One of the premier Celtic violinists on the international music scene today, Jamie Laval creates rapt audiences with his intensely passionate performances of traditional music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Quebec, rendered with hints of classical refinement and ethnic music from around the world.
Jamie is heralded as "One of North America's finest practitioners of traditional Scottish music" (San Jose Mercury News) and "The next Alasdair Fraser" (Press and Post). The Asheville Citizen-Times writes, "One of the hottest fiddlers out there...this act has been turning heads wherever it plays."
What sets Jamie's music in a class by itself is the nuance, virtuosity, and musical craftsmanship he brings to an ancient art form. Simple Celtic folk melodies are transformed into epic tonal narratives which take the listener on an emotional journey from quiet melancholy to wild jubilation.
Jamie's accessable sound appeals to families, youth, seniors, and devotees of ethnic, jazz, and classical music.
Concert Info:
Saturday, October 3, 7:30 PM
Hull Fine Arts Center
Augusta Preparatory Day School
285 Flowing Wells Road
Martinez, GA
Tickets: $20 general, $12 students *Prep students and family $5 discount
-Online tickets may be purchased in advance at this link:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/81724
Workshops:
Saturday, October 3, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Augusta Preparatory Day School
Hull Fine Arts Center
Workshop fee: $25.00
Jamie will offer a 1.5-hr class for fiddlers of all abilities (basic skills recommended) covering rhythm, bowing patterns, how to develop better intonation and tone, and how to arranging tunes for playing dances.
Robin will offer a 1.5-hr class in DADGAD-style guitar, bouzouki, or mandolin -- depending on where interests of the participants lie.
*Advanced registration requested, payment due at time of workshop
Please call to register: 206-226-5663 or 706 -863-6198 Ext.242
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Jamie Laval is heralded as "one of North Americas finest practitioners of traditional Scottish music" (San Jose Mercury News) and "The next Alasdair Fraser" (Press and Post). The Asheville Citizen-Times writes, "One of the hottest fiddlers out there. This act has been turning heads wherever it plays."
Jamie's unique approach to Celtic fiddle music blends the simplicity of an ancient art form with stunning virtuosity and contemporary flair that resonates with families, youth, seniors, and devotees of ethnic, jazz, and classical music.
Now a resident of Asheville, North Carolina, Jamie began his music career studying classical music at the Victoria Conservatory of Music. In 2002 Laval won the U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Championship and subsequently embarked on a full time touring career which today includes over 120 engagements per year throughout the U.S. and Scotland. www.JamieLaval.com
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Born in 1964 in Washington DC, Robin's apprenticeship years were spent at fiddlers' conventions, bluegrass festivals and Irish seisuns, being initially inspired by Doc and Merle Watson, Norman Blake and John Fahey. He has gone on to win three WAMMIE Awards, a Governor's Award from the Maryland State Arts Council, and a feature broadcast on National Public Radio's hugely popular Celtic music program "The Thistle and Shamrock." Robin has recorded eight critically acclaimed solo CDs, and a recent collaborative recording with guitarist Steve Baughman was an "Editor's Pick" of Acoustic Guitar Magazine in 2003.
Robin currently lives in the tiny village of Tripleval, near Paris. He tours and records on both sides of the Atlantic, performing solo and in duos with guitarist Steve Baughman and flutist Michel Sikiotakis.
"What he offers is not just virtuosity for the sake of virtuosity," says Trad Magazine (France), "but also the sensibility of one on a quest between past and present, traditional and modern." "A musician whose technical skill and stylistic expertise are second to none...a time-served folkie of the highest calibre." (Classical Guitar - U.K.) www.RobinBullock.com
