FW: It's a Bluegrass Extravaganza!

Common Ground on the Hill presents Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass/  Bluestone with Jon Glik  Special SUNDAY afternoon concert September 8 at 2 PM  ONLY in Westminster   Click HERE to purchase tickets  Common Ground on the Hill begins its 2013-14 Concert Season with a special bluegrass extravaganza featuring the hard-driving traditional bluegrass sounds of multiple IBMA Award nominee Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass and bluegrass veterans Bluestone featuring Baltimore's own fiddle virtuoso Jon Glik.     Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass    Danny Paisley and The Southern Grass are a national and international touring band, playing powerful, unadorned and intense traditional bluegrass. Theirs is not hybrid or genre-bending music. The combination of instrumentation and vocals convey the energy and emotion of classic bluegrass and country music. Paisley's lead vocals captivate the senses, leading many prominent musicians, including Alison Krauss, to regard Danny as one of their favorite singers. He combines powerful range and soulful blues producing an unmistakable and unique bluegrass voice. Son of bluegrass icon and founder of The Southern Grass Bob Paisley, Danny has made his own niche in the bluegrass world. "Don't Throw Mama's Flowers Away" won the 2009 IBMA Award for Song of the Year and Danny has garnered several IBMA nominations for Emerging Artist of The Year, Male Vocalist of the Year as well as Album of the Year. Southern Grass continues the family tradition adding Danny's son Ryan on mandolin and includes banjoist Mark Delaney, formerly of the Country Gentlemen, as well as fiddling sensation Doug Meek and Eric Troutman on bass. Danny Paisley - Your Swingin Bridge (Live @Pickathon 2012) Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass - "When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" Bluestone  Bluestone derives its name from the blues in bluegrass music and the stone in the former Keystone band name. Bluestone formed two decades ago when Dick Laird (mandolin) and Carroll Swam (guitar & vocals), members of the southern York county band Keystone, joined forces with Dick's two sons, Heath Laird (bass) and Jeff Laird (guitar) and veterans banjoist Tom Neal and Dobro player Russ Hooper. Violinist Jon Glik, known as "Baltimore Jonny," will be with Bluestone for this afternoon of powerful bluegrass. This hard-driving veteran bluegrass band brings together musicians who have played with some of the best including Del McCoury, Jimmy Martin, Cliff Waldron and Bill Harrell. Firmly grounded in traditional bluegrass, Bluestone's music incorporates gospel, country, blues, swing, and folk influences. Tickets: $19; $17 Student/Senior 65+ Tickets available at the door or online HERE. Sunday, September 8 The Carroll Arts Center 91 W Main Street Westminster, MD  21157 About Common Ground on the Hill Common Ground on the Hill is a roots-based, traditional arts non-profit housed on the campus of McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. Founded in 1994, we foster and facilitate dialogue among different cultures to discover that our artistic common ground unites us. Our program includes 2 monthly concert series (in Baltimore and Westminster), 2 weeks of classes and concerts at Traditions Weeks, a Roots Music & Arts Festival, Common Ground on Seminary Ridge, the Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention, the Ira & Mary Zepp Center for Nonviolence and Peace Education, and introducing in 2014: Common Ground on the Shore in Chincoteague, VA, in January, and Common Ground on the Border in Sahuarita, Arizona, in March! Visit us at www.CommonGroundOnTheHill.org to find out more! Join Our Mailing List

September 2014 Common Ground on the Hill Newsletter

September, 2014 2013-14 Concert Season This season's concerts at the Carroll Arts Center in Westminster and Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church in Baltimore include legendary singer/songwriter Jesse Winchester in a rare appearance, fingerstyle guitar virtuoso Adrian Legg, 3-time Grammy Winner Tom Chapin and many more! Season and individual concert tickets available HERE. Read More Give Common Ground on the Hill a Hand! The big summer events are over, but we still need your help! Volunteers are always needed to help with monthly concerts in both Baltimore and Westminster, work in the office, distribute flyers, and many other tasks. If you have a few hours that you can dedicate to helping out, please contact the Common Ground on the Hill office! Send us an email us with your available hours at commonground@commongroundonthehill.org or call 410-857-2771. Swag! Tote bags, T-shirts, hats - we've got it. Do you? Share your Common Ground on the Hill pride by posting photos of yourself with your CGOTH swag on Facebook, using hashtag #commongroundonthehillswag. Let's get something started! In This Issue 2013-14 Concert Season Be a Volunteer! Show your CGOTH pride Bluegrass Extravaganza Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass / Bluestone Sunday, Sept. 8 2 PM The Carroll Arts Center Don't miss the concert season opener - a bluegrass special event with Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass AND Bluestone! Read More Purchase tickets HERE.  About Common Ground on the Hill Common Ground on the Hill is a roots-based, traditional arts non-profit housed on the campus of McDaniel College in Westminster, MD. Founded in 1994, we foster and facilitate dialogue among different cultures to discover that our artistic common ground unites us. Our program includes 2 monthly concert series (in Baltimore and Westminster), 2 weeks of classes and concerts at Traditions Weeks, a Roots Music & Arts Festival, Common Ground on Seminary Ridge, the Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention, the Ira & Mary Zepp Center for Nonviolence and Peace Education, and introducing in 2014: Common Ground on the Shore in Chincoteague, VA, in January, and Common Ground on the Border in Sahuarita, Arizona, in March! Visit us at www.CommonGroundOnTheHill.org to find out more! Copyright © 20XX. All Rights Reserved.

Common Ground on the Hill Holiday Concert

Common Ground on the Hill Annual Holiday Concerts December 16th & 17th, 2011 Double Concert Announcement :: Walt Michael Annual Holiday Concerts: Westminster & Baltimore

Common Ground on the Hill Presents TWO Concerts in TWO Locations: Westminster & Baltimore!   Breaking Up Christmas! Walt Michael Holiday Concert featuring  Walt Michael & Company  with Tom Wetmore, Alexander Mitchell and Ralph Gordon and special guests   Barry Mitterhoff of Hot Tuna Shelley Ensor - vocalist (Westminster concert only) 8 PM Friday, December 16th Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church 6200 North Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21212  and8 PM Saturday, December 17th Carroll Arts Center 91 West Main Street Westminster, MD  21157 General Admission:  $19.00 Seniors 65+, students with ID, children and teens:  $17 Doors open at 7:30 PM TICKETS Breaking Up Christmas! Half a century ago, people in the mountains of the North Carolina and Southwest Virginia celebrated Christmas quite differently than the way most of us do now, holding two weeks of informal house parties that were filled with old time fiddle music, song and dance - a tradition they called "Breaking Up Christmas."  These Christmas parties ran through and ended with Old Christmas, January 6th.  Walt Michael & Company will "break up Christmas" with you this evening as they share their wide-ranging repertoire of tunes and songs that reflect the rich musical heritage of the Appalachians.  The traditional folk musics of Scotland, Ireland, England and Africa made their way into the remote mountain hollers, later emerging as an integrated American musical genre that continues to evolve. Traditional string band music is passed down from generation to generation., from singer to singer, from musician to musician.  In this great oral tradition, songs and tunes are evaluated and winnowed by time.  Memorable melodies and lyrics that withstand this test of time take their place among the venerable repertoire.  Welcome to an evening of old time music.  Let the season begin!  Considered to be a virtuoso of tremendous influence in the revival of the hammered dulcimer, Walt's wide repertoire ranges from old-time Southern Appalachian, to Celtic, to folk, to breath-taking original compositions.  His various musical incarnations, including Bottle Hill, Michael, McCreesh & Campbell and Walt Michael & Co. have spanned over 35 years and taken him from the coal camps of Appalachia to the Closing Ceremonies of the 13th Olympic Winter Games in 1980, when 900 million world viewers heard his signature composition, Snowblind.  As a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist he has recorded sixteen albums and instructional videos, appeared at the White House, the Lincoln Center, and the Kennedy Center and toured extensively throughout the US, Canada, Europe and the UK.  His music has been heard on ABC-TV, NBC's Tonight Show, Broadway, BBC, TNN, CBC, OLN and PBS.   Walt is the Artist in Residence at McDaniel College, as well as Founder and Executive Director of Common Ground on the Hill.  TICKETS          Ring in the Holidays with these artists in two evening performances!      Barry Mitterhoff        Shelley Ensor  Tom Wetmore             Alexander Mitchell     Ralph Gordon

Labels: Art Artists, Art Artists Culture Carroll Co,Art Artists Culture Westminster, Colleges McDaniel, Common Ground on the Hill 


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