Fiddling Cricket Concerts 
March
2020
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For over a decade, the Acadian trio Vishtèn has dazzled audiences with its fiery blend of traditional French songs and original instrumentals that fuse Celtic and Acadian genres with a modern rock sensibility and indie-folk influences. Lauded as “traditional but fiercely up-to-the- moment” (Penguin Eggs), this band from Canada's east coast has been recognized as an ambassador of Francophone culture around the world. The trio comprises multi-instrumentalists Emmanuelle and Pastelle LeBlanc from the Evangeline Region of Prince Edward Island, and Magdalen Islands' native, Pascal Miousse. Cradled in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, in the North Atlantic Ocean, Prince Edward Island is home to a small but thriving a Francophone Acadian community with a rich tradition of song and instrumental music. Nearby, the even smaller archipelago of the Magdalen Islands (les Îles de la Madeleine) is predominantly Francophone, recognized for its distinctive French dialect, songs and unique fiddling style. All three members of Vishtèn were raised in homes in which traditional music, percussive dance and kitchen parties were part of everyday life. Together, they pay homage to their traditions and to the historic and strong musical connections between their two island Acadian communities. Celtic society members receive $2 discount on the above prices by way of rebate at the door PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF THE MONTEREY BAY http://vishten.net/welcome/ |
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J. P. Cormier is a truly amazing musician - "one of
the most important guitar players of his generation" - Chet Atkins -
and the guitar is only one of the about 8 instruments he plays, though he
concentrates on guitar, fiddle, and banjo, and has solo albums for each of
these. He is an icon of the Cape Bretton, Nova Scotia music scene because of
this, but he is also an outstanding songwriter. Hometown Battlefield,
his song about soldier PTSD and suicides, written after a trip to Afghanistan
in 2007, and released on YouTube in 2015, immediately had over a million views.
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Letitia VanSant, from Baltimore comes to us highly
recommended by Molly Venter of Red Molly, and described by BBC
radio during her UK/Europe tour as "very, very good, a fascinating new
artist". Her lyrics won her the 2017 New Folk Award at the
Kerrville Folk Festival and her debut album, Gut it to the Studs
established her as an emerging talent on the Americana Scene. Her arrangements
are sparse and her voice sweet…but with the lyrics she is spitting fire.
Maybe not surprising as she spent 6 years working for a progressive lobby group
in DC before making the jump to a music career, where she says "I don't want
to write preachy songs…what I have to share are my failures, my questions,
and my journey of trying to do better". Letitia's new album,
Circadian, has just been released and after this brief four venue stop
in Northern California, she will be off on her second tour of the UK.
http://www.letitiavansant.com |
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Last Updated: 02/24/20