Notorious
musicians Eden MacAdam-Somer and Larry Unger
bring together traditional and contemporary acoustic music from around the
world, creating a dynamic, swinging sound that is sure to get you on your feet.
With Eden on fiddle and vocals and Larry on guitar and banjo, their music is
full of rhythmic drive and melodic candor. Their show is always new and
exciting, presenting everything from traditional American and Celtic fiddle
tunes to jazz, blues, and the group's original compositions.
At home in the worlds of both
classical and popular music, Eden MacAdam-Somer is one of the most exciting and
versatile young violinists performing today. She has been a featured soloist
with symphony and chamber orchestras, jazz and swing bands, bluegrass, DAWG and
American folk groups. Eden is also well versed in the music of other cultures,
including Irish music, Gypsy music, Sephardic music, and European music from the
Medieval and Renaissance periods. She has been a guest artist at the Aspen and
Beijing International Music festivals, soloist at Texas and Wimberly jazz
festivals, performer at Texas and St. Louis Renaissance fairs, and has appeared
on numerous recordings in folk, rock, jazz, and classical genres.
Larry Unger has been a full time musician since 1984 and has presented a diverse
range of musical performances at dances, festivals, and concerts across the
United States, Canada, France, Scotland, Denmark, and Sweden. He has played
guitar, banjo, and bass with many top contra dance bands, including Reckless
Abandon, Uncle Gizmo, Big Table, and the Reckless Ramblers, and has accompanied
such fiddlers as Judy Hyman, Elke Baker, Rodney Miller, Alasdair Fraser, Matt
Glaser, Ralph Blizard, and Lissa Schneckenburger. His solo concerts include a
wide variety of music, including fingerstyle blues and slide guitar, rags, and
oldtime banjo tunes as well as melodies played on a handful of unusual
instruments including banjo-guitar, fretless banjo, and piano-harp. Larry's
original waltzes and fiddle tunes have been played and recorded by musicians
around the world. He has a great breadth of understanding of traditional music
to complement his considerable technical proficiency and enjoys telling stories
about the origins of his music and the people who taught him.
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