Date: January 3rd 2008

"One joy dispels a hundred cares." (Confucius)

Shepherdstown Music and Dance (http://smad.us/) will sponsor the following events to bring you joy during the long days of January::::::

Saturday, January 5, 8PM - Our regular monthly Contradance at the Shepherdstown Men's Club
Lightning Strikes with caller David Giusti (more at http://smad.us/dance/)

Friday, January 11-Sunday, January 13
2nd Annual Upper Potomac Pipers Weekend in Harpers Ferry, WV
A weekend of instruction from the finest as David Cantieni, Fin Moore, Jerry O'Sullivan, Ian Lawther, John Skelton and Wendy MacIsaac share their tunes and techniques with you! For detailed information, download the complete brochure at http://smad.us/docs/updf0708.pdf (PDF, 280K), visit the web site at http://www.squeezethebag.info/, email updf@earthlink.net, or call Joanie Blanton at 304.263.2531.

Saturday, January 12 at 8PM - Squeeze the Bag Concert featuring Fin Moore, Jerry O'Sullivan, Ian Lawther, John Skelton, Wendy MacIsaac and David Cantieni; Harpers Ferry Jr High Auditorium; map at http://smad.us/maps/; download concert brochure & ticket information at http://smad.us/concerts/concertseries0708.pdf (PDF, 972K). Tickets are $15/adults, $12/Seniors, $10/Shepherdstown Music and Dance members, $8/students

Fin Moore, son of Scotland’s finest pipe-maker Hamish Moore, has achieved great mastery at the art of making and playing the Scottish smallpipes and border pipes at a very early age. Jerry O’Sullivan has been widely hailed as America’s premier uilleann piper and his technical and melodic mastery of this subtle and expressive instrument are unsurpassed. Performing widely and appearing on over 90 recordings, he maintains historic traditions on the instrument while expanding its range into new genres and media. Multi-instrumentalist Ian Lawther is the undisputed master of the Northumbrian smallpipes on this side of the Atlantic and the lively dance repertoire associated with these tiny pipes. These three pipers will be joined in this showcase by the weekend’s other staff, including flute and binou player John Skelton, Cape Breton fiddle virtuoso Wendy MacIsaac, and flute, whistle, oboe and bombarde player, David Cantieni.

See and hear highlights from other concert events this season at http://youtube.com/akaelainesk
Visit the Shepherdstown Music and Dance site at http://smad.us/