Who We Are

Pad the Road with Me’ is an old Scottish ballad involving coming together and spending time walking or ‘padding’ the road together creating a little craic. We perform Celtic music from around the Irish Sea (Ireland, Scotland, England, Wales) and other folk music at various events around the Minneapolis/Saint Paul area.

Formed in 2022, vocalists and multi-instrumentalists Alex Aavang (whistle, uilleann pipes), Danielle Hantla (fiddle, spoons), Mark Hantla (fiddle, mandolin), and Justin O’Carrick (guitar, hammered dulcimer, bodhrán) play rousing pub songs and traditional tunes that lift the soul and move the feet. Come ‘Pad the Road’ with us!”

Meet the Group

  • Alex Aavang

    Tin Whistle/Uilleann Pipes/Vocals

  • Danielle Hantla

    Fiddle/Spoons/Vocals

  • Mark Hantla

    Fiddle/Mandolin/Vocals

  • Justin O'Carrick

    Hammered Dulcimer/Guitar/Bodhrán/Vocals