Sarah Pirkle is a fiddler who also plays the clawhammer banjo, guitar, and mandolin; in addition to her instrumental work, she is a also singer and songwriter. She began playing […]
JCA and the Epworth Old Harp Singers host a potluck supper followed by a community singing from the New Harp of Columbia. Shape note singing has a long history in […]
From a musical family in Dublin, John was sixteen when he went on the road with Chanting House, a group which he formed with Susan McKeown. As a member of […]
Sicilian-American songstress, Michela Musolino presents the rich, storied music of her ancestral island. Accompanying herself on the tamburo, a frame drum typically played by women, Michela shares songs expressing the […]
Bill Gooch and Meg Mabbs will discuss and demonstrate the relationships between traditional music and dances from Scandinavia. Participants will also have the opportunity try out dances from Denmark, Norway, […]
Having individually played at the Laurel with many established ensembles including the Tennessee Shieks, the Dismembered Tennesseans, Circus No. 9, Don Don & Po, and Strange Company, the various Cassells […]
Loretta Kelley and Andrea Haag are featured in a special edition of Scandinavian Dance night, in collaboration with the Trollkretsen Dancers. Loretta is one of the foremost performers and teachers […]
From early days with The Bothy Band to his celebrated solo performances, Kevin Burke is considered one of Irish music’s luminaries. The recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship from the […]
Inspired by their 1941 wooden Admiral radio, this South Carolina-based husband and wife duo creates an Americana sound with tight vocal harmonies, endearing storytelling and authentic energy. Admiral Radio has […]
Nora Brown started learning music at the age of 6 from the late Shlomo Pestcoe. From his tiny studio apartment in Brooklyn, Pestcoe instilled in her the belief that music […]