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Onstage, Georgetown: Plays Are Blooming
Habib Koité & Bassekou Kouyate
August 13, 2018
•Habib Koité , “Mali’s biggest pop star” (Rolling Stone), is joined by “the Hendrix of his instrument” (Uncut Magazine), Ngoni player Bassekou Kouyate for two collaborative performances bringing innovation and […]
Seamus Egan
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Seamus Egan, a founding member of Solas, returns to The Barns with The Seamus Egan Project. Bringing along friends and musical guests, Egan will introduce fans to his immense and […]
Sitkovetsky Trio with Sean Lee, Violin
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The Sitkovetsky Trio and violinist Sean Lee make their Barns debut in a program that traces the journey of chamber music and classical composition from the salon to Hollywood. Featuring […]
An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories with Graham Nash
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Legendary singer-songwriter and founding member of Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies, Graham Nash is a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee, […]
An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories with Graham Nash
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Legendary singer-songwriter and founding member of Crosby, Stills & Nash and The Hollies, Graham Nash is a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriter Hall of Fame inductee, […]
Tom Paxton & The DonJuans
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Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winner and folk icon, Tom Paxton, teams up with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter duo The DonJuans: Don Henry and Jon Vezner. Within days of writing and playing together, […]
John McCutcheon
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A master instrumentalist, powerful singer-songwriter, storyteller, activist, and author, John McCutcheon is folk music’s Renaissance man. “His storytelling has the richness of fine literature” (The Washington Post).
Wu Han, Gloria Chien, & Gilles Vonsattel
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Wu Han, Gloria Chien (“…fiercely lavish”) and Gilles Vonsattel (“ …utter ease, fluidity, and calm…”) exploit every color the piano has to offer in this wide-ranging evening of piano music […]
The Swingles
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For more than half a century, The Swingles have pushed the boundaries of vocal music with a rotating lineup. The seven young singers that make up today’s London-based group are […]
Calidore String Quartet with Juho Pohjonen, Piano
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An homage to impresario Ignaz Schuppanzigh, who gave birth to the modern chamber music recital in the early 1800s. The Calidore String Quartet and pianist Juho Pohjonen pay tribute in […]