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African Heritage Month – Bards of the World CBC podcasts!
Check out these two new podcasts that include concert recordings from Singing Storytellers performances! Drawing on footage from the fall 2014 concerts and new interviews, CBC’s Wendy Bergfeldt created two Island Echoes shows: Bards of the World Part 1, and Part 2 – featuring Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté and Lassana Diabaté. And – if you are currently in London! – you’ll want to check out a concert involving these two extraordinary Malian musicians, at the RNCM, Feb 26th, 2015!
Sad news: Sydney's Polish Church has burned
Many Singing Storytellers participants and community audience members will remember the exquisite concert of Croatian traditional music performed at St. Mary’s Polish Parish in Whitney Pier. Sadly, today, this beautiful church that was more than a century old, has burned. Our hearts go out to the members of the Parish. More details here on CBC.
More CBC podcasts from Singing Storytellers!
Wendy Bergfeldt continues to share the stories and songs of Singing Storytellers in CBC podcasts – see her CBC Mainstreet Cape Breton website for a full listing, to date. New podcasts posted in the last few days include: Singing the Stories of Injustice: Bards as Witness and Language Matters with Bob Holman. Continue to watch our blog for more podcast postings!
Singing Storytellers Podcasts
Here are some of Wendy Bergfeldt’s interviews with Singing Storytellers that aired recently on CBC-Cape Breton: the Malian griots, and bandurist Kytasty’s Songs of Truth, ahead of our CD release. Stay tuned for links to more Singing Storytellers podcasts!
Singing Storytellers Symposium a Success!!!
Our great thanks to all who came from far and near to be a part of Singing Storytellers! Throughout this past week we shared stories and songs and music of many kinds: exhibits, films, workshops, papers and performances! and, together, we have begun to create new stories and songs! We are especially grateful to our local communities for their tremendous hospitality! and glad to share with you some news of local events in this post. Keep checking back to our website: updates, videos, podcasts and other resources will continue to be posted in the coming months.
“Singing Storytellers enchant audiences at Celtic Colours” in the Herald / “Multicultural celebration of music” in the Post / “Singing Storytellers at the McConnell Library”
*If you have more links of stories and posts that we can share, please write us with them!
Sun, Oct 12, Final day: Singing Storytellers
Our morning begins at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Polish Church in Whitney Pier, with a Croatian music workshop followed by papers on Polish musics. We will conclude this final Symposium day with the “Bards of the World” (Celtic Colours) concert at CBU’s Boardmore Theatre at 2pm. See you there!
Read about Singing Storytellers!
Singing Storytellers thanks the McConnell Public Library and its wonderful staff for hosting our Symposium this past Thursday. See this story and photo about our fantastic first Symposium day!
Sat, Oct 11 – Papers, a play, and an evening concert!
Today’s program involves workshop and paper presentations at CBU, followed by the performance of “Capt John Smith Goes to Ukraine” (because he really did!) – and a tremendous concert at 7:30 evening “Back and Forth Across the Atlantic“, in downtown Sydney!
Singing Storytellers on CBC
Yesterday Wendy Bergfeldt interviewed Hawa and Lassana two musicians from Mali. Today more participates were interviewed and our keynote presentations were recorded.
Thank you CBC for your support!
Fri, Oct 10 – Singing Storytellers at CBU!
Join us for a day of keynote addresses, paper presentations, workshops, films, performances and concerts! We will enjoy a sumptuous banquet of local foods, then attend a concert with new musical creations from African and Europe, and celebrate the release of a new CD!