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URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/simple-gifts/
SUMMARY:Simple Gifts
DESCRIPTION:“Simple Gifts wowed our audience with a cultural and educatio
 nal program that was fun\, informative\, and energetic.” – Teresia Bus
 h\, Smithsonian Institute\n\n“Simple Gifts is extraordinary!” —Donn 
 Murphy\, National Theatre\, Washington DC\n\n“The combination of sheer f
 un\, audience interaction and flawless technique led to comments like “t
 his is one of the most amazing things I’ve ever heard”. —Derek Davis
 \, Sullivan County Arts Council\n\nTwo women plus twelve instruments equal
 s one good time when Simple Gifts takes the stage. Drawing on an impressiv
 e variety of ethnic folk styles\, this award-winning duo plays everything 
 from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezme
 r frailachs and haunting Gypsy melodies\, spicing the mix with the distinc
 tive rhythms of Balkan dance music\, the lush sounds of Scandinavian twin 
 fiddling\, and original compositions written in a traditional style.\n\nCo
 mbining tradition with innovation\, Simple Gifts creates some of the fines
 t arrangements in folk music today: swing fiddle creeps into a Romanian da
 nce\, spoons show up in an Irish reel\, and a blues lick introduces a Klez
 mer melody. Based in the hills of central Pennsylvania\, these women play 
 an amazing array of instruments. Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon switch 
 with ease among fiddle\, mandolin\, banjo\, guitar\, guitjo\, recorders\, 
 bowed psaltery\, hammered dulcimer\, baritone fiddle\, guitar\, and percus
 sion.\n\nSimple Gifts is frequently complimented on their stage presence\,
  which is warm\, personal\, and accented with humor. These women deliver t
 heir music with rare intensity and contagious enthusiasm. It’s obvious t
 hat Simple Gifts loves the music they play and knows how to share their ex
 citement with the audience. This is an act not to be missed!
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LOCATION:Rosendale Theater\, 408 Main St\, Rosendale\, New York\, 12472\, U
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