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Lissa Schneckenburger
The Lyceum
201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA
Saturday, October 8, 8 pm
 Lissa Schneckenburger says, "The bulk of the music I play could be described as a New England fiddle style," so I asked her what makes New England fiddle different from other styles. Here's what she said:
"The New England fiddle style takes a mix of repertoire brought over by immigrant communities primarily from Scotland, Ireland, and England. There is also a huge influence from French Canada, and Cape Breton, from a time towards the end of the industrial revolution when farming families left Canada for New England hoping for a better life. It has developed stylistically in congruence with the folk dance tradition (today known as contra dancing). New England fiddlers typically play with a liberal dose of double stops and heavily accented rhythmic bowing. They are also prone to more improvisation and tune variation than in other styles."
Lissa will be performing with her trio--Corey DiMario on double bass and Danny Litwin on guitar.
$16 advance, $18 at the door. Children under 14 with an adult half price.
Lissa's web site
Tickets on sale now at the Sunspot web site.
Four Fabulous Fiddlers
The Lyceum
201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA
Friday, November 18, 8 pm
Four award winning fiddlers, all in their twenties, together in one show! The fiddle is just the beginning for these stellar musicians. Augmenting the show with world class vocals, guitar, mandolin and piano, the Four Fab Fiddlers play an evening of collaborative and often improvised songs and tunes that will get you tapping your feet and singing along.
Hanneke Cassel is a U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, a member of the Cathie Ryan Band and a member of the fiddle band Halali. Hanneke also plays with her own trio. Hanneke's web site
Laura Cortese is a New England regional Scottish Fiddle Champion, a dancer with Maryland's Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, which recently closed their season with a performance at Strathmore in Rockville, and a member of the fiddle band Halali. Laura has also toured with Alasdair Fraser. Laura's web site
Jeremy Kittel, a U.S. National Scottish Fiddle champion, has also mastered the Irish, bluegrass and jazz traditions. Jeremy performed in the Washingtion area this summer at the Potomac Celtic Festival in Leesburg and the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage. Jeremy's web site
Jake Armerding is a folk and bluegrass fiddler who won Boston radio station WUMB's Best New Artist award and was signed to Compass records by Alison Brown for his second CD. Jake's web site
$18 advance, $20 at the door. Children under 14 with an adult half price.
Tickets on sale now at the Sunspot web site.
Sometimes Why
The Lyceum
201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, VA
Sunday, December 11. 8 pm
 Sometimes Why is a mesmerizing trio of modern-day sirens: Ruth Ungar, Kristin Andreassen and Aoife O'Donovan. These three woman are accomplished multi-instrumentalists and singers who are members of other critically acclaimed groups. In Sometimes Why, they unite to create an evening of vocal intensity and passionate lyricism.
Ruth Ungar is a member of The Mammals, which where she sings and plays fiddle, banjo and ukulele with Michael Merenda and Tao Rodriguez Seegar, and is one of the three singers who create the powerful vocal sound of the renowned, Boston-based Wayfaring Strangers. Ruth is currently appearing with Arlo Guthrie as he tours to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Alice's Restaurant. Ruth's web site
Kristin Andreassen is a member of Uncle Earl, where she sings and plays guitar and fiddle, and is also a principal dancer with the Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, as well as the trio The Jolly Bankers. Kristin's web site
Aoife O'Donovan is the lead vocalist with Crooked Still and one of the three singers in the Wayfaring Strangers. Aoife also performs with Grammy nominated cellist Rushad Eggleston in the Wild Band of Snee. Aoife's web site
The Sometimes Why web site
Tickets $18 advance/$20 at the door (children under 14 with adult half price).
Tickets on sale now at the Sunspot web site.
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We critically need to enlarge our audience to keep the concert series going. If the shows do not at least break even (and they have not come close yet), then at the very least we will not be able to bring in the same level of national and international performers, and might have to stop the shows altogether.
You can help us promote Sunspot concerts. Print out and post the Sunspot flyer on the bulletin board at your office, school, apartment building or church, or give it to your friends. Leave a few copies at your local book or record store or post it with their other concert or community announcements (please ask permission first). You could even put up a copy on the bulletin board at your neighborhood grocery store, or anywhere else that you see public notices posted.
Click the link below to open the flyer in Adobe Reader, then save it to your PC's hard drive. You can also right click on the link and then click on the "Save Target As" choice in the pop-up menu.
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