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Come support Contra Dance and The Nettles at the 2017 Oregon Country Fair!
The new Xavanadu area and the Dance Pavilion are hosting a plethora of amazing dance performances, interactive and social dance experiences for all ages and dance abilities. Including appearances from West African, Samba, Rollerstar, and Bhangra. Check out the entire lineup!
Contra Dances with the Nettles will be held at the Dance Pavilion:
Friday afternoon, 5:50 – 7:00 pm
and
Sunday afternoon, 12:20 – 1:45 pm
Calling will be by the illustrious Noah Grunzweig of Portland. Brief introductory sessions will be given before each dance. Tell your friends, bring them along, enjoy the fair!
Day and weekend tickets are available at various locations, check the many outlets available and TicketsWest (and check for coupons in various newspapers and promotions). No tickets are available at the fair site! Carpool or bus to the site if you can (saves money, saves stress).
The Fire
is a trio with Rebecca Lomnicky on Scottish fiddle, David Brewer on Highland pipes and whistles, and Adam Hendey on guitar & bazouki. The Fire performs captivating Scottish music as a heartfelt and rousing musical experience. Between their entertaining and informative stage banter, vast array of instrument combinations and extensive repertoire, including everything from soaring slow airs to intricately arranged dance tunes, these charismatic performers will leave you on your feet with your hands together. In 2009, Rebecca won the 20th Annual Glenfiddich International Scottish Fiddle Championship held at Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Scotland. David Brewer is unarguably one of the most energetic and charismatic performers of the Highland pipes in the world today. Adam brings an innovative contemporary approach to traditional music. (Rebecca is from Corvallis)
Anna Roberts-Gevalt
and
Elizabeth LaPrelle
House Concert
Anna & Elizabeth stand at the vanguard of tradition and the avant-garde. What began in 2011 as two artists sharing a love of Appalachian music has evolved into a visionary project that utilizes multimedia such as visual art, movement, and experimental film. Through their immersive creative process and bold interpretations, Anna & Elizabeth pioneer new ways of understanding old songs and stories.
The collaboration between Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle spans worlds—between their homes in Brooklyn and rural Virginia; between deep study of mountain ballads and explorations into the avant garde. Their mission is to balance respect for traditional music and musicians who came before with a relentless push into new artistic territories.
Anna & Elizabeth are beginning a new cycle of work, inspired by ballad singers of the 1930s and 1940s in Vermont and Virginia—the states where they grew up. Spending time in archives, with the families of these singers, and with a director, Anna & Elizabeth with explore connections between place and tradition to develop a new show, a new set of crankies (intricate picture-scrolls illustrating the old songs they sing, which they create in tandem with papercuts, shadow puppets, prints, and embroidered fabric), and a new album inspired by these ballads.
Check out their YouTube channel for samples of their amazing music.
Email mudcityoldtimesociety@gmail.com for reservations or more information.
A house concert is an excellent place to hear and meet great musicians in a very intimate setting.