Abby and Rosie Newton and Lyn Hardy play Benefit Performance for Cabot Connects Mentoring Program!
• Saturday, February 28, 2015 – 7:30pm
Location: Cabot School Performing Arts Center on Cabot School Campus
25 Common Rd., Cabot, VT 05647
Tickets – Advance: $10 – At the door: $12 – Family: $25
To reserve in advance, call: 802-563-3338
For more info, call Lynn: 802-563-2999
Lyn, Abby and Rosie are three quarters of the Mother Daughter String Band. They have performed together in different configurations as duos, trio and the full quartet for the past several years. Lyn and Abby’s musical collaboration goes back to the mid 1970’s with the Putnam String County Band and both Rosie (Abby’s daughter) and Lyn’s daughter Ruthie, have made big splashes on the American music scene over the past 15 years. Their repertoire includes Old Time American fiddle music and songs, Celtic airs, jigs, reels and original tunes and songs.
Abby Newton is well known for her groundbreaking work in the revival of the cello in American and Scottish traditional music. She has produced and performed on over a hundred folk recordings including 17 CDs with Scottish singer, Jean Redpath. Abby's solo CDs "Crossing to Scotland" and "Castles, Kirks, and Caves" have earned her critical acclaim both in the US and abroad. She has appeared several times on Prairie Home Companion and Fiona Ritchie, of the nationally syndicated NPR show Thistle and Shamrock, did a feature program on Abby’s music and her influence on the folk cello movement. She currently performs with her band Ferintosh ( Scottish Traditional/Baroque crossover), The Mother Daughter String Band and free lances on the cello with different singers and harpists.
Lyn Hardy’s singing has been described as rich, honest, strong, stirring and straight from the heart. She is known for her rock solid rhythm guitar playing having played for square, contra and swing dances for more years than she would like to admit! Her performances draw from a vast and varied repertoire of music. She can touch your heart with a country song, make you laugh the next minute and then reach into your soul with a sultry blues number. She currently performs with The Cupcakes. And along with her daughter Ruthie, and Rosie and Abby Newton they perform as the Mother Daughter String Band. Lyn has recorded CDs with her former group The Rude Girls and more recently with The Cupcakes.
Rosie Newton grew up immersed in the rich folk music scene of Woodstock, NY, and began playing the fiddle when she was eight. She attended college in Ithaca NY and found herself swept up by the area’s music scene, which infused her with a deep appreciation for the beauty and diversity of roots music. Rosie’s interests span a wide range of musical styles, from Irish and old time to country and pop. She recently toured the Northeast playing zydeco fiddle with Louisiana legend Preston Frank. Rosie currently performs in a duo with Richie Stearns, tours with The Duhks, Red Dog Run, and the Evil City Stringband, and when possible she joins The Mother Daughter String Band. She has recorded two CD's with her duo projects.