CARTHAGE – New England Celtic Arts will host Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger as Notorious at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31 at The Skye Theater. A preshow fiddle jam will start at 6:30 p.m. Bring your instruments.
Notorious brings together traditional and contemporary acoustic music from around the world, creating a dynamic, swinging sound. With Eden on fiddle and vocals and Larry on guitar and banjo, their music is full of rhythmic drive and melodic candor. Their show offers everything from traditional American and Celtic fiddle tunes to jazz, blues and the duo’s original compositions.
At home in the worlds of both classical and popular music, MacAdam-Somer is is a versatile young violinist. She has been featured soloist with symphony and chamber orchestras, jazz and swing bands, bluegrass, DAWG and American folk groups. She is also well versed in Irish music, gypsy music, Sephardic music, and European music from the medieval and Renaissance periods. She has been a guest artist at the Aspen and Beijing International Music festivals, soloist at Texas and Wimberly jazz festivals, performer at Texas and St. Louis Renaissance fairs, and has appeared on numerous recordings in folk, rock, jazz, and classical genres.
Unger has been a full-time musician since 1984, performing at dances, festivals and concerts across the United States, Canada, France, Scotland, Denmark, and Sweden. He has played guitar, banjo and bass with many top contra dance bands, including Reckless Abandon, Uncle Gizmo, Big Table, and the Reckless Ramblers, and has accompanied such fiddlers as Judy Hyman, Elke Baker, Rodney Miller, Alasdair Fraser, Matt Glaser, Ralph Blizard, and Lissa Schneckenburger. His solo concerts feature a variety of music, including fingerstyle blues and slide guitar, rags, and old-time banjo tunes as well as melodies played on a handful of unusual instruments, including banjo-guitar, fretless banjo and piano-harp. His original waltzes and fiddle tunes have been played and recorded by musicians around the world. He enjoys telling stories about the origins of his music and the people who taught him.
Tickets are $10 at the door. Skye Theater is at 2 Highland Drive off Winter Hill Road and U.S. Route 2. for reservations, call New England Celtic Arts at (207) 562-4445. For more information, log on to www.necelticarts.com
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