Mill Race Festival of Traditional Music 2009

We had a fantastic time sharing our tunes and songs with audiences at the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Music on the weekend of August 1 and 2. 

The winds blew and a few clouds threatened, but  the sun bravely shone for the whole weekend.  Above, we perform on the Civic Centre stage. 

The Mill Race stage was windy – but so exciting!  A full audience seemed to enjoy our music.

We ran into lots of friends and colleagues throughout the weekend.  Angie visits with friend Robin Jones after our performance on Sunday.

Here’s Jean singing…

…and Angie talking about dulcimers to some interested audience members after Sunday’s performance on the Civic Centre Stage…

We even sold some CDs (Southwind)!  A great weekend of music.  Thanks for inviting us, Mill Race!

Sunday, June 28: A Rainy Day at Westfield Heritage Centre

It rained, but we played our sticky, tuning-challenged dulcimers anyway!

We performed - without a sound system - in the church (here it is, looking lovely and pristine surrounded by fall colours with not a raindrop in sight!) and played our set to a small audience of fellow musicians, Westfield people, and a few visitors. Of course it started to clear up as Tethera took to the stage. We noticed that the Morris dancers (Cambridge Splinters) had some enthusiastic recruits joining in despite the iffy weather. Oh well. It was U.K. Day, after all! The weather was just doing its part.

Next stop the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Music on Saturday and Sunday, August 1 and 2, in Cambridge, Ontario.

Mountain dulcimer duo Jean Mills and Angie Stock perform an eclectic repertoire that includes the tunes and folksongs of Appalachia, the British Isles and Canada.

Their delicate harmonies and driving dance rhythms are played on 3-string and bass dulcimers, with a touch of vocals, recorder and whistle to create a sound that marries traditional with original.

As founding members of the Grand River Dulcimer Club, Jean and Angie have been exploring the music of the mountain dulcimer together for over ten years.