Changeling (Special Event)

Deborah Clark Col?n (fiddle, viola, stomping and bouncing) and Karl Clark Col?n (guitar, vocals, odd stories) are the duo Changeling, and together they perform Celtic Music with verve and spirit, fire and stark beauty. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the pair met while students at Oberlin College. There, Karl fell in love with Irish music (and Deborah), and learned how to do research and dig out wonderful but unknown songs from the Irish repertoire that shouldn?t have fallen out of circulation. As an instrumentalist, he can quietly hunch over his guitar one moment, eyes closed, creating intimate soundscapes to highlight a lament or slow air. In the blink of an eye, he will be stomping, shouting and leaping off of the rafters to give a little something extra to a reel.Deborah grew up locally in Arlington, Va., and also fell in love with Irish music (and Karl) at Oberlin. Her love of the music caused her to become a master fiddler, capable of breathtaking, show-stopping fiddling and blistering reels, but also capable of infusing life into heartbreaking slow airs. The Langley Hills Friends community, which nurtured Deborah, is invited to come at FSGW member rates, as are people with a connection to Oberlin College. Also members of the Irish Breakfast Band.The power of ten in a package of two

 --Mark Wise