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| The Atwater-Donnelly Trio is (l-r) Aubrey Atwater, Elwood Donnelly, and Cathy Clasper-Torch. They will performing "Irish Music in America" on Sunday, March 17th at 2:00pm in the Hubbard Room. |
On
Sunday, March 17th, 2019 at 2:00pm, the highly
acclaimed husband-wife duo, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly will be joined
by fiddler Cathy Clasper-Torch in their program entitled, Irish Music in
America.
The
trio performs traditional American and Celtic folk songs, a cappella pieces,
dance tunes and original works on a wide variety of instruments. Appalachian
mountain dulcimer, guitar, mandolin, tin whistle, harmonica banjo, bones,
spoons blend with fiddle, cello and Chinese erhu played by Clasper-Torch to
produce a wide range of unusual and rich harmonies. Their performance appeals
to all ages.
Atwater-Donnelly
have won several awards throughout the years, the most recent being Motif
Magazine’s Music Award for the “Best Folk Act” in 2016. Also in 2016, Aubrey
Atwater won “Best Americana Female Vocalist”.
This concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell
Library. Like all programs at the library, it is free and open to all.
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