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Selby
grew
up in England, singing and playing both folk and classical music from
an early age. She discovered fiddle music on her first visit to her in-laws
in Ireland, and underwent a rapid and fanatical conversion from violinist
to fiddle player. Now living in Ithaca, NY, Kathy plays for contradances
and English country dances and also performs at concerts, festivals and
coffeehouses. When living in California, Kathy performed with Alasdair
Fraser's San
Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, and was their newsletter editor and a
workshop and band leader. In theater, she received excellent reviews for
the part of Fiddler in “Mary Queen Of Scots Got Her Head Chopped
Off”. She has performed in a wide variety of instrumental and vocal
genres, including folk singing, madrigals, musicals, and classical choral
and orchestral works. Kathy enjoys teaching fiddle to both adults and
children. In her “other life”, she is a physics lecturer at
Cornell, teaching "The
Physics of Musical Sound" every Spring. |
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"Celtic audiences are in for a treat. The evening is made complete with original music performed by Kathy Selby. Her musical talent is sublime, and encompasses the folk traditions of England, Scotland and Ireland.” - The San Francisco Gael "This community is lucky to have some extremely talented fiddlers like Kathy Selby...excellent contra fiddler". - Mike Ludgate, fiddler and dancer, Ithaca |
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John Lewis is an accomplished pianist equally at home playing contradances or Chopin. Raised in Alabama, he begin classical piano at age five, won a composition contest at age six, and was selected to play for the state music teachers' association at age 13. While serving as Director of the Berea College Appalachian Museum, John was introduced to the rich traditional dance and music scene in Berea, Kentucky. There he fell in love with folk dancing and began playing for Southern squares, New England contra, and English country dances. John is a specialist in Appalachian History and currently works as a historic preservation and public history consultant. |