Cecilia is a pop-rock band based in New York. The band was originally from the Washington, D.C. area, but now all band members live in Astoria, Queens. While not a religious group, the band chose the name Cecilia from Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music and of the blind.
The band was formed by the members of the Veltz family, living in Vienna, Virginia in 1998 when Laura, Allison and Drew Veltz began performing songs at local venues that had pre...
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Cecilia is a pop-rock band based in New York. The band was originally from the Washington, D.C. area, but now all band members live in Astoria, Queens. While not a religious group, the band chose the name Cecilia from Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music and of the blind.
The band was formed by the members of the Veltz family, living in Vienna, Virginia in 1998 when Laura, Allison and Drew Veltz began performing songs at local venues that had previously been written by their father, Kenneth Veltz. The group was originally an acoustic trio, playing local open mic gigs with Drew playing guitar for his sisters. When the family's financials were in a downturn, the band became the family business and Kenneth and mother Jeannie joined their children on drums and vocals, respectively. The group moved to New York in 2000. That same year they recorded Live at Zig's at two live performances in August, which was released in 2001. After a string of temporary bassists, Cecilia added Kevin Jacoby...
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