ANITA MACDONALD, BEN MILLER AND ZAKK CORMIER
December 5, 2019 6pm – 8:30 pm Burlington Violin Shop
Presented by Young Tradition Vermont with the Burlington Violin Shop. $20 suggested donation. Limited seating. Reservations recommended at mark.sustic@gmail.com
Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald have become renowned across Canada and further afield, for their synergistic approach to traditional Scottish music. Blending Scottish Lowland pipes with Cape Breton fiddle, Gaelic song and step-dance, Ben and Anita merge traditional influences from Cape Breton and Prince Edward Island, as well as the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. They join together the thread of Old and New World traditions and constantly explore new ways to bring their instruments closer together.
Ben and Anita will be joined by Zakk Cormier, an Acadian multi-instrumentalist from Prince Edward Island. Zakk is a dynamic musician with deep roots in his own Franco-Celtic tradition and brings his talents as a sympathetic guitar accompanist and his driving rhythms of foot-percussion to the trio.
Together the trio creates a powerful sound, transcending the boundaries between Cape Breton and Scottish traditions. Their live shows have captivated audiences across the globe and they are considered to be one of the most important folk acts on Cape Breton today.
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