Nor'easter is excited to begin a mentorship project with multi-instrumentalist
Keith Murphy. Keith is a veteran contra dance musician renowned for his playing with bands Nightingale, Assembly, and Big Bandemonium, among others. A much sought after accompanist for both dance and concert, he is well known for his distinctive guitar playing as well as for his expertise on mandolin and piano. We are thrilled to have Keith working with us for a period of several months beginning this May. We'll be exploring the nuances of playing for dances, as well as arrangements and other musical ideas.
As part of this mentoring, we're also beginning a caller/band partnership with caller
Chris Weiler. We have scheduled a number of dances together over the next six months and we are really looking forward to exploring caller/band dynamics and dance programming. It is a pleasure to be working with Chris.
On May 3, we're having our first contra dance with Keith at the Stone Church in Brattleboro, with Chris Weiler calling. The dance is open to the public and we hope to see you there!
Our mentoring project with Keith is supported in part by an Outreach Grant from the
Country Dance and Song Society. We are very grateful to CDSS for their support.