FREE COMMUNITY CONCERT & FUNDRAISER FOR SIERRA FIDDLE CAMP
Pioneer Park, 423 Nimrod Street, Nevada City, California
Saturday, June 21, 7:30PM
SUGGESTED DONATION:
$20, $10 children 12 & under
A rollicking celebration of music, song and dance
On Saturday, June 21, Alasdair Fraser’s Sierra Fiddle Camp will celebrate the joy of traditional music in Nevada City at beautiful Pioneer Park with their sixteenth annual “Ceilidh in the Park” picnic concert.
Alasdair Fraser, renowned performer and master teacher, is founder and music director of 5 music camps in California, Scotland, Spain and Australia.
Alasdair has once again assembled an international faculty of some of the best traditional musicians in their genre and encourages all revelers and listeners to come and celebrate the traditional music with the Sierra Fiddle Camp Orchestra and featured soloists.
ALASDAIR FRASER
Alasdair Fraser is one of the greatest carriers of the Scottish fiddle music tradition, a fiddler whose warmly expressive playing, mastery of his instrument and deep understanding of his native music as a venerable and continually evolving art is an inspiration to generations of musicians on both sides of the Atlantic.
www.alasdairfraser.com
SAN MUGUEL FRASER
San Miguel Fraser is redefining folk music with their dynamic fusion of Castilian and Celtic traditions. The duo, featuring María San Miguel—an Oviedo Conservatory graduate deeply rooted in the vibrant music of Castile—and Galen Fraser—a Berklee College of Music alumnus. Their latest album, Dots of Light, is a testament to their artistry, shining with vibrant new compositions and imaginative reworkings of traditional tunes. With their unique chamber-folk style, San Miguel Fraser crafts performances that resonate deeply with audiences worldwide.
www.sanmiguelfraser.com
JENNA MOINAHAN
Jenna Moynihan knows that tradition is meant to be a starting point for great inspiration, not a wall. On her new album, Woven, she darts back and forth like the shuttle in a loom, pulling the many strands of the Scottish fiddle tradition into a colorful tapestry that showcases her virtuosic control of her instrument as much as her deep sense of playfulness. To help her create this work, she’s brought together some of the best young traditional artists in her hometown of Boston, one of today’s hotbeds for new traditional music. The lineup here includes cutting-edge Scottish harpist Mairi Chaimbeul, renowned bluegrass guitarist Courtney Hartman (Della Mae), New England Celtic guitarist Owen Marshall, plus all-star guest fiddlers: Duncan Wickel, Darol Anger, and Alex Hargreaves.
www.jennamoynihan.com
HANNEKE CASSEL
With a career spanning over two decades, Hanneke Cassel has helped redefine what it means to be a modern fiddler. A driving force in the ever-changing landscape of acoustic music, Hanneke blends originality and innovation with the spirit of Scottish traditional fiddle. Fusing musical roots from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton Island with Americana stylings, Hanneke’s playing has been described by the Boston Globe as “exuberant and rhythmic, somehow wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness.” Beyond the strings of her fiddle, it is Hanneke’s hugely generous presence and passion that round out her magnetism as a performer on the world stage of fiddle music.
www.hannekecassel.com
SIERRA FOLK ORCHESTRA
FIDDLE
Alasdair Fraser ▪ Jenna Moynihan ▪ San Miguel Fraser ▪ Hanneke Cassel
Meghan Perdue ▪ Caroline McCaskey ▪ Janette Duncan ▪ Zoe Schlussel
CELLO
Daniel Delaney ▪ Katie Le Sesne
GUITAR
Adam Hendey ▪ Cameron Fraser
HARP + GAELIC CULTURAL AMBASSADOR
Màiri Chaimbeul
DANCE
Summer McCall
PIANO
Neil Pearlman
ENSEMBLE
Cullen Luper
SONG
Paper Wings (Wila Frank and Emily Mann)
WILD CARD
Elias Alexander