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Noontime Concert Series: Fort Ticonderoga
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The track is closed but music echoes through the Hudson River Valley, help us in celebrating several notable anniversaries throughout the month of August. Bring a bag lunch and enjoy the views while listening to noontime concerts every Tuesday.
August 6: Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum Corps
The Fifes and Drums of Fort Ticonderoga today represent military musicians who served at the fort historically - the Fife and Drum Corps plays songs containing important information, called duty tunes. From Reveille in the morning to Tattoo at night, or sounding the alarm and calling to arms, the Fifes and Drums regulate days at the fort today. The Corps celebrates its long history - from stirring to somber, enjoy the martial sounds of this band of excellent musicians.
August 13: Celticado
Celticado means "Celtic Duo" in Gaelic. The duo performs a mixture of traditional and modern ceilidh dance music and song. With fiddler Adam R Sweet and guitarist James Bunting, the group specializes in performing delightful music for weddings, parties and more. They have over 30 years of performance experience.
August 20: John Hughes
John Hughes is an innovative composer, kora player, percussionist, and vocalist whose style ranges from elegant and stately West African classical harp music to jazzy, hypnotic grooves that cross cultural boundaries and fuse disparate influences. Playing ancient traditional instruments not often heard in the United States, many he builds himself, John takes his audience on an intimate and up-lifting tour of universally musical expressions of joy and hope. John has studied the music, song, and dance of West Africa for over 25 years, training with numerous master drummers and dancers from Guinea and Mali.
August 27: Rumba Flamenca
Jay & Lee are Jason and Elysa Hochman. This engaging couple plays a unique brand of guitar fusing Spanish, Flamenco, Classical and Acoustic styles. Jason and Elysa are the founders of Jay & Lee Rumba Flamenca as well as the New York Guitar Academy and are among the most sought after flamenco and classical guitarists in New York City. They have performed at Lincoln Center, US Open Finals Pre-Game Shows and events for widely recognized organizations, businesses and celebrities. Jason and Elysa create a beautiful and powerful atmosphere of exciting world guitar music that include original compositions and unique and great arrangements of Spanish Classical and Nuevo Flamenco guitar pieces.
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