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| Square Dance Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Ashkenaz Community Center |  |
 Black Crown Stringband is the latest supergroup to emerge from the fertile San Francisco Bay-Area bluegrass and old-timey scene. Bringing together founding members of the Earl Brothers and the Mercury Dimes, the band first appeared at the 2008 Berkeley Old-Time Convention Stringband Contest where their hard-driving sound earned them first prize. Black Crown combine the best elements of old-time stringband music and Bill Monroe's "high lonesome" sound to create a unique fusion that is at once old-school and brand new. Whether playing a festival, concert or your private event, Black Crown Stringband delivers high energy music with soul and serious skills. | |
 The Pork Pies are a group of seasoned Bay Area musicians who love to play rippin' old-time music and call square dances. They play at clubs, festivals, and private events wherever there's a desire for a good old time. Members are Amy Hofer and Jordan Ruyle on fiddle, Erik Pearson on banjo, Dan Kluger on guitar, and Megan Adie on bass. | |
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 Evie Ladin is a musician, dancer, square dance caller, singer, and songwriter with a lifetime of experience in traditional American cultural arts. With The Stairwell Sisters, all-gal old-time teardown, she tours internationally, performing traditional and original material on clawhammer banjo, vocals, clogging and hambone. With Crosspulse, multi-cultural music and dance ensembles, she performs rhythm-based works, bringing her Appalachian skills to collaborations with a variety of other cultural arts, including other styles with roots in the African Diaspora. With her solo project she is debuting her original songs - her new CD "Float Downstream" is officially released February 25 at the Freight & Salvage.
Evie will also be playing with The Stairwell Sisters at the Freight & Salvage on the opening night of the Festival, February 12th. More info and tickets... And leading an old-time harmony singing workshop on February 20th! | |
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