Though stolen from their homeland and scattered across the world, both the Jews and the Africans found strength and inspiration in music – their means to preserve their cultural identity and their soul as a people. In this musical tour of the Jewish and African diasporas, Apollo’s Fire explores the remarkable resilience of these enslaved peoples during 250 years, 1600-1850. Music by Jewish baroque composer Salamone Rossi and Jewish-inspired composer Benedetto Marcello is interwoven with the rhythms of life in the ghetto: songs, dances, and prayers from the Ashkenazy, Sephardic, and North African traditions. A company of 15-22 musicians – including Jewish, Palestinian, and African-American artists – raise their voices in longing and celebration.

Tickets and more information at https://apollosfire.org/touring/touring-programs/exile-and-resilience/

A collaboration between members of Apollo's Fire and Philharmonia Baroque.

A collaboration between members of Apollo's Fire and Philharmonia Baroque.

A collaboration between members of Apollo's Fire and Philharmonia Baroque.

Though stolen from their homeland and scattered across the world, both the Jews and the Africans found strength and inspiration in music – their means to preserve their cultural identity and their soul as a people. In this musical tour of the Jewish and African diasporas, Apollo’s Fire explores the remarkable resilience of these enslaved peoples during 250 years, 1600-1850. Music by Jewish baroque composer Salamone Rossi and Jewish-inspired composer Benedetto Marcello is interwoven with the rhythms of life in the ghetto: songs, dances, and prayers from the Ashkenazy, Sephardic, and North African traditions. A company of 15-22 musicians – including Jewish, Palestinian, and African-American artists – raise their voices in longing and celebration.

Tickets and more information at https://apollosfire.org/touring/touring-programs/exile-and-resilience/

Though stolen from their homeland and scattered across the world, both the Jews and the Africans found strength and inspiration in music – their means to preserve their cultural identity and their soul as a people. In this musical tour of the Jewish and African diasporas, Apollo’s Fire explores the remarkable resilience of these enslaved peoples during 250 years, 1600-1850. Music by Jewish baroque composer Salamone Rossi and Jewish-inspired composer Benedetto Marcello is interwoven with the rhythms of life in the ghetto: songs, dances, and prayers from the Ashkenazy, Sephardic, and North African traditions. A company of 15-22 musicians – including Jewish, Palestinian, and African-American artists – raise their voices in longing and celebration.

Tickets and more information at https://apollosfire.org/touring/touring-programs/exile-and-resilience/

Though stolen from their homeland and scattered across the world, both the Jews and the Africans found strength and inspiration in music – their means to preserve their cultural identity and their soul as a people. In this musical tour of the Jewish and African diasporas, Apollo’s Fire explores the remarkable resilience of these enslaved peoples during 250 years, 1600-1850. Music by Jewish baroque composer Salamone Rossi and Jewish-inspired composer Benedetto Marcello is interwoven with the rhythms of life in the ghetto: songs, dances, and prayers from the Ashkenazy, Sephardic, and North African traditions. A company of 15-22 musicians – including Jewish, Palestinian, and African-American artists – raise their voices in longing and celebration.

Tickets and more information at https://apollosfire.org/touring/touring-programs/exile-and-resilience/

Though stolen from their homeland and scattered across the world, both the Jews and the Africans found strength and inspiration in music – their means to preserve their cultural identity and their soul as a people. In this musical tour of the Jewish and African diasporas, Apollo’s Fire explores the remarkable resilience of these enslaved peoples during 250 years, 1600-1850. Music by Jewish baroque composer Salamone Rossi and Jewish-inspired composer Benedetto Marcello is interwoven with the rhythms of life in the ghetto: songs, dances, and prayers from the Ashkenazy, Sephardic, and North African traditions. A company of 15-22 musicians – including Jewish, Palestinian, and African-American artists – raise their voices in longing and celebration.

Though stolen from their homeland and scattered across the world, both the Jews and the Africans found strength and inspiration in music – their means to preserve their cultural identity and their soul as a people. In this musical tour of the Jewish and African diasporas, Apollo’s Fire explores the remarkable resilience of these enslaved peoples during 250 years, 1600-1850. Music by Jewish baroque composer Salamone Rossi and Jewish-inspired composer Benedetto Marcello is interwoven with the rhythms of life in the ghetto: songs, dances, and prayers from the Ashkenazy, Sephardic, and North African traditions. A company of 15-22 musicians – including Jewish, Palestinian, and African-American artists – raise their voices in longing and celebration.

Join me for workshops and performances in this Women-led, All-Welcome Virtual Dulcimer Festival for participants of all ages. Weekend workshops featuring myself on Hammered Dulcimer and Mountain Dulcimer Virtuoso Karen Mueller, concerts on both Friday and Saturday nights, and more.

More information TBA!

Cold winter days are for food, feasting, and music! Apollo’s Fire musicians invite you to warm your spirit in this cozy program. Old English ballads meet Irish and Appalachian folk dances. AF favorite musicians Brian Kay (vocals and plucked instruments) and Tina Bergmann (hammered dulcimer), join with their dear friend Bryan Thomas (double bass) in a delightful 70-minute jam session.

Cold winter days are for food, feasting, and music! Apollo’s Fire musicians invite you to warm your spirit in this cozy program. Old English ballads meet Irish and Appalachian folk dances. AF favorite musicians Brian Kay (vocals and plucked instruments) and Tina Bergmann (hammered dulcimer), join with their dear friend Bryan Thomas (double bass) in a delightful 70-minute jam session.

On Christmas night in Old Ireland, families and friends gathered for singing, storytelling, and plenty of wassail. From a caroling party through the streets of Dublin to a holiday barn dance in Virginia, this heartwarming program follows the hopes and fears of the Irish that bravely crossed the Atlantic. Irish singing Fiona Gillespie joins with fiddlers, medieval harp, hammered dulcimer, and bagpipes in this communal celebration of the American immigrant experience.

PURCHASE TICKETS at www.clevelandplayhouse.com or call 216.241.6000.

Join Bryan Thomas and myself for the Haymaker Holiday Farm Market, which has all the wonderful locally grown and produced goodies and produce you expect from this long-running market, plus creative handmade goodies for everyone on your Christmas list! Bryan and I will be playing a mix of holiday favorites from our These Winter Joys CD and our usual sparkly mix of American Old TIme, Celtic and world folk.

Join us for a concert at the Painesville UMC concert series! We'll be playing a mix of our favorite folk music from a variety of cultures on hammered dulcimer, bass, and foot percussion. The concert is from 4-5:30 with a Free Will Offering taken at the break. All are welcome and all funds support the concert series.

Gathering at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park on the banks of the beautiful Suwannee River in White Springs, Florida for our annual Dulcimer Retreat since 2002! The 2022 Stephen Foster Dulcimer Retreat will be IN-PERSON at the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, November 11-12, with a possible masterclass on the 13th.

More information and all the details at-

https://stephenfosterdulcimerretreat.com/

The North-East Ohio Dulcimer Weekend is an all-day, weekend festival for all levels of hammered dulcimer players led by Mark Alan Wade & Tina Bergmann. 2022's guest instructor is 2013 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion, Katie Moritz from Yorkville, IL. NEO is an ideal setting for all ability levels of hammered dulcimer participants with extended class sessions and an eclectic selection of workshop topics. There will be helpful handouts, vending, instructional aids, jam sessions, concerts, great food, laughs, fun, and more!

Join us for a meet and greet Jam Friday evening, Workshops all day Saturday with a concert and more jamming that evening, followed by more workshops on Sunday!

Register at www.NeoDulcimer.com

The North-East Ohio Dulcimer Weekend is an all-day, weekend festival for all levels of hammered dulcimer players led by Mark Alan Wade & Tina Bergmann. 2022's guest instructor is 2013 National Hammered Dulcimer Champion, Katie Moritz from Yorkville, IL. NEO is an ideal setting for all ability levels of hammered dulcimer participants with extended class sessions and an eclectic selection of workshop topics. There will be helpful handouts, vending, instructional aids, jam sessions, concerts, great food, laughs, fun, and more!

Join us for a meet and greet Jam Friday evening, Workshops all day Saturday with a concert and more jamming that evening, followed by more workshops on Sunday!

Register at www.NeoDulcimer.com

Join me for this wonderful intensive event of daily classes, jams and concerts in the gorgeous mountains of North Carolina.

More information and registration at www.blackmountainmusicfest.com

Join me for this wonderful intensive event of daily classes, jams and concerts in the gorgeous mountains of North Carolina.

More information and registration at www.blackmountainmusicfest.com