Esther and I grabbed a selfie during a rain delay at tonight’s concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School. We waited out the storm with the audience, then got back to the tunes.
Rain Delay
Esther and Holland at John C. Campbell Folk School
Monday, July 22nd, Esther Morgan-Ellis and I play another show in our current run of concerts featuring new old-time music for fiddle and banjo. We’ll be at the illustrious John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina.
Monday, July 22, 2024 8pm
Doctors of Original Fiddle Banjo Duets
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Rd
Brasstown NC 28902
I’ve only visited the Folk School once, and that was over 20 years ago when my wife and I went to a concert there on our honeymoon!
We’ll also be playing for the Contra Dance on Tuesday, July 23rd, with dances called by Caller Alex Macleod.
Sleep Well, Bill Viola
I was saddened to hear that media artist Bill Viola died earlier this week.
One of the first pieces I saw of Viola’s has stuck with me. The Sleepers (1992) shows video of people sleeping. Simple enough, but the CRT monitors are on their backs in the bottoms of 55-gallon drums, submerged in water. The peaceful glow of the light from the barrels and the images of people sleeping, dreaming and breathing is contrasted by the ever present danger of electrocution and drowning. A baptism. A burial. A revelation of how separate our sleeping and waking lives really are. And a suggestion that waking up might not go as planned.
I appreciate the slow, contemplative pace of Viola’s work. His attention to sound is also notable. I wonder if–in a different universe–he might have become a sound artist with an eye for the visual rather than a media artist with an ear for sound.
Dahlonega Live Stream
Here’s the live stream from last week’s concert in Dahlonega with Esther Morgan-Ellis.
I’m not sure how long this will stay up, so get it while you can. Also fun to note that I’m a doctor who plays the bango 🙂
Esther & Holland in Dahlonega
Tonight Esther Morgan-Ellis and I play the last show in our current run of concerts featuring new old-time music for fiddle and banjo.
Saturday, May 18, 2024 7:30pm
Esther & Holland
University of North Georgia – Dahlonega Campus
Shott Auditorium
Dahlonega GA
We’ve just wrapped up a recording session with John Grimm for all these tunes. So be on the lookout for a future release!