Come hear stories of America, sung and played by a duo of guitar-playing, banjo-frailing, fiddle-sawing and harmony-singing interpreters of the American experience.
From the Pacific Northwest, Dana moved to New England into the thriving songwriters? scene and old-time music. Sue grew up in a musical New England family with the classics and Scottish fiddle, but fell in love with old-time southern banjo. After they met (at a concert in California), they moved to western North Carolina, where they could study the Appalachian traditions they both love.
As performing musicians traveling this country, they gather images and stories of the land and its people, of historic and literary characters. These become material for their songs and tunes. Dana?s lyrics paint vivid pictures; Sue?s tunes could be decades older. They mix traditional and contemporary sources while maintaining the rhythms and energy of old-time music. Toes will tap to the banjo/guitar pairing, the fiddle, the mandolin, perhaps harmonica ? and the fine vocal harmony ? as their stories unfold.
Dana and Susan Robinson join us from Asheville for our November program, at 8 pm on Saturday, November 20 at the Washington Ethical Society Auditorium, 7750 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20012. General Admission is $15; free to FSGW members.
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