[NEohioPAL] This Weekend! Concerts at the Crossroads - Simple Gifts

N A C puzzlemuse at hotmail.com
Thu Nov 15 06:59:34 PST 2007


Two women plus ten instruments equals one good time when Simple
Gifts takes the stage at Christ Episcopal Church on November 17th, starting at 5 pm. This
award-winning band performs on an impressive array of instruments,
including two violins, mandolin, hammered dulcimer, recorders, and
guitar plus some more unusual instruments like the bowed psaltery,
baritone fiddle, banjolin, guitjo, and doumbek. 
      Simple
Gifts presents a wide variety of ethnic folk music, including
everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to
hard-driving Klezmer freilachs, haunting Gypsy melodies, and
exotic Balkan dance tunes. Throughout their performances, they put
their own distinctive stamp on traditional tunes, blending styles from
diverse cultures with their American roots. Tickets are $10, $5 under eighteen, and free under 6 years old, and
can be purchased by calling 216.991.3432. 
      According
to the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem, PA, "few musicians can
match the warmly personal stage presence Simple Gifts possesses." It is
obvious that these women love the music they play, and they know how to
share their talents, their enthusiasm, and their sense of humor with
the audience. 
      Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon have
performed as Simple Gifts since 1995. The group was founded by
Littleton in 1989 and has performed throughout the mid-Atlantic region,
including appearances at the Smithsonian, Brooklyn Museum of Art,
National Governors' Convention, Longwood Gardens, National Theater,
Whitaker Center, Hershey Theatre, Philadelphia Folk Festival,
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ontario Center for Performing Arts, and
dozens of colleges and universities throughout the region. Simple Gifts
has opened for Natalie MacMaster, Tom Paxton, John McCutcheon, Robin
and Linda Williams, Jay Unger and Molly Mason, and Boys of the Lough. 
      Simple
Gifts has recorded six albums. Their newest, "Crossing Borders: Music
of Many Lands," was recognized by Indie Acoustic as including "one of
the best songs of 2005." Their previous album, "Time and Again," won a
bronze star (third place) in the Crossroads Music Awards. Their
recordings include traditional music from Romania, Hungary, Russia,
Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland, Scotland, France, Sweden, Denmark, and
America, plus original compositions by each group member.
      "These women share a chemistry that infuses their music with energy, integrity, and joy. Theirs is a special gift."  --David W. Johnson, Boston Globe 
      "Listening
to [Simple Gifts] is like sampling an international buffet ... The
number of instruments they pick up in a typical concert makes the group
anything but simple. ... [This is] acoustic music of the highest
order."   --Will Lebzelter, Centre Daily Times 
      "Simple Gifts wowed our audience with a cultural and educational program that was fun, informative, and energetic."  --Teresia Bush, Smithsonian Institution 
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