured while we jammed at the 2005 North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas. The file is 5.7 meg, so a broadband connection is recommended- that, or a little patience. ;)

Please note, this is not a streaming Quicktime movie. If you're having trouble downloading it, please right-click the link, and select "Save Target As..." to save it to your computer. You can download Quicktime Player here.

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