Fiddleist

With engaging stage presence and masterfully-crafted music, Boston-based Matt and Shannon Heaton offer well-travelled Irish music from the heart. Their new album “Whirring Wings” is a seamless blend of brand-new and centuries-old music. The title comes from Robert Burns’ line “the moorcock springs on whirring wings,” and the Heatons took it as stimulus to find lift and space with favorite tunes on flute, guitar, and bouzouki. The Heatons are an integral part of Boston’s vibrant trad music scene. Shannon cofounded Boston’s Celtic Music Fest and was named Mass. Traditional Artist Fellow in 2016. She also hosts the culture podcast “Irish Music Stories.” Matt has performed with the Karan Casey Band, Boys of the Lough, Robbie O’Connell and many others.

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Matt & Shannon Heaton / Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy

Blackstone River Theatre

Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel’s fiddle music fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and Cape Breton with Americana grooves and musical innovations. Her music is a blend of the contemporary and traditional, described by the Boston Globe as “exuberant and rhythmic, somehow wild and innocent, delivered with captivating melodic clarity and an irresistible playfulness.”  For this duo project, Hanneke joins forces with pianist Dave Wiesler who has built a national reputation for his rhythmic and innovative piano playing, and his sensitive accompaniment of dance music, choruses, and soloists.  Hanneke and Dave have played together for over 20 years, recorded together on six albums, and have toured the East coast of the United States and across France, performing concerts and playing for Scottish Country Dances.

Keith Murphy

Fiddleist

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 17, 2024

Hanneke Cassel & Dave Wiesler / Keith Murphy & Yann Falquet · Groton Hill Music Center

Past events

Feb 24, 2024

Matt & Shannon Heaton / Keith Murphy & Becky Tracy · Blackstone River Theatre

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