I will be playing a short set at the Westerleigh Folk Festival! A great line up in a totally beautiful park. I have two new Irish style compositions and will probably grab a uke player or two to help me sing about monkeys.
Here is the official blurb-
The 2nd Annual Westerleigh Folk Festival is a free ,all day music and art event that takes place in beautiful Westerleigh Park, Staten Island. The festival will be held on Saturday , Sept 26th from 11:30 am till 7:00pm. Among some of the musical acts appearing are Karlus Trapp, Queen Tipsy, Joan Caddell & The Midnight Choir,Jim Indell , Mia Theodaratus,Morty Jacobi with Stan Jay, Norm Pederson ,Bob Conroy & Friends ,Two of Us and The Staten Island Pipes & Drums.
Children’s activities such as face painting and horseshoe toss will be provided. Refreshments will be available. Park seating is limited so bring a chair or blanket.
Westerleigh Park is located at the corners of Neal Dow, Maine, Willard and Springfield Aves. near Jewett Ave. Street parking is available. The park is handicap accessible.
The Festival is made possible in part by sponsorship from Victory State Bank & COAHSI
Theatre 80 St. Marks
80 St. Marks Place (at 1st Avenue)
New York, NY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009
8:00 p.m.
$15
A unique blend of improvised and composed music will be showcased by harpists Brandee Younger, Mia Theodoratus and Riza Hequibal on August 27 at Theater 80 St. Marks. The chic trio announced today that they will demonstrate their talents fusing jazz, classical and world music.
These compelling harpists consist of Younger, a soulfully buoyant personality who has been featured in many avant garde settings through her work with jazz masters including Ravi Coltrane, Charlie Haden and Jack Dejohnette; Theodoratus, a veteran of the NYC underground jazz and rock scene is part of Dueling Harps with Ann Magnuson, her duo Adam & Mia and is part of the Hanuman Sextet; and Ms. Hequibal, an interpretive soloist known for her brilliant work with trumpeter Marcus Printup of the Jazz @ Lincoln Center Orchestra, is redefining the jazz standard and ballad on harp.
Celtic Harp Master Class and Performance
with Patrick Ball and Mia Theodoratus
Sunday, November 22
Master Class: 2:00pm to 5:30pm
Concert: 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Delve into the captivating music of Turlough O’Carolan, the 17th-18th century harpist and composer, while exploring the various ways to arrange his pieces to bring out the beauty and lyricism of his compositions. The IAC Master Class and Performance series brings the best Irish musicians into the classroom. Performance tickets also sold separately.
Master class: General Sale $45 / $40 members, students, seniors (includes concert admission)
Concert only: General Sale $18 / $15 members, students, seniors
IAC members at all levels may book directly through Irish Arts Center and avoid ticket processing fees. Call 212-757-3318 ext. 204 10 am – 6 pm Monday through Friday.
Theatre 80 St. Marks
80 St. Marks Place (at 1st Avenue)
New York, NY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2009
8:00 p.m.
$15
ADAM & MIA, being myself and the harpist Mia Theodoratus, present an updated version of our show “Ravens & Roses.” The material ranges from Kraftwerk and Syd Barrett to English folk tunes and the Baroque art songs of Henry Purcell. With new original music.
Sharing the bill is singer and composer Our Lady J (featured in C&C6: Chicken in the Snow) performing with her full band.
About to put on the Harpsicle to play an Irish Reel
Yes, The Harp came from Egypt, not Greece or Ireland
Ever wonder exactly how the magic inside a pedal harp works? Find out on July 10 at I am giving a talk/performance at Nerd Nite NYC
Galapagos Art Space DUMBO
16 Main Street in DUMBO Brooklyn (F train to York St. or A/C train to High St.)
Friday July 10, 2009
Mia workin’ her 26 string electric harp with the guys!
I am the harpist with this amazing free improv jazz group. We have a new CD and we do hit it hard. Tonight, downtown drum ace Dee Pop’s itinerant anything-goes series Freestyle Jazz. We are playing with the beat poet John Sinclair.
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow
NYC
May 27, 2009 8:30
John Sinclair reciting poetry with the Hanaman Sextet
Adam & Mia are returning to Los Angeles to rock out with their new original Heavy Metal Harp ballad, love songs and their usual mischief. An elegant event featuring a full hour set. RSVP required.
Hi!
I just learned at a party last night I have a record out with great reviews…in typical jazz style we recorded it about 3 years ago and it is finally release. Track 2 is actually great. Have to share the review-
“Free improve from the Downtown NYC scene. Several things here are different from any freeprov material I’ve heard before. Haas plays the shofar (ram’s horn) and the raita (Moroccan oboe). Fiorino plays the lotar (Moroccan lute). All of this adds new and intriguing horn colors to any improve music I’ve heard before. But it’s Theodoratus’ electric harp more than anything that stamps the sound of this band on the memory. It sometimes sounds like a strange variation on that stereotypical harp music used on tv shows to cue a flashback. That, and a half-dozen other things you wouldn’t expect out of a harp, electric or not. It fits hand-in-glove with the band’s swirling, almost chaotic semi-noise. Post-tribal, very hypnotic but pre-mental breakdown, this is music that renders listener psychoactive plant use redundant. Recommended for the tense and adventurous.”
Richard Grooms, The Improvisor
http://cdbaby.com/cd/hanumansextet
Back I go to my metronome to work on my Adam & Mia set for Palihouse in LA, CA.
Adam and I were honored to be part of Night of a Thousand Stevies at the Highland Ballroom. We did our version of Landslide and had everyone in tears (Thank you Stevie Nicks for such a beautiful song!). It was a little rough doing the arrangment because it brought all my break ups, emotional crisis to the forfront of my mind. But then the point of art is to make you feel.
