Cajun Café Concert
Friday, August 28, 8pm
Shepherdstown War Memorial Building (map | ticket info)

Jesse Lege & Bayou Brew ("Bringing foot stompin' Cajun music to the world, one dance hall at a time") in a café style concert with floor space for dancing. This special concert brings us a slice of American folklife that promises to be the best party of the season!

Arte Flamenco
Friday, September 11, 8pm
Shepherd University Frank Center Auditorium (map | ticket info)

Natalia Monteleon, Director of Arte Flamenco, will bring her troupe of dancers, singers and musicians to bewitch you with an emotional and intense performance. Arte Flamenco is based in Washington, D.C. and enjoys a large following. Come and experience the passion and virtuosity of this Spanish art form!

Cape Breton Fiddle Fest
Friday, October 16, 8pm
Shepherd University Frank Center Auditorium (map | ticket info)

The fiddle traditions of Cape Breton will be showcased in this performance by some of the brightest lights of the next generation of fiddlers and step dancers. Featured performers Wendy MacIsaac (YouTube clip) and Kimberley Fraser (YouTube clip) will delight you with their fiddle and step dance; Patrick Gillis (YouTube clip) will complement them on guitar.

Opening the concert will be three outstanding artists whose names only need to be mentioned to draw an audience: Robin Bullock on guitar and mandolin, Ken Kolodner on fiddle and hammered dulcimer, and Elke Baker on fiddle.

Squeeze the Bag!
Saturday, January 9, 8pm
Shepherd University Reynolds Hall (map | ticket info)

Winter in Shepherdstown would be incomplete without the magic of the bellows-blown bagpipes! We will be graced by some of the finest performers of these unique instruments, the gentle cousins of the great highland pipes, including Jerry O'Sullivan on uilleann pipes, Ian Lawther on Northumbrian smallpipes, Iain MacHarg on Scottish smallpipes and border pipes, and John Skelton on the Spanish gaita, the Breton veuze, the binou koz and Irish flute. This concert is both an education and a delight!

Fiddle Summit
Friday, January 29, 8pm
Shepherdstown Presbyterian Church (map | ticket info)

 

Sister Acts: Celebrating the Music of Two Different Musical Families
Saturday, March 20, 8pm
Shepherd University Reynolds Hall (map | ticket info)

You have heard that “home is where the heart is," but in some families, it's also where the best music is. Shepherdstown Music and Dance invites you to join them for an evening which celebrates the music of of two duos comprised of very talented women on Saturday, March 20; Lisa & Heather Malyuk from northeast Ohio, and the duo Gadelle, with Louise Arsenault and Helene Bergeron-Arsenault from Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The concert showcases the special guests of the annual Upper Potomac Spring Music Weekend, where hammered dulcimer players, fiddlers and other musicians share tunes and techniques and explore a range of musical styles over three days of workshops, concerts and jam sessions on Shepherd University's campus and the surrounding historic buildings.

Young musicians Lisa & Heather Malyuk perform an eclectic repertoire of folk tunes brought to life by Lisa's articulate hammered dulcimer and rhythmic banjo-uke coupled with Heather's inventive guitar, nykelharpa and dynamic fiddle. As homeschoolers, Lisa & Heather were able to focus their creative abilities on music and the performing arts, starting with piano at age 4. A few years later Lisa took up flute and Heather began to study the violin. When Lisa bought a hammered dulcimer on a whim, it soon became the joy of her musical career.

Both girls found a guiding light in their teacher, hammered dulcimer virtuoso, Tina Bergmann, and joint lessons under Tina’s guidance encouraged the girls to explore and develop their unique style on traditional folk tunes. Lisa & Heather have recorded three albums, “13 Tunes”, “Summer’s End” and “Stella” and can be seen and heard at numerous music venues, festivals and other cultural events throughout northeast Ohio either playing as a duo or with their mentors, Tina and her husband Bryan Thomas.

Gadelle is an all woman, traditional French-Acadian band whose name comes from an old Acadian word which translates as “wild berries” and also has a connotation of a feisty female. Hailing from Prince Edward Island on Canada's east coast, the group features Helene Bergeron-Arsenault on vocals, piano, pump organ, fiddle, foot percussion and step dancing and Louise Arsenault on fiddle, harmonica, foot percussion, and step-dancing and and often includes members from the newest generation of gifted traditional musicians teamed up with Louise and Helene, who are seasoned veterans of the stage from their work with the internationally acclaimed group, Barachois.

Gadelle embodies the spirit of the Acadien people with their fiddling, their songs, their stories and their dance; with a seasoned approach to their traditions learned at kitchen parties and community gatherings at an early age, and adapted to the stage for the audience to experience first-hand. When Louise plays her fiddle, she becomes the quintessential essence of “joie-de-vivre” and the band and audience are in for a wild ride. The sound is Acadian, the songs are French, the banter is bi-lingual and the spirit is alive.

CANCELED British Pub Night with Brian Peters CANCELED
Friday, April 16, 8pm

Due to Icelandic volcano Brian Peters' flight was canceled and there will be no concert.

Special Accommodations

Shepherdstown Music and Dance is committed to making all of its programs, services, and activities accessible to persons with disabilities or special needs. To assure that we are prepared to accommodate your needs, please call (304)263-2531 or email updf@earthlink.net to make a request at least 7 days in advance.

Sponsors

We are grateful for the continuing support of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the National Endowment for the Arts, who help make this concert series possible. We also extend our gratitude to Connelly & Associates Drilling Services for their support over the years.

Other Questions?

Call (304)263-2531 or email updf@earthlink.net.