East Meets West offers a truly unique and electrifying experience—bridging cultures and engaging audiences through a dynamic blend of sitar, tabla, vocals, guitar, saxophone, keyboards, violin, Western percussion, and more. It’s a performance that is not only musically exhilarating but also deeply immersive and educational.
LauraB's songs tell stories and describe feelings and experiences with frankness and courage. Told in her voice, these songs resonate with emotion adorned by subtle instrumental nuances and delicate arrangements and rhythms connected to the earth.
LauraB elevates the concept of singer-songwriter to a different and unique level that is entirely personal, brimming with intelligence and sensitivity and rooted in the folkloric traditions of her native Andalusia, Spain.
Join us for a diverse and revolutionary celebration of women in roots music with the inaugural Say Sister! Festival. This transformative event celebrates the vital contributions of women to a space where their presence has always been essential, though often underappreciated, shining a spotlight on the past, present, and future contributions of women in Old Time Music. Say Sister Workshops!
Akua Allrich, a celebrated jazz vocalist, composer, educator, and cultural curator from Washington, D.C., is known for her electrifying live performances and genre-blending sound she calls “Jazz+.” Rooted in Pan-African rhythms and the traditions of the global African diaspora, her artistry uplifts Black women’s voices and indigenous legacies. Her upcoming live album weaves together vibrant Pan-African sounds, reimagined favorites from Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba, and a deeply personal tribute to her father, Agyei Akoto—honoring his influence while carrying forward a legacy of truth, love, Pan-Africanism and empowerment through music.
Ali fuses classical training with percussive fingerstyle guitar, loop-pedal wizardry, and raw, soul-stirring vocals—drawing comparisons to Rodrigo y Gabriela and KT Tunstall. Her dynamic performances have wowed audiences from Mexico to the UK, earning praise from industry legends, including Brandi Carlile, who said: “She’s ten times the musician we are!”
Allison de Groot & Tatiana Hargreaves are thrilled to announce their live album recording tour, capturing the energy of each night on stage. As a duo, they thrive in live performance—responding to each audience, each space, and the spontaneity of the moment. From the first strum of the banjo or pull of the bow, time slips away as de Groot & Hargreaves settle in on stage to entertain.
Join us, for a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with an evening of Irish traditional music with some of Baltimore’s award-winning Irish traditional music scene at the Creative Alliance!
Featuring Irish music supergroup Celtic Corridor (Billy McComiskey, Donna Long, Laura Byrne, Eileen Estes, and Joanna Clare) and Sarah Collins and Jonathan Vocke, come celebrate Irish culture this Saint Patrick's Day week with an evening of Irish traditional music!
Danny Joe’s Tree House invites families to slow down and engage with our play-based stories that provide valuable opportunities to deepen social-emotional learning and media literacy. As a preschool teacher, Danny Joe cares deeply about empowering kids with critical-thinking skills and a strong sense of social responsibility.
You could draw thousands of lines on a map of America that preceded the beginnings of Sally Baby’s Silver Dollars; strands that zigzag across the earth from New York to San Francisco to Standing Rock. Yet each line inevitably leads back to one place- New Orleans.
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