Kevin Carr will perform "My Grandfather's Fiddle" and include folk tales and music from many lands played on fiddle, banjo, accordion and bagpipes.
Kevin's maternal grandfather, Denis McGough, was a master storyteller. As a young boy Kevin listened, spellbound, to his grandfather's tales. They ignited a consuming passion for all things ancient, alive and magical.
Kevin took up the fiddle in his 20s and began playing for folk and square dancing. After playing for his mother, he was completely dumbfounded when she casually told him that she recognized some of the tunes because her father used to play them on the fiddle when he called for square dances. And, she thought his fiddle might still be somewhere in the family. This was all news to Kevin.
The search was on! It took years and travels through many territories around the world for Kevin to realize what he was really searching for, and what his "Grandfather's Fiddle" really meant.
Kevin has played dance music for five decades, owns a yurt with 32 bagpipes in it and has been a family therapist and storyteller for much of that time. He lives in southern Oregon with his wife who is also his favorite musical partner. He gives solo performances and plays with the Family Carr, with Daniel OK-Car and Molly Carr, and Josie his wife, as well as with Wake the Dead (a Celtic Grateful Dead ensemble), the Hillbillies from Mars (eclectic dance music with deep roots), OSPA (traditional and contemporary Basque music) and other groups. His website is https://www.kevincarr.org.
Daytime Adult Learning and Culture Programs are made possible in part by the John R. Schwabacher Family as well as a grant from the Maimonides Fund at the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund. We are grateful for their generous support.
$15 or one punch of the Community Tuesdays Punch Card.
Presented by The Oshman Family JCC
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Kevin's maternal grandfather, Denis McGough, was a master storyteller. As a young boy Kevin listened, spellbound, to his grandfather's tales. They ignited a consuming passion for all things ancient, alive and magical.
Kevin took up the fiddle in his 20s and began playing for folk and square dancing. After playing for his mother, he was completely dumbfounded when she casually told him that she recognized some of the tunes because her father used to play them on the fiddle when he called for square dances. And, she thought his fiddle might still be somewhere in the family. This was all news to Kevin.
The search was on! It took years and travels through many territories around the world for Kevin to realize what he was really searching for, and what his "Grandfather's Fiddle" really meant.
Kevin has played dance music for five decades, owns a yurt with 32 bagpipes in it and has been a family therapist and storyteller for much of that time. He lives in southern Oregon with his wife who is also his favorite musical partner. He gives solo performances and plays with the Family Carr, with Daniel OK-Car and Molly Carr, and Josie his wife, as well as with Wake the Dead (a Celtic Grateful Dead ensemble), the Hillbillies from Mars (eclectic dance music with deep roots), OSPA (traditional and contemporary Basque music) and other groups. His website is https://www.kevincarr.org.
Daytime Adult Learning and Culture Programs are made possible in part by the John R. Schwabacher Family as well as a grant from the Maimonides Fund at the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund. We are grateful for their generous support.
$15 or one punch of the Community Tuesdays Punch Card.
Presented by The Oshman Family JCC
Kevin Carr will perform "My Grandfather's Fiddle" and include folk tales and music from many lands played on fiddle, banjo, accordion and bagpipes.
Kevin's maternal grandfather, Denis McGough, was a master storyteller. As a young boy Kevin listened, spellbound, to his grandfather's tales. They ignited a consuming passion for all things ancient, alive and magical.
Kevin took up the fiddle in his 20s and began playing for folk and square dancing. After playing for his mother, he was completely dumbfounded when she casually told him that she recognized some of the tunes because her father used to play them on the fiddle when he called for square dances. And, she thought his fiddle might still be somewhere in the family. This was all news to Kevin.
The search was on! It took years and travels through many territories around the world for Kevin to realize what he was really searching for, and what his "Grandfather's Fiddle" really meant.
Kevin has played dance music for five decades, owns a yurt with 32 bagpipes in it and has been a family therapist and storyteller for much of that time. He lives in southern Oregon with his wife who is also his favorite musical partner. He gives solo performances and plays with the Family Carr, with Daniel OK-Car and Molly Carr, and Josie his wife, as well as with Wake the Dead (a Celtic Grateful Dead ensemble), the Hillbillies from Mars (eclectic dance music with deep roots), OSPA (traditional and contemporary Basque music) and other groups. His website is https://www.kevincarr.org.
Daytime Adult Learning and Culture Programs are made possible in part by the John R. Schwabacher Family as well as a grant from the Maimonides Fund at the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund. We are grateful for their generous support.
$15 or one punch of the Community Tuesdays Punch Card.
Presented by The Oshman Family JCC
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Kevin's maternal grandfather, Denis McGough, was a master storyteller. As a young boy Kevin listened, spellbound, to his grandfather's tales. They ignited a consuming passion for all things ancient, alive and magical.
Kevin took up the fiddle in his 20s and began playing for folk and square dancing. After playing for his mother, he was completely dumbfounded when she casually told him that she recognized some of the tunes because her father used to play them on the fiddle when he called for square dances. And, she thought his fiddle might still be somewhere in the family. This was all news to Kevin.
The search was on! It took years and travels through many territories around the world for Kevin to realize what he was really searching for, and what his "Grandfather's Fiddle" really meant.
Kevin has played dance music for five decades, owns a yurt with 32 bagpipes in it and has been a family therapist and storyteller for much of that time. He lives in southern Oregon with his wife who is also his favorite musical partner. He gives solo performances and plays with the Family Carr, with Daniel OK-Car and Molly Carr, and Josie his wife, as well as with Wake the Dead (a Celtic Grateful Dead ensemble), the Hillbillies from Mars (eclectic dance music with deep roots), OSPA (traditional and contemporary Basque music) and other groups. His website is https://www.kevincarr.org.
Daytime Adult Learning and Culture Programs are made possible in part by the John R. Schwabacher Family as well as a grant from the Maimonides Fund at the Jewish Community Federation & Endowment Fund. We are grateful for their generous support.
$15 or one punch of the Community Tuesdays Punch Card.
Presented by The Oshman Family JCC
show less
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