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Along with the concert there will also be a local musician's
workshop at 1 p.m. Hope that you can make it! EVENT: Simple
Gifts Concert

Sunday October 21, 2007
3:00 PM until 4:00 PM
Two women plus ten instruments equals one good time when Simple
Gifts takes the stage at Green Tree Public Library on Sunday,
October 21st.. This award-winning band performs on an impressive
array of instruments, including two violins, mandolin, hammered
dulcimer, recorders, and guitar plus some more unusual
instruments like the bowed psaltery, baritone fiddle, banjolin,
guitjo, and doumbek.

Simple Gifts presents a wide variety of ethnic folk music,
including everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home
American reels to hard-driving Klezmer freilachs, haunting Gypsy
melodies, and exotic Balkan dance tunes. Throughout their
performances, they put their own distinctive stamp on traditional
tunes, blending styles from diverse cultures with their American
roots. Tickets are free and can be obtained at the library.

According to the Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem, PA, "few
musicians can match the warmly personal stage presence Simple
Gifts possesses." It is obvious that these women love the music
they play, and they know how to share their talents, their
enthusiasm, and their sense of humor with the audience.

Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon have performed as Simple Gifts
since 1995. The group was founded by Littleton in 1989 and has
performed throughout the mid-Atlantic region, including
appearances at the Smithsonian, Brooklyn Museum of Art, National
Governors' Convention, Longwood Gardens, National Theater,
Whitaker Center, Hershey Theatre, Philadelphia Folk Festival,
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ontario Center for Performing Arts,
and dozens of colleges and universities throughout the region.
Simple Gifts has opened for Natalie MacMaster, Tom Paxton, John
McCutcheon, Robin and Linda Williams, Jay Unger and Molly Mason,
and Boys of the Lough.

Simple Gifts has recorded six albums. Their newest, "Crossing
Borders: Music of Many Lands," was recognized by Indie Acoustic
as including "one of the best songs of 2005." Their previous
album, "Time and Again," won a bronze star (third place) in the
Crossroads Music Awards. Their recordings include traditional
music from Romania, Hungary, Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, Ireland,
Scotland, France, Sweden, Denmark, and America, plus original
compositions by each group member.

"These women share a chemistry that infuses their music with
energy, integrity, and joy. Theirs is a special gift." --David W.
Johnson, Boston Globe

"Listening to [Simple Gifts] is like sampling an international
buffet ... The number of instruments they pick up in a typical
concert makes the group anything but simple. ... [This is]
acoustic music of the highest order." --Will Lebzelter, Centre
Daily Times

"Simple Gifts wowed our audience with a cultural and educational
program that was fun, informative, and energetic." --Teresia
Bush, Smithsonian Institution Click here
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