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NEWPORT — Renowned fiddler Katie McNally and pianist Neil Pearlman will perform live in concert from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18 at the Library Arts Center Gallery in Newport as part of the Three Bridges Music Series: A Series of Traditional Music.
Described as “the new face of Scottish fiddling in the USA” (The Living Tradition), McNally has made waves in both the American folk music scene and abroad since the release of her debut album, Flourish, in 2013. Her latest project synthesizes her elegant and powerful fiddle playing with the talents of genre-crossing pianist Neil Pearlman and bluegrass phenom Shauncey Ali on viola.
The trio recently travelled to Cape Breton to record a brand-new album released in Fall 2016. Under the guidance of producer Wendy MacIsaac (Beolach, Mary Jane Lamond), McNally has curated a collection of tunes that will draw inspiration from raw, mid-century recordings of Cape Breton fiddlers both in Nova Scotia and Massachusetts and be sculpted by the creative energy of the Boston acoustic music scene.
Open seating. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $16 in advance or $20 at the door.
To find out more about the series or purchase tickets online, visit libraryartscenter.org/threebridges,
Tickets are $16 advance/ $20 door. For more information, email [email protected] or call (603) 863-3040.
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