Fódhla Irish Trio in Medford Square
When:
Friday, Nov 09, 2018 7:30p -
8:30p
Friday, Nov 09, 2018 7:30p -
8:30p
Where:
The First Baptist Church of Medford
29 Oakland Street
Medford, MA 02155
Admission:
$15
Categories:
Meetup, Music
Event website:
https://www.facebook.com/events/247694372613176/
The First Baptist Church of Medford is proud to present Fódhla in Concert!!!
FREE ADMISSION || $15 Suggested Donation
Fodhla will be performing traditional, contemporary and original tunes from Ireland, Brittany and Quebec on fiddle, traditional Irish wooden flute and whistle, and guitar.
www.facebook.com/events/247694372613176/
www.fodhlamusic.com
www.firstbaptistchurchmedford.org/concerts
Fiddler Ellery Klein brings a style steeped in traditional Irish sounds seasoned with American fiddle styles. She toured with the Billboard-charting Irish music group Gaelic Storm from 2003-2007 and was a founding member of the all-female ensemble Long Time Courting. In 2015 she was invited to be a featured soloist with Duluth, MN’s Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, performing Nickitas Demos’ Double Concert for Celtic and Bluegrass Fiddle. She holds an MA in Traditional Irish Music from the University of Limerick. www.elleryklein.net
Irish flutist Nicole Rabata is highly regarded in traditional Irish, classical, and Brazilian choro music circles. She has toured America and Europe. In 2014 she spent two months in India where she performed and taught music at the Gandhi Ashram School in the Himalayas. She spent four years in the west of Ireland where she immersed herself in the local music and was influenced by the playing of many great musicians. She is on the music faculty at Colby College, the University of Maine Augusta, and has an active private home studio in Portland. www.nicolerabata.com
Bethany Waickman is a guitarist based out of Portland, Maine. She grew up in a musical family in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York state. After college she spent some time traveling, hiking, and playing music in Ireland. Upon returning, she moved to Boston to focus on music. She co-founded the contra dance trio, Anadama, and is the guitarist for VT-based fiddler/singer Lissa Schneckenburger. She’s toured across the US, Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, and Germany. Bethany moved to Maine in 2013 and has been enjoying the Portland session scene as well as keeping in rotation in the New England contra dance circuit. www.bethanywaickman.com