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INTERESTING
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MUSIC IN
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
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ROXANNE ZIEGLER'S
website with information on lessons, harp rentals,
playing for weddings, music clips and more.
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The quickest way to find out whats
going on in the Irish community and the Irish music scene
in Rochester. Ceilidhs, dances, concerts and sessions are
all listed here with contact information.
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The home website of the
talented Drumcliffe Dancers under the direction of Eddie
Murphy and Michael Galvin. Details of dance performances,
trips, raffles and more are listed.
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Here's the best way to keep up with
Rochester's busiest Irish duo. Concert dates, tours, and
more are listed.
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Ted McGraw is
a historian of Irish music, and an expert at sound
restoration on old recordings. He also buys and sells
vintage recordings,and hosts two radio shows,
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This stellar group of young singers
is always looking for new members - boys with unchanged
voices who love to sing. Their schedule of performances,
tour and audition dates are listed here.
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The Hochstein School of Music and
Dance is central to the healthy musical life of Rochester
New York. Check here for all kinds of lessons, as well as
performances.
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Under the direction of Mark Gowman,
East Rochester students have learned to love and play
Celtic music. They have received many honors and recorded
one CD. Their touring schedule is listed here, along with
lots of information on the educational philosophy behind
the group.
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Golden Link Folksinging Society holds a weekly
sing-a-long on Tuesday evenings, sponsors an annual
festival, and holds a series of concerts every year.
Mitzie Collins was one of the founding mothers of Golden
Link more than 35 years ago.
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INTERESTING LINKS
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INSTRUMENTS
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A great gathering of information
about the hammered dulcimer. Also an excellent collection
of photographs of historical hammered dulcimer
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INTERESTING LINKS
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FESTIVALS AND CAMPS
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This wonderful organization runs
camps at three sites every summer, sponsors dances and
concerts nationwide, and has a bookstore full of valuable
resources. Here you can learn all about English and
American dancing and singing. Several of the camping
weeks are for families. I can't recommend this enough.
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This will be a memorable festival - particularly
geared to dulcimer lovers - from August 11 to August
13th. It will be held at the Bradford, Pennsylvania,
Campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Among other
performers will be Sterl Van Arsdale, Jim KImball, Mitzie
Collins, Kendra Ward.
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