Enjoy Celtic Music from Portland, Oregon, at Dahmen Barn October 19, 2013

Celtic music scheduled at the Dahmen Barn on October 19, 2013.

Coming From Portland, Oregon, where Celtic music flourishes, Brongaene Griffin, Elizabeth Nicholson and Bob Soper will play at 7:30 pm at Artisans at the Dahmen Barn in Uniontown on Saturday, October 19, 2013.  The cost is $10 at the door.

Brongaene Griffin  is a delightful contemporary fiddler steeped in the rich Irish tradition. A prize winning student of the legendary Kevin Burke, Bronnie learned her Irish from the best. She then went to the well of the tradition, spending several years in Ireland, busking and listening to the great tune keepers and lore masters.  

Harpist/singer Elizabeth Nicholson is at the vanguard of a new generation of Celtic musicians. Considered among the top American interpreters of Irish traditional music for harp, her studies have also included classical, Paraguayan, and medieval harp, and she has stretched the traditional boundaries of the instrument into rock music and country blues.  

 

Bob Soper is counted among Portland Oregon’s most astonishingly versatile multi-instrumentalists.  A drummer from a young age who also studied classical Indian percussion at the Ali Akbar College of Music, he went on to learn the Irish fiddle, ultimately becoming one the Northwest’s most sought after players.  

 

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is on highway 195 in the big white Barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The fully accessible faculty is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm and has no daily admission fee.  Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.

7th Annual "An Old Fashioned Sunday in Autumn," September 15, 2013 in Uniontown, Washington

"An Old Fashioned Sunday in Autumn" scheduled at the Dahmen Barn Sunday, September 15, 2013 from 11:00 am to 4:00 p.m. The event is for people of all ages and there is no admission fee.

 

Many activities are planned for lovers of antiques, and attendees may purchase home made ice cream along with apple pie from the contest.  Enjoy live music by the Snake River Six and the exhibit of quilts by the Palouse Patchers with the theme of "Elements:  Earth, Wind, Fire and Water".  New this year is a kids' corner with fun activities for youngsters.

 

The yard behind the wheel fence will be filled with artists and craftspeople demonstrating and selling what they create, and live alpacas will be on display along with items handmade from their fiber.  Fresh, local produce will be available and the Uniontown Deli will have lunch items and drinks for sale.

 

Local wines wrapped in local art will be the silent auction at this event.  Our resident artists are really excited about creating containers in various mediums to envelope bottles of wine that has been donated by local wineries from the Moscow-Pullman area and the Lewis-Clark Valley.

 

A "Name the Cow" contest will culminate at the close of this event. The cow is the new larger-than-life metal sculpture that will be installed soon near the highway. Watch the home page at www.artisanbarn.org for details on the naming contest.

 

Artisans at the Dahmen Barn is a non-profit creativity center in Uniontown on highway 195 in the big white barn behind the famous iron wheel fence.  The three story facility is fully handicap accessible and has no daily admission fee.  It is open Thursday through Sunday from 10 am to 6 pm. 

 

Information:  www.artisanbarn.org or 509-229-3414.