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FOOTMAD's 41st Season
Sponsoring the World's Best in Traditional Music and Dance
Sponsoring the World's Best in Traditional Music and Dance
CONCERT SERIES 2022-2023
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Posted: 2022 NOVEMBER 07
Zoe and Cloyd
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Zoe & Cloyd delight audiences of all ages with soaring harmonies and heartfelt songwriting, seamlessly combining original bluegrass, klezmer, old-time and folk with sincerity and zeal.
Husband and wife, John Cloyd Miller and Natalya Zoe Weinstein, form the duo Zoe & Cloyd, performing and teaching bluegrass, old-time, and American roots music.
John Cloyd Miller is a 12th-generation North Carolina native and grandson of pioneering bluegrass fiddler, Jim Shumate. John grew up in Alexander County, where he was exposed to the popular music of the day, as well as the fiddle music of his grandfather. While John proceeded to learn some piano, drums, and eventually guitar, he says that the traditional music was also part of the soundscape.
Natalya Weinstein grew up in a musical household, and her grandfather was a full-time klezmer musician. She started Suzuki training on violin at a young age, and she is an accomplished violinist. Natalya turned her attention to bluegrass and old-time fiddling, particularly southern styles and the playing of Jim Shumate.
John and Natalya primarily perform as, Zoe and Cloyd, focusing on traditional music of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains, in addition to their own song writing. Natalya has composed numerous fiddle tunes, in addition to lyrical songs. John has been writing songs for decades.
Source: blueridgeheritage.com/artist/zoe-cloyd/
Mary Hott with the Carpenter Ants
Mary Hott
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Mary Hott and the Carpenter Ants will perform “Devil in the Hills.” This soulful Americana song cycle was inspired by recently discovered first-person accounts of life deep in West Virginia’s coalfields.
“This is grim history beautifully told…. “ – Steven Wine, Associated Press
“Hott uses her concise songwriting skills and angry, yet consolatory, vocals in a way that does not preach but rather enlightens and uplifts, not unlike what Our Native Daughters have done….. “ – Amos Perrine, No Depression: The Journal of Roots Music
“Every once in a while, an under-the-radar artist with a new album sneaks up on me and so it is with Mary Hott with her Carpenter Ants… a musical and historical adventure… “ – David Bowling, Cashbox Music Reviews
“Hott is a West Virginian, one brave enough to seek the truth about her state and the industry that shaped it during previous decades… It is a brilliant collection of music, story, and song.” – Donald Teplyske @FervorCoulee
“…stunning forthcoming album… covers the long hidden stories of the men, women, and children who labored in the West Virginia mines.” – Joe Wolfe-Mazares, WXNA Nashville
Old-Time Winter Breakdown
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The Bing Brothers with Jake Krack
Richard Hefner and Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
State Birds of Kanawha County
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The Bing Brothers with Jake Krack
Richard Hefner and Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
State Birds of Kanawha County
Bing Brothers with Jake Krack & Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
State Birds of Kanawha County
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Old-Time Winter Breakdown
Friday Evening and Saturday Afternoon Activities
Friday Evening and Saturday Afternoon Activities
A weekend of activities. The Saturday night concert is included in our season ticket package. Other weekend events are ticketed separately.
The weekend begins with a square dance Friday evening. Then Saturday there will be a several workshops.
The weekend begins with a square dance Friday evening. Then Saturday there will be a several workshops.
Dance
Calling by Tony Minney Music by Dave Bing & Friends Friday - 2023 February 3 - 7:30 pm Woman's Club of Charleston |
Workshops
Instructors in multiple skill levels include Jim Martin, Kate Long, Cody Jordan, David O'Dell, Annie Stroud, Dave Bing and Kyre-Anna and Tony Minney. Saturday - 2023 February 4 - 11 am to 5 pm WV Culture Center |
The Tannahill Weavers
The Tannahill Weavers from Scotland have made an international name for their special brand of Celtic music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. Main stage event of Charleston’s annual Celtic Calling Festival.
Born of a session in Paisley, Scotland, and named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the Tannahill Weavers have made an international name for their special brand of Celtic music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. As one of the world's premier traditional Celtic bands, their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, original ballads and lullabies, and humorous tales of life in Scotland.
In 2021 they have been joined by exciting piper and fiddle player Iain MacGillivray, who is also Scotland's youngest Clan leader. Iain, a fluent Gaelic speaker, has worked on such exciting productions as Outlander and Men in Kilts, and has performed for a huge list of stars and dignitaries in recent years. As the band celebrate the nomination of their 18th recording, Òrach (“Golden” in Gaelic) as album of the year, and themselves as band of the year, they are firmly established as one of the premier groups on the concert stage. From reflective ballads to footstomping reels and jigs, the variety and range of the material they perform is matched only by their enthusiasm and lively Celtic spirits.
Born of a session in Paisley, Scotland, and named for the town's historic weaving industry and local poet laureate Robert Tannahill, the Tannahill Weavers have made an international name for their special brand of Celtic music, blending the beauty of traditional melodies with the power of modern rhythms. As one of the world's premier traditional Celtic bands, their diverse repertoire spans the centuries with fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, original ballads and lullabies, and humorous tales of life in Scotland.
In 2021 they have been joined by exciting piper and fiddle player Iain MacGillivray, who is also Scotland's youngest Clan leader. Iain, a fluent Gaelic speaker, has worked on such exciting productions as Outlander and Men in Kilts, and has performed for a huge list of stars and dignitaries in recent years. As the band celebrate the nomination of their 18th recording, Òrach (“Golden” in Gaelic) as album of the year, and themselves as band of the year, they are firmly established as one of the premier groups on the concert stage. From reflective ballads to footstomping reels and jigs, the variety and range of the material they perform is matched only by their enthusiasm and lively Celtic spirits.
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This concert is the centerpiece of the 2023 Celtic Calling Gathering in downtown Charleston March 3, 4 and 5.
Charleston's Celtic Calling Gathering is a celebration of Celtic arts, culture and traditions. It includes music, dance, education, athleticism, and family fun. |
Dance of Hope
Uganda’s Dance of Hope is Africa’s leading Youth-based Arts Education Program that captures the messages of hope and resilience emanating from memorable stage productions, cross-cultural programs, and youth outreach.
This engagement of Dance of Hope is made possible through the Special Presenters Initiative program of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the WV Department of Arts, Culture and History.
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Individual concert tickets are
$25 for the general public,
$20 for seniors, and
$10 for students.
Children under 13 attend free and receive tickets at the concert.
Advance tickets are available through FOOTMAD.org or by calling 304.729.4382.
Tickets on the day of the concert can be purchased at the concert door.
$25 for the general public,
$20 for seniors, and
$10 for students.
Children under 13 attend free and receive tickets at the concert.
Advance tickets are available through FOOTMAD.org or by calling 304.729.4382.
Tickets on the day of the concert can be purchased at the concert door.
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This concert series is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
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FOOTMAD appreciates Fund for the Arts major donors (10,000+) who keep culture strong in the Kanawha Valley: City of Charleston, Cecil I Walker Charitable Trust, Daywood Foundation.
