PAST
PRODUCTIONS
OF THE CONCERT GILD,
2004-2005
CONCERTS IN 2005
Chris Smither
Saturday, December
3 , 2005
Music fans have come to Smither on their
own - or have learned of his music from the multitude
of artists covering his songs. Visit his website
at www.chrissmither.com.
Roomful of Blues
Friday, November 11 ,
2005
The 2004 WC Handy “Blues Band of the Year” brought
its masterful combination of jumping, hard-edged blues,
swing and R B to the Gild Hall. Website: www.roomful.com
Hoven Droven
Thursday, October 6,
2005
The return of the Swedish folk-rock
combo, Hoven Droven, hot on the heels of their
latest release Turbo, This was Hoven
Droven's third visit to Arden. Funny, rocking
and inspiring, Hoven Droven represents the
perfect fusion of folk music and rock music. Click
here to see their website.
Boubacar Traore
Tuesday, September
21, 2005
Boubacar Traore performed on guitar with
Calabash accompaniment to an enthusiastic audience. Click
here for an excellent press release
or click
here for more information. To see
Jeffrey Rubin's photos from our concert, click
here.
Arden Music Fest
Saturday, July 9, 2005
A one-day music festival featuring Ollabelle, the Deb
Callahan Band, the Angel
Band, Strings of Prussia and Jamalot.
Buckwheat Zydeco
Friday, June 3, 2005
Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural and his
7-piece band known collectively as Buckwheat
Zydeco celebrated the release of the group"s
first studio album since 1997.
Allant Consortium Musica
Saturday, May 14, 2005
James Ferst conducted an evening
of classical music in the Moonlight Theatre
next to Gild Hall.
The Don Glanden Quartet
Saturday, May 14,
2005
Don is the Division Head of Graduate
Jazz Studies at the University
of the Arts in Philadelphia, and chairs
the Jazz Piano Department there as well.
Hawaiian
Slack Key Guitar Virtuosi
Saturday,
April 16, 2005
Keoki
Kahumoku, Herb Ohta, Jr., and Patrick Landeza
- Hawaiian Music's
Next Generation Tour
Special guest Dennis Kamakahi.
Richard
Julian CD Release Party
Saturday,
March 5, 2005
Ardentown's own Richard
Julian is a well-established musician in
NYC. Click
here to visit Richard's website.
The Holmes
Brothers
Saturday, February
26, 2005
Their
second sold-out concert at Gild Hall. Click
here to see Joe del Tufo's photos. Sherman
Holmes, Wendell Holmes and Willie "Popsy" Dixon
create some of the most spiritually uplifting
and down-right funky music today. Click
here to visit their website.
Habib
Koité and Bamada
Monday, February
7, 2005
A master
of Afro-pop music. His band features
some of the best known musicians in
West Africa. Click
here to see Vanessa Julye's photos. or click
here to see Jeffrey Rubin's photos.
(password = baro) Also, check out these
links: The
International Music Network ; Calabash
Music ; Putumayo
World Music
Stratospheerius
Saturday, January
8, 2005
Stratospheerius
loves funky dance grooves,
rip-roaring guitar - violin jams, and hooks
that melt the paint off of walls. Visit
the band's website at www.joedeninzon.com.
CONCERTS IN 2004
Hiromi
Saturday,
December 11, 2004
An evening of exciting
jazz by an inspiring young performer. Click
here to see her website.
World
Turning featuring Tony Trischka
Saturday,
October 9, 2004
World Turning is an exploration
of the roots of the banjo from its
African origin, through mid-1800s minstrel style, turn-of-the-century
Ragtime, and beyond. The
Tony Trischka Band website
Ollabelle
Saturday,
September 25, 2004
The exciting new band Ollabelle
draws both inspiration and materials from
a deep well of rural American roots music
- including gospel, blues, bluegrass, and
countryVisit their website at www.ollabellemusic.com.
Arden
Music Fest featuring The
Tony Trischka Band, Living Earth, My Wig
Is On, The Leslie Carey Band, Michelle
McCann and the Openers, and Sunhill Down
Saturday,
June 12, 2004
The first all-day event held
in The Arden Club Grove.
Margot
Leverett the Klezmer Mountain Boys
Saturday,
May 15, 2004
Klezmer clarinetist Margot
Leverett joins forces with today's
stars of klezmer and bluegrass to explore
the shared musical spirit of two genres literally
worlds apart. Their website is www.klezmermountainboys.com
Laura
Cantrell, Angel Dean and Sue Garner
Friday, May 7, 2004
Capturing a sound that is
both timeless and thoroughly original, Laura
Cantrell's fans include none other than
Elvis Costello (who personally selected her
to open 17 dates on his 2002 U.S. tour) and
legendary BBC broadcaster John Peel, who called
Laura's debut - "My favorite record of
the last 10 years, and possibly my life." Opening
for Laura was Angel
Dean and Sue Garner.
The
Holmes Brothers
Saturday,
Feb. 21, 2004
Their first sold-out concert
at Gild Hall. Their website is www.concertedefforts.com/artists_bros.asp.
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