Celia Ramsay grew up with a passion for the ballads of Scotland, but she was also heavily influenced by popular music from the 1930s and 1940s. She likes to point out that the jazz ballads from the mid-20th century and much older ballads from the British Isles lean heavily on songs about love, and its trials, tribulations and triumphs. Celia performs her original songs, music from the Great American Songbook, and Scottish roots music from a vast repertory. She has performed at the Freight and Salvage in Berkeley in her own shows, and in shows with The Black Brothers, Holdstock and MacLeod, and Flower and McLaren. She has performed in many duo-style house concerts with Eamonn Flynn, Steve Baughman, Dave Nachmanoff, and Ken Risling.

She is also known as a Contra Dance caller. She teaches this New England-style folk dance and "calls" or prompts the dancers to live music from Monterey to Ukiah, and San Francisco to Reno.

Together, Celia and music pal Libby McLaren, have been teaching harmony workshops for several years, and during the pandemic, created a series of free videos that teach harmony singing. Visit their YouTube channel, Celia & Libby’s Excellent Harmony Lessons and see for yourself.

Celia recently retired from volunteer board service both for the Freight & Salvage and Lark Traditional Arts, but continues to volunteer as Program Director for Lark Camp, a music, song and dance camp held annually in Mendocino, CA. She is an adult literacy tutor at the Napa County Library. She is also retired from her husband’s eponymous business, Kent Rasmussen Winery, following 37 years of successful winemaking.