Archives 2013-2014
Young Boston Scottish Fiddler phenom Katie McNally with best back up band of all time ( Ryan McKasson on viola and Neil Pearlman on Keys ) will play at the Headwaters bldg., 84 4th st Ashland, this next tuesday, April 1 - really - at 7:30. donation 15-20 sliding. This will be big, big fun and great music. Folks are phoning folks from Boston and telling them not to miss this show.
Finnish Group: Allotar was featured in the ROOTS Academy first concert in its fledgling 2014 series: Roots and Branches
Aallotar is a trans-Atlantic collaboration between violinist Sara Pajunen of
Minnesota and accordionist Teija Niku of Finland. One hundred years ago, their ancestors lived within miles of each other in the western regions of Finland. Their collaboration is founded on the common musical ground they share, but also revels in the cultural differences produced when a lineage is separated by an ocean and a passage of time. Aallotar’s music has been described as “exquisite, sophisticated chamber folk music.” First Annual ROOTS Scottish Festival
In January, as the winter stretches out, one's thoughts naturally turn to Scotland, as Robert Burns' birthday approaches. This year the Roots Academy, supported by Rogue World Ensemble, has assembled a three event Scottish Festival, to fill the cold evenings with the warmth of ballads, border pipes, fiddles and the sound of timeless strathspeys and reels. See details below. I'll send out notices for the individual shows as they approach, but I wanted to give you all a heads up so you wouldn't worry about a lack of Caledonian comfort this season.
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Read below to see the story of the ROOTS Academy, in a chronological list of the classes and concerts offered beginning in Fall of 2013.
Series I: Irish Regional Styles, Irish Singing Styles, Irish Whistle
Saturdays, October 5, 12, 19 and 26
Series I includes two concerts: one before and one after the series. The first concert will present an overview of styles, the second will feature repertoire specific to Irish regional styles.
Series I: Irish Regional Styles, Irish Singing Styles, Irish Whistle
Saturdays, October 5, 12, 19 and 26
Series I includes two concerts: one before and one after the series. The first concert will present an overview of styles, the second will feature repertoire specific to Irish regional styles.