notloB Music Brings the Scottish Highlands to Arlington Heights

Heights

Arlington – Arlington’s “heights” neighborhood has streets named Dundee, Aberdeen, Kilsythe and Perth -- a neighborhood known as “Little Scotland.” Fittingly, notloB Music has a recent history presenting Celtic concerts (Brittany Haas and Nic Gareiss (January 17) and Fresh Haggis (March 28)) at nearby Park Avenue Congregational Church, 50 Paul Revere Road. A set of three celebratory concerts has been announced, all are tartan-wearing/bagpipe-playing top-flight traditional Scotts Celtic bands: Fellswater (July 11); Alistair McCulloch with Eamon Sefton (July 22) and Cantrip (August 1).

July 11 - Fellswater, “Boston’s premier Celtic music ensemble” will be presented for the third time.

http://www.fellswater.com/

Betsy Ketudat, Fiddle, Jim MacConduibh, Guitar/Bouzouki, Sarah MacConduibh, Irish Flute/Whistle

Andrew McIntosh, Smallpipes (Andrew is an Arlington native).

“Fellswater is a dynamic instrumental Celtic music ensemble based out of Boston playing a wide range of music from traditional to modern compositions, drawing from the music of Scotland, Ireland, Brittany and Canada. ...”

The band, currently touring in Nova Scotia, no doubt will have a few new tunes to play and stories to tell.

July 22 - Alistair McCulloch w/ Eamon Sefton

http://www.alistairmcculloch.com

“Alistair McCulloch is one of the most sought after fiddlers in Scotland today, both as performer and teacher. His versatility and breadth of repertoire have kept him at the forefront of the tradition for twenty years. Alistair McCulloch hails from Ayr in Scotland and is one of the country’s best-known fiddle performers, teachers and composers. A past winner of many fiddle championships, Alistair is fiddle instructor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has tutored many of the new generation of rising stars...”

For those who cannot attend the Arlington concert or prefer a smaller venue (PACC seats 90), notloB is also presenting the duo the evening before in the recital hall at Carriage House of Violins, 1039 Chestnut St., Newton Upper Falls.

August 1 – Cantrip

http://www.cantrip-music.com

Dan Houghton - Pipes, whistles, flute, bouzouki, mandolin, guitar, vocals; Jon Bews - fiddle, vocals; Eric McDonald - guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals

“The name is an Old Scots word meaning a charm, magic spell or piece of mischief and it aptly describes the unexpected twists and turns in their musical arrangements, likewise the compelling potency of their musicianship. Originally formed as a quartet, Cantrip sprung from a local session in Edinburgh fifteen years ago. Their driving music immediately caught the attention of the masses, and they were quickly signed to the Foot Stompin’ label...”

Dinner and a show.

Tickets, in the $10-$20 range, with discounts for students and seniors, are available through eventbrite.com and if not sold out, at the door. Patrons are advised to purchase in advance as the first two concerts did. And those patrons who purchase tickets in advance have the option to support the local economy with a complete night out by enjoying dinner and a show -- ticket holders for that evening’s concert get 10% off at the nearby Thai-E-Sarn Cuisine, 1377 Massachusetts Ave. (781) 648-2223) OR Szechuan’s Dumpling, 1360 Massachusetts Ave. (781) 648-8882. Reservations are recommended.

Arlington-based notloB Music also presents concerts in Cambridge and Newton. See its full schedule at https://sites.google.com/site/notlobmusic.

Tickets for all concerts are available at http://www.eventbrite.com/o/notlob-music-6730833315. For more information see its Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/notloBParlourConcerts/ - or email notlobreservations@gmail.com (please do not contact PACC).

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