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World Musician Guy Mendilow, Part 2

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Nov 20, 2009 / 0 comments

Guy Mendilow is a musician who is passionate about exploring sounds across cultures. He is world citizen himself, growing up following his professor father’s assignments from Israel, where he was born, to South Africa and the United States, and also living for a time in Brazil. On his latest album, Skyland, Mendilow includes music that mixes ideas from those cultures, Yiddish songs from a guest vocalist, Cajun accordion and bamboo flute from regular band members, and his own overtone singing along with a range of other instruments and styles.

Scottish musician Jim Malcolm (and Robert Burns too?) in Virginia

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Nov 17, 2009 / 1 comments

Top Scottish songwriter Jim Malcolm returns to Alexandria

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009, 8 pm
The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA

Author Interview: India, India...Diaries of a Volunteer

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Nov 17, 2009 / 0 comments

Music Like a Vitamin

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Sep 19, 2009 / 2 comments

Indiana to Iraq through music: Salaam Band

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Aug 18, 2009 / 1 comments

Indiana to Iraq through music: Salaam Band

Canadian Food Celebration on 1 August

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Jul 26, 2009 / 1 comments

Coming up this Saturday, 1 August, it’s Flavours of Canada Day, also known asThe World’s Longest Barbecue.

According to the web site at http://www.flavoursofcanada.com

Country Music and young musicians' dreams at the White House July 21st

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Jul 18, 2009 / 4 comments

On 21st July, both Grammy award winning country musicians and students from a top Nashville music program will be at the White House as part of a series of events honoring the arts.

Potomac Celtic Festival Returns

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Jun 06, 2009 / 0 comments

Potomac Celtic Festival Returns

Celtic Guitar Camp

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Jun 06, 2009 / 1 comments

"Recession-Busting, Stay-at-Home, Celtic Guitar Camp," taking
place in Medford, MA. and presented by Matt and Shannon Heaton.

The pipes are calling you to Edinburgh in July

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May 28, 2009 / 1 comments

 

If you play the pipes, highland or uillean, or know someone who does, you'll want to check out this notice from The Gathering Festival. They are offering chances for those who like to play pipes around the kitchen table rather than in formal pipe band situations opportunities to step out and play at one of homecoming year's biggest festivals. Kitchen pipers, read on for what the festival organizers have to say...

"The pipes, the pipes are calling...

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