YOUNG TRADITION SHOWCASE
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
IN CONTOIS AUDITORIUM AT CITY HALL IN BURLINGTON

On Saturday, February 7, 2015 Young Tradition Vermont and Burlington Parks and Recreation with support from the Quebec Delegation Boston and Country Dance and Song Society will welcome a variety of young players, singers and dancers who will perform with their teachers, parents and/or mentors. The Young Tradition Showcase will be held at Contois Auditorium in City Hall starting at 6pm.

The concert will feature duo and small group combinations including children and youth who study with some of the best known performers, recording artists, and teachers in the region, including:

· Ismael Bangoura (West African drummer); Elly Barksdale (Balkan singer); Sarah Blair (Irish fiddler); Kristin Bolton (step dancer); Joe Cleary (fiddler); Tim Cummings (piper and whistle player); Tony DeMarco (Irish fiddler); Dominque Dodge (Celtic harper); Joanne Garton (Scottish fiddler and dancer); Pascal Gemme (Quebec fiddler); Yann Falquet (Quebec guitarist); Sarah Hotchkiss (fiddler); Mediha Jusufagic (Bosnian dancer); Peter Macfarlane (fiddler); Beth Anne McFadden (Irish dancer); Jeremiah McLane (accordion player); Heather Morris (step dancer); Brian Perkins (multi-intrumentalist; Rehanna Pothiawala (Indian dancer); Lynn Mahoney Rowan (singer); Beth Telford (Cape Breton fiddler); Benedict Koehler (Irish piper); Hilari Farrington (Irish accordion and harp player); Mary Wesley (dance caller), and others.

Groups involved with this showcase include: the Bosnian Lillies; Champlain Traditional Arts; Fiddleheads; FlynnArts; the Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler School; Lake Champlain Waldorf School; Mad Robin Callers Collective; McFadden Academy of Irish Dance; Heather Morris School of Dance; Jeh Kulu African Drum and Dance; Newark Balkan Chorus; Revels North; University of Vermont, Woodbury Strings and others.

For more information, contact Mark Sustic at mark.sustic@gmail.com or go to www.youngtraditionvermont.org.