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Seasons is a four member Celtic group from Harrisburg Pennsylvania comprised of the siblings of the Lee family.

Name
When each of the members was born, their parents Randy and Brenda Lee gave each member one of the four season as a middle name. Once the members began playing together, their middle names naturally led them to name the band SEASONS

Members
Seasons is comprised by four siblings, Mary-Kate Spring Lee, Peter Winter Lee, Mary-Teresa Summer Lee, and Mary-Grace Autumn Lee.

Mary-Kate Spring, the oldest member, primarily plays Celtic Harp, and provides Vocals, however is also known to play the hammered dulcimer from time to time.

Peter Winter Lee, the only member whose name does not start with "Mary" primarily plays the hammered dulcimer, bodhran, and guitar. He also provides vocals on occasion.

Mary-Teresa Summer Lee primarily plays Celtic Harp and Mandolin, but also provides Percussion from time to time.

Mary-Grace Autumn Lee Plays Celtic Harp and Hammered Dulcimer.

Mary-Clare Chun (Chinese for Spring) Lee plays Violin.

Early Days
While all the Lee kids took piano as their first instrument, they realized early on that playing gigs as a six-piano band would prove problematic logistically. Mary-Kate Spring began playing the harp after her mother. Peter Winter decided the harp was not for him and requested a guitar. Instead, his parents bought him a hammered dulcimer due to Randy Lee's longtime love of Rich Mullins.

Mary-Kate Spring and Peter Winter started playing as a duo at nursing homes and churches, and were soon joined by Mary-Teresa Summer. Mary-Grace, skilled both at the Celtic harp and hammered dulcimer joined the band while Peter was studying abroad in Austria, giving the band its “dueling dulcimers.” As the band developed, Mary-Teresa started playing the mandolin and various forms of percussion, Peter added guitar and bohdran (Irish drum), and Mary-Kate learned hammered dulcimer and organ.

Career
Seasons has performed in multiple states and countries, including Pennsylvania, Alabama, Ohio, Austria, Italy, and Canada. They “accidentally” got to open for Grammy award-winner Ashley Cleveland at Gospelfest, and have also opened for Scythian and closed for Celtic Fiddle Festival. They are frequent performers at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, and have performed at the JP II Cultural Center.

Music
Seasons' music is a reflection of their Celtic roots, combined with each members unique musical tastes. Their music features Celtic, early American tunes, and original songs. They also have a variety of covers that range from classic Beatles songs, to more modern groups such as Coldplay.