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ORPHEUS SUPERTONES Charlotte October 2, 2015
Return Performance by the world famous ORPHEUS SUPERTONES! Stirring stimulating rousing foot-stomping music by Walt Koken, Clare Milliner, Pete Peterson, Kellie Allen, and Hilary Dirlam, who received rave reviews in Charlotte last year at Museum of the New South.
Each member of the Orpheus Supertones is a spectacular, award winning tradition-bearer group whose total impact
far surpasses each individual's excellence.
They are six-time winners of the prestigious traditional string-band competition at the Appalachian String Band Festival (Clifftop). Walt and Pete have won Grand Prize at the Charlie Poole Banjo Contest (finger-picking). Clare and Walt were authors of the Milliner-Koken Collection of American Fiddle Tunes, over 1400 reviewed and published. Hilary created the Mars Hill University BLUE RIDGE OLD-TIME MUSIC WEEK over 25 years ago.
All members are important contributors to the OLD-TIME HERALD magazine.
WALT KOKEN is best known as a founding member of the highly acclaimed HIGHWOODS STRING BAND, as fiddler, but has recorded numerous banjo CD's solo and with his partner, Clare Milliner.
CLARE MILLINER'S mom made sure all of her kids played a musical instrument, and Clare started piano at 4 and violin
at age 8. She began teaching piano and violin at age 16 and
in college majored in music. Violin playing became fiddling
in the 80's.
PETE PETERSON is a legendary and prize-winning 3-finger banjo player, guitarist, and traditional singer. His extensive knowledge, skill, and experience playing Old-Time music is unrivaled. He plays one of Charlie Poole's banjos and closely imitates his style, in addition to playing guitar thumb-lead in the old style of Roy Harvey and Maybelle Carter.
KELLIE ALLEN inimitable guitarist and traditional singer,
started playing old-time tunes with her brother, Greg Allen, in Kansas. She played with an indie rock band in the
80's, Pay Attention, and later toured Europe playing Old-Time with the Delaware River Gap band. Her guitar style
mirrors Riley Puckett. She and Pete have a CD of duets.
HILARY DIRLAM studied guitar with Stefan Grossman in New York in the 60's, then played piano, guitar, and bass with the Arm and Hammer string band in the 70's. During the 80's and 90's, the played bass with North Carolina Heritage Award Winners Caroll Best, Luke, and Harold Smathers,then recored two albums with noted fiddler and music collector, Bruce Greene. She has managed two US tours for a Nepali band, and recorded and produced seven albums at a Tibetan Monastery. She is one of the founders of the Old-Time Herald magazine, has written several books of banjo tablature, and was creator of the Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week at Mars Hill University.
Learn more about the Orpheus Supertones at http://www.mudthumper.com
LOCATION
Wedgewood Church
4800 Wedgewood Dr.
Charlotte, NC 28210
(just off Tyvola)
DATE
Friday, October 2, 2015
Doors open at 7:00 PM
starts at 8:00 PM
PRICE
$20
contact
Phil Lesser
704 975-1014
philesser2@gmail.com
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LocationWedgewood Church Auditorium (View)
4800 Wedgewood Drive
Charlotte, NC 28210
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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