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Showing posts with label Cello. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cello. Show all posts

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The World of Bach and Beethoven Just Collided with Bluegrass!

Image634547932642500000Bluegrass fans of Mark O’Conner are very familiar with the name Yo-Yo Ma, a classically trained innovative cellist – perhaps the world’s best.   For his newest musical venture, Yo-Yo Ma has left Beethoven and Bach for Bluegrass.  Hey if Steve Martin can do it, who’s to tell who the next iconic celebrity will be to discover the richness of bluegrass.

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Look for New CD From The Bee Eaters in Early September!

It is a joy to hear both the exploration of this music and the grounding of it simultaneously. Also, I love the emphasis on the simple beauty of the acoustic instruments.  Edgar Meyer      *******

The Bee Eaters are the instrumental cream of the brand new string nation.” Darol Anger

Set to Release New Album  “OddFellows Road” Sept. 6th

Acclaimed Boston progressive string band, The Bee Eaters, will release their brand new album, OddFellows Road on Sept. 6th.  This highly anticipated project is the follow up to their 2009 self-titled debut album, produced by modern fiddle guru Darol Anger, that first garnered them national attention.
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“I believe every sound you listen to informs your ears, and therefore your musical perspective.  We grew up listening to the sounds of nature, rather than the sounds of cities,” says Bee Eaters co-founder Tristan Clarridge

Perhaps it was their unusual lifestyle growing up in a tipi on the side of a mountain in a remote part of Northern California that influenced their musically explorative sound. Or the fact that Tristan and fellow co-founder and sister, Tashina, never went to a day of traditional school, sometimes driving thousands of miles for music camps and lessons and spent much of their time exploring and learning on three week backpacking trips.