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Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman are paying a visit to Vermont! Come see old time fiddling and clawhammer banjo picking by two of the greats on Fri. Feb. 26 @ 8:00 p.m. Bethany Church, Montpelier. Admission $15, Seniors and Students $12. This event is hosted by the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra. Poster attached.
Alan and Ken will also present Fiddle and Banjo workshops in Montpelier on Sat. Feb. 27 from 10 am to 1pm.
$40 registration, $35 if paid by Wed. Feb. 24.
For more information and reservations contact Susan Reid 802 229-1403 or Sarah Hotchkiss 802 223-8945.
Alan and Ken have redefined the great American invention, the fiddle-banjo duet, and have brought it to new heights of complexity. Alan's powerful fiddling style with its syncopated bowing patterns and lyrical texture is offset perfectly by Ken's inspired approach to clawhammer banjo style which explores chord inversions, harmony lines, voice leading and note for note playing and counter melody. Their performances testify to the grace, power and beauty of Appalachian music.
Their performance features most prominently the music Alan learned in the 1960s from his mentor West Virginia fiddler Henry Reed, along with stories that evoke the cultural milieu of Reed and his contemporaries.
In a review of their joint CD "Southern Summits, 21 Duets for Fiddle and Banjo, released in 2005 Sing Out Magazine opines that "Jabbour and Perlman are among the most articulate musicians Old time music has to offer."
Alan and Ken have also performed in Europe, Britain, Ireland, Canada and the US, and have served as faculty on more than a score of prestigious music camps. Ken and Alan are among the core faculty at Vermont’s own Northeast Heritage Music Camp which has been held at Johnson State College in Johnson Vermont. NHMC will offer its sixth camp session the week of June 13 - 19.
For more information on Alan Jabbour and Ken Perlman go to the following website:
http://www.kenperlman.com/ensembles.htm
For further
information:
877-FIDDLE1
(877) 343-3531
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Vermont Fiddle Orchestra
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