Presents:

Aubrey Atwater In Concert Appalacian and Celtic Folk Music

Come and Join Us May 4, 2006 5:00 Repertoire Workshop 6:30 Concert 7:30 Group Jam Aubrey Atwater presents a captivating program of original and traditional folk music performed on the guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Irish tin whistle, and old-time banjo. She entwines a moving explanation of the music with stories from her life and musical journey. Aubrey's love of music extends beyond the sound alone. Her pursuit is to understand folk music as an expression of human history and a glimpse into the lives of "ordinary" people.  No fee for the concert.  The workshop is $15.

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Other travels have taken Aubrey to Prince Edward Island, England, and the Midwest to collect and perform folk music. In 1997 and 1998, Aubrey traveled to London to perform in schools and record a live children's CD entitled Daily Growing: Aubrey Atwater Live in the Classroom which was released in the Spring of 1999.  Check out her website at www.atwater-donnelly.com

Aubrey has traveled to Ireland six times since 1984 to research Irish culture, history, and music, as well as to perform. During her last trip she attended a folk song seminar in County Donegal. She has also traveled numerous times to Eastern Kentucky, Arkansas, and North Carolina to research and perform Appalachian and Ozark folk music. During trips to the Hindman Settlement School, the Ozark Folk Center, The Swannanoa Gathering, and the John C. Campbell Folk School, she has taught dulcimer and ballad classes, studied with the legendary Jean Ritchie and other folklorists, played in square dance bands, appeared on television, and received standing ovations for her concerts.