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An Appalachian Christmas 8
With:
Sarah Kate Morgan-dulcimer
2012 National
Mtn. Dulcimer Champion
Finalist in the 2013 Intl. Acoustic Music Awards
The music of Sarah Morgan embodies her respect and joy of folk music and her creative approach to arranging. Backing traditional Appalachian melodies and haunting old time tunes with fresh harmonies and a progressive drive, she lends a new feel to seemingly "old" tunes, while accompanying pure and heartfelt vocals with the unpretentious sound of the Appalachian dulcimer. Folk, Americana, and Old-Time roots are brought to the forefront at live shows, where only Sarah and her dulcimer can be found behind the microphone, creating a subtle yet powerful sound that brings the relevant music of the past to today’s audience.
Sarah Morgan started her musical journey at 7 years old and has fallen in love with traditional and folk music through the years. A native of East Tennessee, Sarah has incorporated the rich musical heritage of the area into her music. At 18, Sarah placed 1st at the 2012 National Mountain Dulcimer Championships held in Winfield, KS. A year later she went on to become a finalist in the 2013 International Acoustic Music Awards. She has also won other titles, including
Mid-Eastern Region Mountain Dulcimer Champion, Kentucky State Mountain Dulcimer Champion, and Southern Region Mountain Dulcimer Champion. She currently studying Traditional Music and Appalachian Studies at Morehead State University.
The Sara Holroyd Singers
Performing music from a Shaker worship service with Music of the Shakers, arranged by Salli Terri.
The Sara Holroyd Singers are a choral group, made up of those former University of Kentucky Choristers who were led by Professor Holroyd during the years 1979- 1987 where thousands of people came to The Shaker Village Meeting House to see the performance. This group of alumni recreated this experience last year in a Tribute Concert for Sara’s 90th birthday to keep the legacy and the beauty of early American Shaker Folk Music alive and vibrant in the state of Kentucky.
The Shaker’s received “gifts” in the form of musical revelation and they recorded or “scribed” these inspirations in “real time” as they occurred. . These tunes, categorized as hymns, songs, anthems and dance tunes, started in the form of a single melodic line with no harmonization, and over the years were arranged to include instruments and beautiful harmonies.
Sara Holroyd taught at the UK School of Music for 26 years. She received music education degrees from Peabody, Columbia and Indiana Universities majoring in both trumpet and voice. Though she received no formal training in choral conducting, she progressively started taking over choral groups from retiring professors eventually becoming one of only a very few female Director of Choral Activities in the collegiate ranks. best known for her colorful and vibrant Madrigal Dinners and Gift of Music Concerts and for her collaborations with Terri on "A Shaker Worship Service" and for preparing choruses on four occassions for world renowned Atlanta Symphony Conductor Robert Shaw.
The Sara Holroyd Singers were formed by Renee Collins and Warren Cobb, and are directed by “Maestro” Richard Burns
Dean Phelps
Dean Phelps combines the rhythmic beat of thumbpicking guitar with a soulful vocal style. Part blues and part old school country, Dean stirs his guitar and voice into a repertoire of songs from the late 19th and early 20th centuries along with a few pages out of the hymnal, creating a style that is reminiscent of performers like Merle Travis and Doc Watson.
Dean has earned both local and national recognition for his guitar playing, winning the National Thumbpicking Guitar Contest at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Ark., and being named thumbpick guitar champion at the Indiana Picking and Fiddling Championship.
Dean has appeared as the featured guest on Red Barn Radio and has performed at Denver area venues like the Oriental Theater and Swallow Hill.
The Local Honeys
The Local Honeys are a duo comprised of Montana Hobbs and Linda Jean Stokley. They are the first women to graduate from Morehead State University with degrees in Traditional 'Hillbilly' Music. Joining them today are some of their dear friends.
Ruth McLain Smith is from Berea, Kentucky. She is charming multi-instrumentalist and instructor at The Kentucky Center for Traditional Music at Morehead State University.
Clint Riddle is from Decatur, Alabama. He is a professional guitarist as well as a private instructor in east Tennessee.
Originally from Wythville, Virginia, Sam Gleaves is a multi-instrumentalist, compelling songwriter, and avid performer far and wide.