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House Concert with Matthew Olwell

  • 19 Feb 2025
  • 7:30 PM
  • Potomac, MD

Join us Wednesday, February 19 at the home of Jamie and Betsy Platt in Potomac, MD for a house concert - Matthew Olwell performing solo flutes, songs, steps and lore from Ireland, Brittany, and beyond. Doors open at 7, concert starts at 7:30pm. 

Suggested donation $20

Reservations required. To register and receive exact location, or for more info, contact Betsy at hrhbetsy@gmail.com or 301.717.4641


ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Matthew Olwell’s work blends traditional and original music, songs, and lore from Ireland, Brittany, and the United States. Join us by the fireside and enjoy this solo performance featuring an exciting selection of traditional and original music on a selection of wooden and bamboo flutes and other wind instruments,  songs and ballads from both sides of the Atlantic, and anecdotes from the fluteshop, grad-school, and life on the road. 

Matthew has been a featured performer and teacher at numerous festivals and camps, including the Dublin Dance Festival, the Augusta Heritage Center, and the Aulnay All Blues Festival in Paris, and the original London production of Riverdance.


This event is co-sponsored by Folklore Society of Greater Washington  see more at www.FSGW.org  and World Music and Dance Institute at dancingplanetproductions.com


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