Events
« February 07, 2009 - May 08, 2009 »
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02 / 7
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02 / 8
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 The musical pedigree of Grammy Award winner James “Superharp” Cotton consists of a veritable who’s who in the world of the Blues. Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2006, the Smithsonian Institute in 1991, and winner of countless W.C. Handy Blues Awards, he has shared the stage with B.B. King, The Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, the Allman Brothers, Santana, Bonnie Raitt, Led Zeppelin, Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave, The Grateful Dead among many others.
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02 / 9
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02 / 10
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02 / 11
Music Starts:7:00 pm
  Open Stage with host Jerry Rau. Jerry Rau has crisscrossed the country numerous times playing house concerts, clubs and festivals. His greatest passion is singing on the streets and mixing with all levels of humanity. In this particular way Jerry has personally touched and inspired thousands of people. Jerry is the writer of hundreds of original songs as well as an informed and skillful interpreter of other songwriters.
His material ranges from deeply intimate to sweeping historical pieces. Jerry's music has been described by critics as having simplicity, subtle nuance, and quiet intensity. "Jerry Rau embodies the warmth and depth of Americana." - Tone Magazine
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02 / 12
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02 / 13
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02 / 14
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02 / 15
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02 / 16
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02 / 17
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02 / 18
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02 / 19
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 TOP SENEGALESE HIP-HOP ACT! Gokh-Bi System (pronounced Go-Bee), has emerged as one of the leaders of the African hip-hop movement. Born in the slums of Dakar, the capital of Senegal in West Africa, GBS was formed in 1995 by three childhood friends Mamadou Ndiaye (MC), Diasse Pouye (MC), and Pape "Bathie" Pouye (manager) who grew up together in one of Dakar's poorest villages, Pikine, Guinaw Rail which translates literally into "the other side of the tracks."
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02 / 20
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Since forming in 1975, Grammy winners BeauSoleil have claimed their undisputed role as the most esteemed Cajun group in music. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet take the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blend elements of zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues and more into a delectable musical recipe. From The Grand Ole Opry to Newport Folk, from concert hall to dance floor, the music of BeauSoleil continues to captivate audiences the world over.
Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Oct 31 from Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.
$20 advance, $23 day of show
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02 / 21
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02 / 22
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 Tyva KyzyTyva Kyzy (“Daughters of Tuva”) is the first and only women’s group in Tuva that performs all styles of Tuvan throat-singing. This form of multiple tones harmonic singing has been practiced mostly by men and generally prohibited for women. Tyva Kyzy dares to perform publicly this ancient art of singing in their own unique “feminine” style.
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02 / 23
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02 / 24
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02 / 25
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02 / 26
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02 / 27
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02 / 28
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Greg BrownThe Cedar welcomes back renowned Iowa songwriter and folksinger Greg Brown. It has been almost six years since Greg last played The Cedar. Since then, he has released his twenty-third album The Evening Call (2006, Red House Records), In The Hills of California (a collection of live recordings from the Kate Wolf Festival), Honey in the Lions Head (a collection of folk standards), and several live and benefit recordings. His songwriting continues unabated, and exemplify the craft. A genuine national treasure!
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03 / 1
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 DervishA double-treat of sublime Irish music, with the mesmerizing fiddle and guitar duo of Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill, and top traditional group Dervish from County Sligo, with the ever engaging Cathy Jordan on vocals and between song patter to ensure an enchanting evening.
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03 / 2
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03 / 3
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03 / 4
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03 / 5
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03 / 6
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Mike Marshall is one of the world's most accomplished and versatile acoustic musicians, a master of mandolin, guitar and violin whose playing is as imaginative and adventurous as it is technically thrilling. Able to swing gracefully from jazz to classical to bluegrass to Latin styles, he puts his stamp on everything he plays with an unusually potent blend of intellect and emotion.
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03 / 7
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03 / 8
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03 / 9
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03 / 10
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03 / 11
Music Starts:7:00 pm
 Curtis and LorettaOpen Stage with hosts Curtis and Loretta. The husband and wife duo's extraordinary harmonies and proficiency on a parade of stringed instruments create an alluring frame for their poignant original songs, and carefully chosen traditional pieces from the British Isles, America, and beyond. The duo will play a few of his own songs then invite people from the audience up on stage to do a number or two. Take advantage of this great opportunity to put yourself on the Cedar stage, perform two or three songs, and enjoy the top-quality sound!
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03 / 12
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03 / 13
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 “How refreshing---here's a modern, highly-listenable progressive rock effort with a disproportionate amount of acoustic instrumentation that's anchored by solid and dedicated musicianship....and there ain't a hint of the pretentiousness that is almost invariably found within the genre.”----Willie G. Moseley, Senior Writer/Columnist, VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE
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03 / 14
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 The Cedar advises that The Blanks show has been cancelled. Please consult The Cedar Ticket Refund Policy for refund options.
Known by millions of viewers of the television show Scrubs as 'Ted's Band,' The Blanks are an a cappella quartet riding a wave of popularity. As if to prove it, they recently released their first CD Riding The Wave, featuring nearly all the songs they sung on the first four seasons of the show. Be carried along with them...
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03 / 15
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 Karan CaseyOne of the most influential – and most imitated – voices in Irish folk music, Karan Casey is a natural innovator. More than a decade ago American audiences were introduced to Casey fronting the Irish "supergroup" Solas. Following their groundbreaking early releases, Casey struck out on her own. That decision was based on an independent spirit determined to control her touring schedule and committed to maintaining a family life. That family has now grown (her second child, Áine, was born in May of 2006), as has her solo discography. Karan has just completed her fifth solo album entitled Ships in the Forest. Produced once again by Donald Shaw, the new album focuses largely onthe traditional repertoire. The album was recorded at Karan’s home in County Cork and features the members of her current touring band, Caoimhín Vallely (piano), Kate Ellis (cello) and Robbie Overson (guitar) along with some special guests, including Kris Drever and
Niall and Cillian Vallely.
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03 / 16
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03 / 17
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03 / 18
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03 / 19
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03 / 20
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03 / 21
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Heralded as “a living landmark” (Berkeley Express), “a national treasure” (Guitar Extra), and “one of the greatest living acoustic blues artists” (Blues Revue), Rory Block has committed her life and her career to preserving the Delta blues tradition and bringing it to life for 21st century audiences around the world. A traditionalist and an innovator at the same time, she wields a fiery and haunting guitar and vocal style that redefines the boundaries of acoustic blues and folk. The New York Times declared: “Her playing is perfect, her singing otherworldly as she wrestles with ghosts, shadows and legends.”
Tickets go on sale at noon Fri Oct 31 from Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), Cedar outlets, and online at Ticketweb.
$18 advance, $20 day of show
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03 / 22
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 George KahumokuComing a little later in the winter than in past years, but no less eagerly awaited, this year's celebration of Hawaiian music features Dennis Kamakahi (Hawaii's greatest living songwriter), Richard Ho'opi'i (famed cowboy falsetto legend) and George Kahumoku (slack-key guitar legend). All were 50th Grammy Award Winners for Best Hawaiian Album 2007 for their compilation album Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar and 49th Grammy Winner for Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar in 2006. Kahumoku was also on the 48th Grammy Winning Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, vol 1. in 2005. George's wife Nancy and Richard's wife Ululani will also be dancing the Hula as part of the performance.
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03 / 23
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03 / 24
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03 / 25
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03 / 26
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 Chango SpasiukHoracio "Chango" Spasiuk is an Argentine chamamé musician and accordion player.
Of Ukrainian grandparents, El Chango had a strong Polka music influence from his early days; Eastern European musical influences were also already present in the chamamé music of the region. He had his first accordion at age 12, which he played at parties, weddings and other events with his father and uncle.
With his scarecrow looks, wild howls of creative fervor and almost terrifying mastery of the accordion, few artists can match the impact of Chango Spasiuk's recent triumphant 'arrival'. He has brought with him a charming band and a little known music called chamamé, from the north eastern corner of Argentina.
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03 / 27
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03 / 28
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Carolina Chocolate DropsTo say the Carolina Chocolate Drops take an old-school approach would be an understatement. The Durham-based trio -- Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson -- plays traditional string band music found in rural black communities in the South. The band's take on traditional songs is garnering attention and praise from around the world.
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Lo Còr de la Plana“With just those voices and percussion, they did remarkable things . . . The music was equally robust and intricate.” —New York Times
Singing in the disappearing Romance language of Occitan, the vocal and percussion ensemble Lo Còr de la Plana of Southern France not only brings a captivating ancient culture to life, but combines its rich traditions with 21st-century polyphony and subtle electronics. On their first U.S. tour, the irrepressible men of Lo Còr combine bendir drums, tambourines, footstomping, and hand-clapping with drones and call-and-response to create an utterly infectious musical experience. Their art reflects influences ranging from chant to Bartók, Middle Eastern vocal tonalities to the Massilia Sound System.
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03 / 29
Music Starts:11:00 am
 Justin Roberts enters his second decade as one of the most recognized and accomplished musicians in the Children’s genre with his sixth and latest album, “Pop Fly,” builds on Justin’s previous successes by continuing to offer catchy, contemporary hooks and his unique brand of songwriting.
Music Starts:7:30 pm
Carolina Chocolate DropsTo say the Carolina Chocolate Drops take an old-school approach
would be an understatement. The Durham-based trio -- Dom Flemons,
Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson -- plays traditional string band
music found in rural black communities in the South. Its take on
traditional songs is garnering attention and praise from around the
world.
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03 / 30
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03 / 31
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04 / 1
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04 / 2
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 Kálmán Balogh is one of the foremost Hungarian cimbalom
players, descended from a famous dynasty of Hungarian Gypsy musicians. His virtuosity is matched only by his understanding and respect of his heritage. The cimbalom, a sort of oversized hammer dulcimer played with mallets like a vibraphone, possesses piano like percussive abilities to drive a band rhythmically or take the melodic lead. In Kálmán Balogh's expert hands, the cimbalom can do both simultaneously. Kálmán Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom Band is the dynamic merging of music from the old and new
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04 / 3
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04 / 4
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04 / 5
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04 / 6
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04 / 7
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04 / 8
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04 / 9
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04 / 10
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 Since forming in 2006, The High 48s have grabbed the attention of festival audiences in the Upper Midwest and beyond, toured steadily, released two critically acclaimed CDs and won first place in the 2008 RockyGrass Band Competition in Lyons, Colorado. The High 48s play bluegrass in the traditional style, with close three-part harmonies sung around a single microphone. But unlike many traditional bluegrass bands working the festival circuit today, the High 48s don’t draw their material exclusively from the hallowed back catalogs of bluegrass’s “first generation,” artists such as Bill Monroe, Flatt and Scruggs, and Jimmy Martin. The High 48s focus instead on writing original material that combines the soul and drive of first-generation bluegrass with the harder-edged sound of alternative country and roots rock.
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04 / 11
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Bill Frisell Rudy RoystonRESCHEDULED FROM JUNE: A rare opportunity to hear guitar maven (and Grammy winner) Bill Frisell in the intimate space of The Cedar. Tonight he will be complemented by Rudy Royston (drums), and Tony Scherr (bass).
“It’s hard to find a more fruitful meditation on American music than in the compositions of guitarist Bill Frisell. Mixing rock and country with jazz and blues, he's found what connects them: improvisation and a sense of play. Unlike other pastichists, who tend to duck passion, Mr. Frisell plays up the pleasure in the music and also takes on another often-avoided subject, tenderness.”– New York Times
“Frisell is a revered figure among musicians – like Miles Davis and few others, his signature is built from pure sound and inflection; an anti-technique that is instantly identifiable.” – Philadelphia Inquirer“
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04 / 12
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04 / 13
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04 / 14
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04 / 15
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04 / 16
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04 / 17
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04 / 18
Music Starts:8:00 pm
 Peter MayerMinnesota singer/songwriter Peter Mayer is returning to the Cedar Cultural Center for his annual solo show. Peter has gained a passionate following across the country, and been a favorite here in Minnesota for years. His philosophical songs break the boundaries of "folk", and transcend to a realm well beyond the everyday love song. Peter recently released his 8th CD entitled "Novelties" which features 14 songs on the humorous side--a light-hearted departure from his previous collections. Mary Sue Twohy of XM radio says "Peter Mayer makes it look easy--beautifully crafted songs that pose eternal questions--his arrangements make it sound like there is certainly more than one man and his guitar". Dirty Linen Magazine says "Mayer offers up everything you could ever want from a singer/songwriter".
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04 / 19
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04 / 27
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04 / 28
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04 / 29
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04 / 30
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05 / 1
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05 / 2
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05 / 3
Music Starts:7:30 pm
 Dobet Gnahore“Onstage, Dobet is a vivacious bundle of energy, blessed with a powerful voice and infectious charisma.” —BBC
Dobet Gnahoré, a remarkable young singer /dancer /percussionist /composer from Côte d’Ivoire, was the show-stopping favorite in the Walker’s 2006 Acoustic Africa mixed-bill evening. She now returns with a group of instrumentalists for her first full evening, offering new sounds, ancient traditions, and remarkable music. From Mandingue melodies to Congolese rumba, Ivory Coast ziglibiti to Cameroon bikoutsi, Gnahoré’s pan-African palette blends colorful compositions, jazz-inflected vocals, and unparalleled charisma. Singing of love, life, and loss in present-day Africa, she is widely hailed as one of the freshest talents in new African music.
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