Sat. Dec.
12 at 8 pm, only $15 at the
door
Debra Cowan and Jeff Davis
Celtic, Appalachian, New England and more:
songs sung as they were meant to be sung,
to tell the tales they were meant to tell
- by two performers who respect their sources.
Learn more about Debra Cowan at her website: http://www.debracowan.com/
Learn more about Jeff Davis at his website: http://www.jeffdavisoldmusic.com/
Debra Cowan and Jeff Davis
Celtic, Appalachian, New England and more:
songs sung as they were meant to be sung,
to tell the tales they were meant to tell
- by two performers who respect their sources.
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From the minute she begins to
sing, Debra Cowan grabs her audience and doesn't let go.
She is an exceptional interpreter of traditional and contemporary songs, using that ability to communicate the story within the song. Her rich voice conjures images of stony grey Celtic castles, green and rolling English landscapes, and humorous American urban scenes. Just as the audience is left spellbound after Debra presents a woeful traditional ballad of love gone wrong, she immediately brings laughter with an outrageous comic song. Her concern for social justice and equality is reflected in her set choices; included are songs describing life in the jute mills of Scotland, the meat-packing plants of the USA and strikers fighting for dignity on the picket line. Since leaving a public school teaching career in 1997, Debra Cowan is enjoying success as one of America's foremost interpreters of traditional and contemporary folksongs. |
Jeff Davis is one of America’s
most respected collectors and interpreters of traditional music. He
has traveled far to visit “source singers”--farmers and miners who
remembered the old songs and tunes--and closer at hand to libraries and
archives, always look for the best of the music that was once common in
out towns and villages. An event with Jeff might include New England ballads sea songs, African-American banjo tunes, cowboy ditties, rare Yankee fiddle tunes and more. You will “meet” singers and players from the North Carolina mountains and coast, Nova Scotia farmers, African-American sailors, New York loggers and many others. Jeff plays fiddle, banjo, mandocello, guitar, spoons, jaw’s harps and a few instruments hand-made by folk craftsmen. He has toured extensively throughout the United States and to festivals in Canada, England, Ireland, The Netherlands, and Norway. |
Learn more about Debra Cowan at her website: http://www.debracowan.com/
Learn more about Jeff Davis at his website: http://www.jeffdavisoldmusic.com/
Sat. Jan. 9 at 8 pm, only $15 at the
door
Aoife Clancy and Robbie O'Connell
of "The Clancy Legacy"
Hear the echo of their biological, cultural, and musical
relationship to the legendary "Clancy Brothers",
Aoife Clancy and Robbie O'Connell
of "The Clancy Legacy"
Hear the echo of their biological, cultural, and musical
relationship to the legendary "Clancy Brothers",
Learn more about "The Clancy Legacy" at their website: http://www.clancylegacy.com/
Learn more about Aoife Clancy at her website: http://www.aoifeclancy.com/
Learn more about Robbie O'Conell at his website: http://robbieoconnell.com/
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