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December, 2 2009 06:00 PM - Parker Sisters
Cup & Chaucer Cafe, Ground Floor, Hillman Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - Free

Justine and Alison Parker, better known as the Parker Sisters, are current students at the University of Pittsburgh. They started playing the violin 13 years ago and have studied and performed together ever since, using their classical training to expand into the realm of old-time Appalachian fiddle music. Their musical influences include: Bobby Taylor, Tommy Jarrell, Rachel Eddy, and Bruce Molsky, among others. They continue to pass on the old-time music tradition though workshops at the Great Blue Heron Music Festival. The Parker Sisters are featured as lead fiddle players in Tiger Maple String Band of Edinboro, Pennsylvania. This old-time string band offers harmonious vocals accompanied by red-hot fiddling to enliven many audiences at festivals, dances, weddings, local bars, and back porches. Tiger Maple String Band has performed at festivals with acts such as Donna the Buffalo, the Red Hots, the Avett Brothers, and the Horseflies.
December, 5 2009 07:30 PM - The Ebony Hillbillies
Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - $35 (advance), $40 (door), $20 (student rush)

One of the last African-American string bands in the United States, the Hillbillies keep an important legacy alive. The band plays a mix of tasty originals and unique renditions of classics we know and love, creating an untamed and joyful vibe that echoes across generations and transcends racial and cultural boundaries.
December, 17 2009 07:00 PM - The Hot Seats
6300 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15211 -

Calliope Center Stage Concerts: "Virginian quintet The Hot Seats thrive on diversity..the action is non-stop, the musicianship superb, with fiddle, mandolin, banjo and guitar coalescing with humour and speed, and powered by a communally-owned and played double-bass, drums and washboard." - Glasgow Herald
January, 20 2010 06:00 PM - Emily Rodgers
Cup & Chaucer Cafe, Ground Floor, Hillman Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - Free

Original compositions, ethereal vocals. "A brand of post-rural, ethereal alt-country drenched in primo melancholy and reverb"--Pittsburgh City Paper. Alternating between solo performances and those with her band, Misra Records recording artist Emily Rodgers’ striking and penetrating voice radiates with an effortless drama like an iceberg falling apart in warmer climes.
January, 23 2010 07:30 PM - Richie Havens with special guest Harry Manx
Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - $40 (advance), $45 (door), $25 (student rush)

Richie Havens is a true legend, with one of the most recognizable voices in American music. He emerged from the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s, with a fiery and soulful voice. Richie has been charming audiences since his historical appearance at Woodstock in 1969 to his 2008 performance at the Cannes International Film Festival. "This acoustic soul giant truly seems to be getting more inspiring and graceful with age." -Billboard / Harry Manx has been called an essential link between the music of East and West, as he weds the blues with the depth of classical Indian ragas. Harry’s original songs feature hauntingly beautiful melodies that he accompanies on the Mohan veena (a 20-stringed sitar/guitar hybrid), lap steel, harmonica and banjo. Harry’s sound is hard to forget and deliciously addictive.
February, 13 2010 07:30 PM - Cheryl Wheeler
Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - $35 (advance), $40 (door), $20 (student rush)

"Rare artist...strong poetry, complex melodies, clever wit" -SingOut! A singer-songwriter and comedienne extraordinaire, Cheryl will tell a story that has you rolling in the aisles, and follow it up with a tune that leaves you wiping tears from your eyes. Cheryl is like Groucho-in-a-housecoat, a fiercely everyday woman with a barbed-wire tongue. She touches a chord with any who feel the tug between our busy, clamorous times and the timeless longing for simplicity and silence.
March, 6 2010 07:30 PM - Mick Moloney’s Green Fields of America
Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - $35 (advance), $40 (door), $20 (student rush)

Mick Moloney is the dean of Irish music, having inspired, trained and toured with the best musicians in Irish music. For more than twenty years, Mick has led this stalwart group of instrumentalists, singers and dancers in concerts from coast to coast. The group performs a brilliant repertoire of slow airs, jigs and reels accompanied by exciting, virtuoso Irish dancing from world champion step dancers.
March, 27 2010 07:30 PM - Phil Wiggins & Corey Harris
Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - $35 (advance), $40 (door), $20 (student rush)

The ultimate acoustic blues duo. Phil Wiggins is a legendary harmonica player and a top proponent of the Piedmont blues. Corey Harris is a guitarist and songwriter who is leading a contemporary revival of country blues with a fresh, modern hand. Corey weaves traditional styles together with elements from jazz, reggae, gospel, African and Caribbean folk music to create something wholly unique.
March, 31 2010 06:00 PM - Steve Weber & Phil Smith
Cup & Chaucer Cafe, Ground Floor, Hillman Library, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - Free
April, 10 2010 07:30 PM - Music from the Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia
Carnegie Lecture Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 - $38 (advance), $43 (door), $20 (student rush)

This tour, supported in part by the National Council for the Traditional Arts, celebrates the living musical culture of Virginia, which today not only survives but thrives. The outstanding artists on this tour link the past, present and future of mountain music. Featuring Kirk Sutphin & Eddie Bond (old-time banjo and fiddle at its best), Wayne Henderson (Appalachian guitar master, National Heritage Fellow), Amber Collins Band (hot young bluegrass band), Sammy Shelor (banjo virtuoso,member of Lonesome River Band), The Whitetop Mountain Band (Southwest Virginia’s most popular family string band), Elizabeth LaPrelle (young keeper of mountain ballads and song). Don’t miss this special celebration of traditional music.