The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalchia to Himalaya

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, hour-long concert of fiddle based music of Nepal and Appalachia with:

Tara Linhardt – mandolin
Shyam Nepali – sarangi
Raj Kapoor – percussion
Clarence Ferrari – fiddle

For more information about the Mountain Music Project, click here

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.