Concert Musicians
Beverley Street String Band (VA)
Website: www.janierothfield.com
Lineup:
• Jane Rothfield (fiddle, banjo)
• Allan Carr (guitar)
• Bill Wellington (banjo/fiddle)
Beverley Street String Band are a power trio of master musicians who have been playing Old Time and Contra Dance Music "forever"! Their entertaining shows feature tons of hot traditional fiddle tunes, great singing with tight harmonies and a few jokes thrown in, too! Following their concert, Bill Wellington will step into the caller's hot seat, and call a few to get you up and dancing!
Concert (45 min)
Dancing (15 min)
Here are a few videos of the band!!
• Stay All Night Old Time Song
• Some fun tunes: Meriweather/Fiddler A Dram/Durangs Hornpipe
Jamie Laval's Celtic Christmas (NC)
Website: www.JamieLaval.com
Jamie Laval's Celtic Christmas captures the beauty and atmosphere of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, and Iceland during the holidays. An entertaining and thought-provoking family holiday experience, the show weaves a tapestry of music, dance, poetry, and stories that hearkens back to the ancient Celtic celebrations associated with the Winter Solstice and Christmas.
Headlining the show is North Carolina-based fiddler and storyteller Jamie Laval who in 2002 won the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championship. He has performed for Her Majesty The Queen, appeared on the NBC Today show, and presented a TEDx Talk on the value of the arts in our communities.
Laval's Murmurs and Drones album won the popular vote for "Best World Traditional Album" in the 2012 Independent Music Awards. He recently released his Celtic Christmas album, which is currently available via download and CD from his website www.JamieLaval.com.
Joining Laval for this holiday presentation are several nationally-recognized performers including a virtuoso Celtic harpist, sublime soprano vocalist, bagpiper, and champion Irish step dancer.
Joyride (OR)
Website: joyride.erikweberg.com
Lineup:
• George Penk (fiddle)
• Erik Weberg (flute, harmonica, bombarde)
• Sue Songer (piano)
• Jeff Kerssen-Griep (guitar, percussion)
Joyride is a Portland Oregon contra dance band known for fun, skilled play, tune sets carefully tailored to dances, and well-phrased melodies and harmonies set in a danceable groove.
Rodney Miller (CA)
Website: rodneymiller.net
Designated a "Master Fiddler" in 1983 by the National Endowment for the Arts, Rodney Miller is widely considered to be the foremost exponent of New England style fiddling, a uniquely American blend of French Canadian and Celtic influences.
Over the past 35 years, he has toured the U.S., British Isles, Australia and Denmark, performed and taught at hundreds of music and dance festivals, and recorded numerous fiddle albums.