Concert & Film Screening of The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya

September 18: 7:30 – 10:00 PM. Concert & Film Screening of The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya. Enjoy a unique film (57 minutes) that follows the journey of two traditional musicians from their roots in the hills of Virginia to the mountains of rural Nepal, where they explore the extraordinary connections between Appalachian and Himalayan folk music and culture, particularly with the traditional musicians of the Gandharba caste.

Film Screening will be followed by a live concert of fiddle based music of Nepal and Appalachia with:

Tara Lindhardt – mandolin

Shyam Nepali – saranghi

Raj Kappor – percussion

Clarence Ferrari – fiddle

For tickets and information, visit www.artswestchester.org/folkarts or call: 914-428-4220 x 330

The Folk Arts Program is funded in part by the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency with support of the New York State Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo.