Baltimore Folk Music Society

ATWATER-DONNELLY DUO
SAT, MARCH 6
Baltimore Folk Music Society
Woodbrook Baptist Church -plenty of free parking
25 Stevenson Lane
Baltimore, MD 21212

 

Admission $12 members/$15 non-members; workshops $10 members/$12 non-members; both concert and workshop: $20 members, $25 non-members

Reservations strongly suggested for workshop and concert, discount for members of BFMS and affiliated organizations
(410) 321-8419
(410) 979-8150
http://www.atwater-donnelly.com/index.htm
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Award-winning duo Atwater-Donnelly performs a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs and poetry. You are guaranteed to feel energized and enlightened by their performance. To add even more fun to your day, come to one of their workshops at 4:30. Aubrey is a gifted clogger and teacher - all levels are welcome! Elwood will lead his Folk Song Sing-A-Long workshop at the same time, using a wide variety of traditional and contemporary folk songs that he and his wife Aubrey have collected while teaching and performing throughout the US and beyond. Participants are welcome to bring an instrument of choice (please have knowledge of basic chords)! Feel free to bring one of your favorite folk songs, too. Depending on the level of difficulty, bring enough copies for all participants (usually 15 to 25 is a good quantity). Listeners welcome, too.

The highly praised husband-wife duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astonishing array of instruments including the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, guitar, limberjack, mandolin, harmonica, feet and more. They often collaborate with other musicians, Cathy Clasper-Torch, Heidi and John Cerrigione, and Uriah Donnelly; and Irish step-dancer Kevin Doyle; and can be seen performing solo, as a duo, trio, four-person band, or the six-member old-time gospel band, Jerimoth Hill.

Based in Foster, Rhode Island, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly have traveled extensively for twenty-two years in the United States, and occasional trips to Ireland, England, and Canada, to perform as well as find their songs and dances one by one. They have produced six books, a film, and eleven recordings that receive international airplay. We are thrilled that can join us in Baltimore for their BFMS concert debut! Reservations are not required but strongly suggested for the workshops and concert.

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