Tue Feb 24 House Concert: Alasdair White & Ross Martin

[Joyce Clyde]

From: santa-cruz-h...@googlegroups.com <santa-cruz-h...@googlegroups.com> on behalf of Santa Cruz House Concerts <Conc...@instantharmony.com>

 

We're co-hosting our next show with the Monterey Bay Celtic Society:

                                  Tuesday, Feb 24  7:30pm
              Alasdair White & Ross Martin: Scottish fiddle music

Details below.  The concert will be held indoors, with masks optional.

Please stay at home if you have cold/flu symptoms, or mask if you're not sure.

Suggested donation: $25/person sliding scale.

To reserve your spot, please email <Conc...@InstantHarmony.com>.

Be sure to include the total in your party.

Upcoming shows in our series:

     Thu, Mar 5:     Bruce Molsky: Appalachian Old-Time fiddle/guitar/banjo

     Thu, Mar 12:   Tawja N Umarg : Moroccan Tamazight music

     Fri, Mar 13:     Evie Ladin Band: Neo-Traditional Roots music

     Fri, Apr 10:      Alessandro Pennezi & Mike Marshall: Brazilian choro

     Thu, Apr 30:    Jackson, Cotter, Clarridge & Colliton: Celtic roots tunes & songs 

 

Other musical events of interest:

     Sat, Feb 14:  7-10pm  Palo Alto Contradance, 625 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto

                             featuring Rodney Miller, Paul Kotapish, Daniel & Ezra Steinberg

                             Sarah Trop calling

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              Alasdair White & Ross Martin: Scottish fiddle music

                                  Tuesday, Feb 24  7:30pm

   Two of Scotland’s finest traditional musicians, Alasdair White and Ross Martin, join

for a rare West Coast duo tour. Though they live on opposite sides of the Atlantic -

White in New York City and Martin in Lochaber - their music is deeply rooted in the

powerful and timeless traditions of the Scottish West coast. As two fifths of Gaelic

supergroup, Dàimh (pronounced ‘Dive’), they bring the same ethos of ’straight in the

eye Highland music’ to a duo setting.  Together, they create an expansive musical

partnership that thrives in a live setting - with driving dance tunes and resonant

Gaelic airs that capture the spirit of the Highlands and Islands.

Alasdair White: fiddle

   Widely regarded as one of the leading exponents of Scottish music, Alasdair's deeply

rooted yet wide-ranging musicality reflects his Isle of Lewis birthplace, current New York

City home, and over 20 years globe-trotting with some of the best known names in

traditional music including Dàimh and the Battlefield Band.

Ross Martin: guitar
   From Arisaig in the West Highlands, renowned guitarist, Ross Martin is probably on

your favorite Scottish album. His distinctive approach to accompaniment - rhythmic,

driving, and full of nuance - has made him a sought-after collaborator and a backbone

of contemporary Scottish traditional music.