A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya
VIEW EVENT DETAILSFilm Screening & Mountain Music Concert
The documentary The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya follows Danny Knicely and Tara Linhardt, two Virginia musicians, who travel to Nepal to explore the extraordinary connections between Appalachian and Himalayan folk music. This film is a celebration of traditional culture, featuring rare interviews and recordings with several unsung Nepali musical legends, as well as several more famous bluegrass and old-time musicians, including interviews with Nashville banjo great Sammy Shelor, and old-time fiddler Buddy Pendleton, formerly of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys, and the late folklorist Mike Seeger in one of his last interviews.
The screening will be followed by a live concert of Appalachian-Himalayan music with Danny and Tara as well as Prem Raja Mahat, Rajendra Karn, and Raj Kapoor.
Happy Hour: 5:30-6:45 pm
Performance: 7:00-9:00 pm
Location of Performance:
Kogod Arts Center
Sidwell Friends School
3825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Location of Happy Hour:
Simply Ayzen
4237 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
(approximately 7-minute walk from Kogod Arts Center)
Directions
Metro access: Tenleytown (Red Line)
This event is co-sponsored by Sidwell Friends Global Programs
The documentary The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya follows Danny Knicely and Tara Linhardt, two Virginia musicians, who travel to Nepal to explore the extraordinary connections between Appalachian and Himalayan folk music. This film is a celebration of traditional culture, featuring rare interviews and recordings with several unsung Nepali musical legends, as well as several more famous bluegrass and old-time musicians, including interviews with Nashville banjo great Sammy Shelor, and old-time fiddler Buddy Pendleton, formerly of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys, and the late folklorist Mike Seeger in one of his last interviews.
The screening will be followed by a live concert of Appalachian-Himalayan music with Danny and Tara as well as Prem Raja Mahat, Rajendra Karn, and Raj Kapoor.
Happy Hour: 5:30-6:45 pm
Performance: 7:00-9:00 pm
Location of Performance:
Kogod Arts Center
Sidwell Friends School
3825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Location of Happy Hour:
Simply Ayzen
4237 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20016
(approximately 7-minute walk from Kogod Arts Center)
Directions
Metro access: Tenleytown (Red Line)
This event is co-sponsored by Sidwell Friends Global Programs
Event Details
Tue 07 Dec 2010
Kogod Arts Center Sidwell Friends School 3825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20016 washington, dc
Performance: free, Happy Hour: $16 members, $21 non-members. RSVPs are required by 12:00 pm on December 6.