St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Music Event and Quilt Raffle Drawing
February 1, 2018
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Saturday, March 17, 2018, 2 pm
Friends of the Fort Bragg Library
present:
a rare, FREE
St. Patrick’s Day Celtic Music Event
featuring
Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter
@ Fort Bragg Library
Last year the Friends of the Fort Bragg Library hosted Lisa and Aryeh as they played to a standing room only crowd at Fort Bragg Library and we are thrilled to have them back!
Lisa and Aryeh are well-known on the Mendocino Coast, having performed at Cabrillo Lighthouse, Matheson Theater, and various other venues. They also play and teach Celtic harp, Swedish nyckelharpa and other instruments at the world-renowned Lark Camp held every summer at Mendocino Woodlands State Park.
The show will feature two Celtic harps, the rare, Swedish Nyckelharpa, Cittern and more. The audience will hear Traditional instrumental music from Ireland and Sweden as well as original compositions. The multi-talented duo will present an eclectic blend of music and tales from their adventures as modern day troubadours.
Join us for this enchanting afternoon of Celtic music with Lisa and Aryeh, March 17, 2018, @ 2 pm.
Admission is FREE and CDs will be available for purchase at the concert.
“Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter are a Celtic harp and multi-instrumentalist duo. They share a background as progressive rock musicians who later discovered a love for folk and world music on acoustic instruments. Six years ago they teamed up and have performed together at festivals and concerts ever since. They hail from Oregon and tour extensively, both as a duo and as collaborations with some of the biggest names in folk and world music. They have sold well over a million albums combined, and teach several topics at music camps and conferences. Their expertise include music arranging, improvising, Nordic music, therapeutic music, street performing and music business. Their remarkable show leaves audiences spellbound with their inspiring stories and enchanting compositions.”
Official Lisa Lynne and Aryeh Frankfurter trailers…
Quilt Raffle Fundraiser
Following the concert, Dan Hess, Branch Librarian, will be drawing the winning ticket for the Friends of the Fort Bragg Library’s Quilt Raffle Fundraiser. Tickets on sale now at the library and at the FFBL Noyo Store and will be available to purchase until the end of the concert, March 17.
Don’t wait until the last minute! Get your tickets today! 1 ticket is $5, get 3 tickets for $10.
About Lisa and Aryeh
Lisa Lynne & Aryeh Frankfurter are a Celtic harp and multi-instrumentalist duo. They share a background as progressive rock musicians who later discovered a love for folk and world music on acoustic instruments. Six years ago they teamed up and have performed together at festivals and concerts ever since. They hail from Oregon and tour extensively, both as a duo and as collaborations with some of the biggest names in folk and world music. They have sold well over a million albums combined, and teach several topics at music camps and conferences. Their expertise includes music arranging, improvising, Nordic music, therapeutic music, street performing and music business. Their remarkable show leaves audiences spellbound with their inspiring stories and enchanting compositions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojdHUOKSYhM
Lisa is a multi-instrumentalist and performer who has gained worldwide recognition for her original music featuring her Celtic Harp. She is widely acclaimed for composing memorable and heartwarming melodies on the Windham Hill/Sony music labels that have repeatedly placed in the Top 10 & Top 20 on the Billboard New age music charts. Lisa tours year round performing at lthe finest US festivals and performing art centers. Her work in Therapeutic music and “Hands-on-Harps” programs have gained national recognition from NBC, CNN, Fox News Atlanta and numerous newspaper and magazine articles including Wall Street Journal. Lisa’s music is heard throughout the award winning PBS special “Alone in the Wilderness,” among many other soundtracks for commercial television and independent films. Lisa performs regularly as a solo artist, and with Aryeh Frankfurter, Patrick Ball and the Windham Hill tours. She was recently named one of the 50 most inspiring women by Los Angeles Magazine. www.LisaLynne.com
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Aryeh Frankfurter is a renowned Celtic harper and world traveling multi- instrumentalist who went from virtuoso progressive rock violin to intricate Swedish folk and Celtic Music. He began with Classical violin at the age of three, his early studies and successes led him to explore various ethnic and international musical genres. Aryeh has performed for Prince Charles as well as some of the worlds top International music festivals. He has 17 albums to his credit, works on film and television scores as composer and arranger, and continues to teach himself to play a variety of instruments most recently the rarely seen Swedish Nyckelharpa. He earned his masters in philosophy as he was becoming one of the most successful street performers in the US, which he’s been ever since. He is a full time musician and producer whose uncommon approach to the Celtic harp and folk harp repertoire, his critically acclaimed albums have earned him high regard as an artist of extraordinary talents and abilities. www.Lionharp.com
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If you would like more information, hi-res photos or to schedule an interview with the artists please contact: Lisa Lynne (818) 388-1396Lisa@LisaLynne.com