Starts at $46.
American Roots
The Evolution of Folk featuring Mark and Maggie O’Connor
Grammy Award–winning Mark and Maggie O’Connor headline a Strings Music Festival ensemble in Strings and Threads Suite, a vibrant exploration of how American folk music has grown, blended, and reinvented itself over time. The performance weaves together fiddle traditions, classical technique, and fresh rhythmic energy. Joined by Vijay Gupta, Ellen Pendleton, Erina Laraby Goldwasser, Tanya Ell, Leigh Mesh, Elizabeth Dorman, and Michael Sachs, the ensemble showcases the history, breadth, and spirit of America’s folk lineage.
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Mark O’Connor Strings and Threads Suite
(b. 1961) (Evolution of Folk Music in America)
Mark Summer / Brave Wolfe
(b. 1958)
Mark O’Connor
(b. 1961)
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