Tuesday, 21 November 2017

[dcab-l] Re: Walt Michael & Co. String Band Holiday Concert

Passing this along to the bluegrass list...dj

On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 11:23 AM, Maria Wong
<maria@commongroundonthehill.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Would you mind sharing the information below with your list?
>
> Many thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving!
>
> Maria Wong
> Director of Promotions
> Common Ground on the Hill
> C/o McDaniel College
> 2 College Hill
> Westminster, MD 21157
> Phone: 443-622-2369
>
> www.commongroundonthehill.org
>
> Common Ground on the Hill presents
> Hammered Dulcimer Virtuoso Walt Michael & Co.: String Band Holiday
>
>
>
> BALTIMORE, MD - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2017, at 7:30 PM
>
> WESTMINSTER, MD - SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2017, at 7:30 PM
>
> Recipient of a 2016 Maryland Traditions Master-Apprentice Award from the MD
> State Arts Council as a master hammered dulcimer player, WALT MICHAEL has
> been creating Southern Appalachian old-time, Celtic, bluegrass and original
> music for more than 40 years with bands including Bottle Hill, Michael,
> McCreesh and Campbell, and Walt Michael & Co. Michael is a
> multi-instrumentalist and hammered dulcimer virtuoso who has been
> instrumental in the revival of the hammered dulcimer.
>
> Walt Michael's signature composition, "Snowblind", was commissioned for the
> 13th Winter Olympics, where he and his band, Michael, McCreesh and Campbell,
> were the official minstrels. He has composed and performed with the Alvin
> Ailey and Pilobolus Dance Theaters, and performed everywhere from the coal
> camps of Appalachia to the White House, Lincoln and Kennedy Centers,
> throughout North America and across the UK.
>
> Michael is joined by veteran musicians Alexander Mitchell (fiddle), Ralph
> Gordon (bass, cello), and Rob Caswell (banjo, guitar).
>
> Venues:
>
> Friday, Dec. 1: The Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles Street,
> Baltimore, MD 21210
>
> Saturday, Dec. 2: Carroll Arts Center, 91 W Main Street, Westminster, MD
> 21157
>
> Tickets: $25/$22. Online at
> http://www.commongroundonthehill.org/concertticketsList.html
>
> On Soundcloud: "Snowblind" http://soundcloud.com/walt-michael-co/snowblind
>
> Video: "Montreal Reel/Bay of Fundy"
> http://youtu.be/xgSKTyGP4T4?list=UUsVWiLYqBjU_5qhHpvd2N0Q
>
> Walt Michael official website: http://www.waltmichael.com
>
>
>

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