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Traditional Arts Touring Grant Available Through South Arts
Help build the next audience of culturally literate and informed performing arts patrons, and please remember “some traditional arts have a deep-rooted history with little change, while others are constantly evolving and adapting to their changing environment.” What are Traditional Arts? The South is home to an abundance of traditional art forms whether they are …
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Ben & Jerry Join Terrance In Albany, NY
April 12, 2016 was like a holiday for our “furry, frozen friends” (as Ben call himself), Ben & Jerry with their Free Cone Day that they have been doing one day, every year since 1979. Now, that is commitment. But then again, that is part of their ethos. We get it! We love it! We …
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flickr – Ukraine 2015
Just had to share. So many beautiful images of the kidz from Slavutych Camp, August 1, 2015. Each one of these experiences transforms us as artists. Thank you again to our friends at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv for another rare and wonderful opportunity to visit this amazing allied country to represent American roots music. …
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Hello 2016! Looking back for just another minute though.
Just want to savor a few more of the wonderful memories from last year! Welcoming a New Year comes with so many happy memories and the possibilities of what lies ahead, but our lives and careers are not a 24 hour news cycle so we cannot possibly just race into the new year without pausing …
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Allen Toussaint, 1938-2015
It is with a heavy heart that all of us here at Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience mourn this huge loss with his immediate family, children Alison and Reggie, his band mates and extended music family and fans the world over. We are crushed by this loss and cannot imagine the city of New …
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U.S. Consulate General, St. Petersburg, Russia Flickr Photo Album
Just landed back in the U.S. y’all and soon we’ll be sharing more stories, images and memories as we debrief from this life eventful 3 week tour of Russia and Ukraine. In the meantime however we’ll leave you with some beautiful images from July 13-26 in NWR, (Northwest Russia) the Urals and ancient cites in …
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Tour Buzz
Oh happy day! On June 6, 2015, the group performed at Brooklyn at Prospect Park Bandshell. This is a legendary spot with some of the most diverse music programming around. This year their season gala opened with Chaka Kahn on June 3rd. Wow. Can you imagine that night of music? We sure can. Must have …
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United States Department of State Tour of Russia; Urban, Rural and The Urals
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Promoting Mutual Understanding NEWS UPDATE: The group has been invited on a 6 city 2 week tour of Russia in July 2015. Arriving in St. Petersburg the group continues onto the beautiful, historical port city of Kaliningrad for their first performance and ends the tour in Tyumen, where they …
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Philadelphia Inquirer Concert Review
A few thoughts and comments from T.S. “I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. Experience matters y’all. In 33 years we’ve had 100’s of feature articles in daily newspapers, respected periodicals and music specific publications, written about not just our performances, CD’s, films, side projects, but the music as a whole. Some of …
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