Podcast appearances and mentions of patrick mcavinue

Today, Tom is joined live on Zoom by Helicon, the renowned traditional music trio that includes Ken Kolodner, Robin Bullock and Chris Norman, along with members of the old-timey, roots music group Charm City Junctionand The Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet, for our annual Holiday Concert. Helicon has been delighting their fans here in Baltimore with a Winter Solstice Concert for 36 years. They continue this great Baltimore holiday tradition with two live, COVID-safe performances tomorrow (Saturday, December 18) at 3:30 and 7:30 pm, at Goucher College's Kraushaar Auditorium. In addition to Helicon, the Winter Solstice Concert shows will feature Charm City Junction, with Brad Kolodner, Alex Lacquement, Patrick McAvinue, and Sean McComiskey. The vocalist Rachel Eddy, fiddler Elke Baker, and North American step-dance champion Jonathon Srour will also be part of the festivities. For ticket information, click here. Guests on today's Midday Holiday Concert include: Helicon: Ken Kolodner, on hammer dulcimer, and fiddle; Robin Bullock, on piano, guitar, cittern and mandolin; Chris Norman, onwooden flutes, tin whistle, piano, and small bagpipes. Plus: Brad Kolodner plays the clawhammer banjo with Charm City Junction and The Ken and Brad Kolodner Quartet.; Alex Lacquementplays upright bass with Charm City Junction and The Ken and Brad Kolodner Quartet; Sean McComiskey plays button accordion with Charm City Junction, andElke Bakerplays fiddle withThe Ken and Brad Kolodner Quartet. Songs you'll hear on today's Holiday Concert: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (traditional; arranged by Helicon) / Christmas Eve (Ireland): everyone joining in  Lay Down Your Arms (Doron Levenson, Israel): featured on the CD, On a Cold Winter's Day -- Helicon with Elke & Alex: Black Eyed Susie (Old-time) from Ken & Brad's 2020 CD, Stony Run -- Ken/Brad & Alex Gesu Bambino (Italy, arranged by Helicon) -- Helicon Hop High, My Lulu Gal (Old-time) - led by Brad on banjo with everyone playing  - from Charm City Junction's last CD, Duckpin Enjoy the music, and Happy Holidays! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, Helicon, the renowned traditional music trio, joins us live in Studio A. Tomorrow, they continue a great Baltimore holiday tradition with their 34nd annual Winter Solstice Concerts at Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium. Helicon will be joined on Saturday by Charm City Junction, the Ken and Brad Kolodner Quartet, and other traditional music performers, as well as the North American Step Dance champion, Jonathan Srour. Today, we’re sustaining a tradition of our own here on Midday. For many years, Helicon and the other band members have treated us to a preview of their Winter Solstice concert, right here in Studio A. Here's who's with us today: Helicon’s Chris Norman plays wooden flutes and small bagpipes, and he sings; Robin Bullock plays guitar, cittern, and mandolin, and Ken Kolodner plays hammered dulcimer and fiddle. Also here from Charm City Junction: Alex Lacquement, on upright bass and vocals; Sean McComiskey on the button accordion; and Patrick McAvinue, who was the International Bluegrass Music Association's 2017 Fiddler of the Year. The great old-time fiddler and vocalist Rachel Eddy is also with us today. Ken's son and CCJ bandmember Brad Kolodner was unable to join us today. But they’ll all be performing at the two Winter Solstice concerts tomorrow, at 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm. The 3:30 performance is sold out, but tickets are still available for the 7:30pm concert. Click here for more information. For directions to Goucher College, click here. We live-streamed our program today, and you can enjoy the video at WYPR's Facebook page.

Sometimes meeting up with personal heroes leads to unexpected interactions. Patrick McAvinue tells Katy Daley about two encounters with the legendary fiddler, Kenny Baker!

Young fiddler extraordinaire Patrick McAvinue chats with Katy Daley about his growth into the upper echelons on bluegrass music and the joy of creating art with friends and band mates.

Today, Live in Studio A, it's Helicon, the iconic Celtic-inspired trio of Robin Bullock (guitar, citern), Chris Norman (wooden flutes, penny whistle) and Ken Kolodner (hammered dulcimer, fiddle, hammered mbira). Tomorrow, the group reunites for their 33rd Annual Winter Solstice Reunion Concert at Goucher College, playing Scottish, Irish, Appalachian and other folk music. But today, in keeping with a Midday holiday tradition, Helicon is joined in our studio by members of the loval old-timey music band, Charm City Junction, including Ken’s son Brad Kolodner (banjo, fiddle, vocals), Alex Lacquement (bass, vocals), Sean McComiskey (accordian), Patrick McAvinue (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), with Rachel Eddy (guitar, fiddle and vocals). Join us for some great traditional, folk and blue-grass music, performed by some of the best musicians in the genres.Helicon’s 33rd Annual Winter Solstice Concert at Goucher is on Saturday, December 15. The 3:30pm performance has already sold out; check here for ticket information for the 7:30pm performance.Today's program was live-streamed in two parts on WYPR's Facebook page: in the first stream, the Helicon/CCJ ensemble plays a favorite holiday medley: ----Evening of Roses---- (Israel)/----God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen----/----Christmas Eve---- (Ireland), and Charm City Junction plays an Alex Lacquement tune called ----Turkey Trot.---- In the second stream, we hear the ensemble play ----Richmond Blues---- and ----Possum on a Rail---- (with Rachel Eddy leading on fiddle and vocals), a Danish tune called ----The Rumbling Quadrille,---- Robin Bullock's ----Storm Warning,---- CCJ's ----Hop High,---- and finally, a traditional Canadian foot stomper, ----Hangman's.----

Today on Midday: Helicon, the renowned traditional music trio is here.Tomorrow they continue a great Baltimore holiday tradition with their 32nd annual Winter Solstice Concerts at Goucher College’s Kraushaar Auditorium.Helicon will be joined tomorrow by Charm City Junction and other performers, including the North American Step Dance champion Jonathan Srour.Today, we’re keeping up a tradition of our own. For the many years, Helicon has treated us to a preview of their Winter Solstice concert here in Studio A.Helicon’s Chris Norman plays wooden flutes and small bagpipes. Robin Bullock plays guitar, cittern, and mandolin, and Ken Kolodner plays hammered dulcimer and fiddle. Also here, from Charm City Junction: Brad Kolodner and Patrick McAvinue, the 2017 International Bluegrass Musician Association Fiddler of the Year. And Old-time musician and vocalist Rachel Eddy is also here. They’ll all be performing at the two Winter Solstice concerts tomorrow, at 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Click here for tickets.