Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Spring Line-Up at MCTA
Get
ready for fantastic spring with Mountain City Traditional Arts!
We will be continuing our Winters
Farmers Markets February 7th and 21st. Don’t miss a
chance for fresh local goods!
Thursday, February 26th @7pm: Caitlin
Nic Gabhann and Ciaran O’Maonaigh
Award winning concertina player, dancer, and
songwriter Caitlin Nic Gabhann collaborates with renowned fiddle player and
documentary filmmaker Cairan O’Maonaigh for a night of traditional Irish
concertina, fiddle, and dance.
Wednesday, March 25th @7pm: Le Bruit
Court Dans La Ville
A night of French Canadian traditional music
straight from Quebec starring fiddler Lisa Ornstein, guitarist/singer Andre
Marchand, and singer/accordionist Normand Miron as the trio Le Bruit Court Dans
La Ville.
Saturday, March 28th @3:30pm: Ken and
Brad Kolodner
Well known hammered dulcimer player and fiddler Ken
Kolodner of Baltimore teams up his son, clawhammer banjo star Brad Kolodner,
for an evening of original Appalachian traditional music.
Friday, April 17th: Todd Burge
In a return to MCTA, Todd Burge, known as the “dean
of West Virginia Songwriters,” employs stories of
invented characters, scat singing, and lyrical humor to lighten the mood of
some heavy subjects set to catchy tunes ranging from an alternative/punk rock sound
to bluegrass.
All
music events will have a suggested donation of $15
More Information to follow as each event approaches. Stay updated
on our blog http://mountaincitytradart.blogspot.com/
Mountain
City Traditional Arts
A Project
of Folklore and Folklife Programming at Frostburg State University
Supported
in part by the Maryland Traditions Program of the Maryland State Arts Council
25 East
Main Street, Frostburg, MD
301-687-8040
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Looking Back: The Davis and Elkins Appalachian Ensemble
We just finished off a great year at Mountain City Traditional Arts and
have another fantastic season lined up. When looking back on the
incredible performances of this past year the one that springs
immediately to mind is the multiple days of workshops and performances
held by the Davis and Elkins Appalachian Ensemble at MCTA in mid November. On the
first day at MCTA the ensemble string band and dancers
performed following a presentation on community dance led by Becky Hill
and focusing around clips from the documentary "Reel Em In Boys, Reel
Em," a film produced by the Mountain Dance Trail. On day two the
ensemble held a harmony singing workshop, an instrument workshop
focused on playing for dancers, a clogging and flat-footing workshop,
and finished off the evening with a community square dance. Each event was incredibly high energy and the ensemble members were full of talent and motivation for participating community members. We are incredibly thankful to the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation for making this traditional arts exchange possible. For those of you who missed seeing and experiencing this fantastic ensemble the video above and pictures below should give a look into their vast talent and the fun we had with these events. The video also highlights the ensemble's performances at the Frostburg State University Appalachian Festival in September.
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