Event
All-Star String Summit 2008
"This show is the dream show, the show of the year, for anybody
interested in any kind of acoustic music, strings, or fiddling. These
young folks are absolutely the future, but they're happening right now.
Bring your kids and watch their ears grow big and their eyeballs pop."
-Fiddle legend Darol Anger
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~Old School Freight Train was dubbed "An emerging force to reckon with in today's world of acoustic music" by mandolin giant, David Grisman, and "Accessible but uncompromising in creativity" by the Chicago Tribune.
~Grammy nominee Rushad Eggleston is a wildly inventive master of improvisation: his keen skill at adapting driving rhythmic styles to the cello is nothing short of revolutionary.
~Dubbed the "voice of the new tradition" by performer magazine, Aoife O'Donavan's angelic voice brings mature expressivity to traditional songs. A founding member of alternative Bluegrass sensation Crooked Still, she has also performed with Solas, Darol Anger, and the Boston Pops.
~Vibrant young Cellist and Julliard graduate Natalie Haas tours internationally with renowned Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser - their 2004 release was awarded the Best Album of the Year in the Scots Trad. Music Awards.
~Appalachian fiddle phenomenon Brittany Haas tours with Crooked Still, Darol Anger, & Tony Trischka, with recent appearances on The Ellen Degeneres Show, and The Late Show with David Letterman.
"[Brittany]....is a joy to listen to and her lilting style just makes you feel happy" -Cape Breton Fiddler Natalie Macmaster
~US National Scottish Fiddle Champion and brilliant jazz violinist Jeremy Kittel holds a masters degree in Jazz performance from Manhatten school of Music. A member of the Turtle Island String Quartet, he has appeared at the Kennedy Center, and on "A Prairie Home Companion".
"Jeremy is an excellent musician." -Chick Corea
~Jazz violin genius & Columbia recording artist, Billy Contreras has appeared on the Conan O'Brien show, & recorded for Willie Nelson.
~Hanneke Cassel's "Exuberant and rhythmic" (The Boston Globe) fiddling has graced the stages of Boston's Symphony Hall (opening for Judy Collins), Mountain Stage, and Lincoln Center.
~Tashina Clarridge, the 2005 Grand National Fiddle Champion, has performed at Carnegie Hall with Grammy winning bassist Edgar Meyer, and has toured with Mark O'Connor and others.
Multi Instrumentalist & 4 time Grand National Fiddle Champion Tristan
Clarridge tours internationally with Crooked Still, Darol Anger, Natalie Macmaster, and others.
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LocationKenneth W. Ford Theater, College of the Siskiyous
800 College Ave.
Weed, CA
United States
Categories
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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