Music from East South West and North

Greetings!

On the train to NYC this morning to meet a cousin who I didn’t even know existed a month ago! Apparently there’s a whole branch of our family in Brazil, and a whole lot of musicians in that branch of the family, so I’m really excited to learn more. My cousin Manu is a very fine samba style guitarist, and we’re both big fans of Luis Bonfa. This is going to be fun!

While the Hudson River is flying by on my left, here’s a little bit of what’s been happening lately, musically speaking:

Excited to be returning to Scotland and England with the Aly Bain and Aly Möller Meeting Point Tour starting October 23. And I'll be returning with copies of our CD "Meeting Point" recorded Live at The Liverpool Philharmonic during our last tour! Order now I'll send your copy as soon as I get back from UK. Here's a preview:youtube.com/brucemolskymusic/watch?v=E0hnx2RVRDg
The first annual Old Time Rollick is now a reality. Debra Clifford and I are thrilled to be hosting a brand new weekend of old-time music immersion and community, April 1 to 3, 2016 at the Ashokan Campus in the Catskill Mountains. Fiddle, banjo, guitar and singing classes will be offered, plus special sessions in mandolin, dances, jamming, some very fine food, all in a very beautiful setting. Early enrollment discounts before Dec 1! Details and signups here: ashokan.org/old-time-rollick.
With 7 years since our last CD, and over a year since our last tour, Mozaik got together near Budapest last month to record. Wonderful new songs from Andy, tunes from Dònal and Nikola, and old tunes from Rens and me. No release date set, but the music is all there. Check out our previous cds:Changing Trains and Live from the Powerhouse.
SUGGESTIONS PLEASE! Peghead Nation just celebrated its first anniversary offering video lessons in a variety of roots styles, and I’ve really enjoyed presenting old-time fiddling there. My next round of filming is in a couple of weeks. What would you like to see? Tunes, topics you’d like to see explored? Please write and send suggestions and thoughts! And if you’re new to Peghead Nation, please check us out with a free month trial at pegheadnation.com/string-school/courses/old-time-fiddle.
On top of that, I’m honored to have officially joined the faculty at Berklee College of Music. Love my students there and looking forward to digging deeper and deeper into roots music from every possible angle.

It seems like a lot, I suppose it is. But I never ever grow tired of music. Playing, listening, teaching, learning, it’s all good. I hope your musical experiences are wonderful too, and hope to meet you out there! Stay in touch...

Wishing you lots of great music,
Bruce

Bruce’s Fall Tourdates

Thur, Oct 15 8:00 Club Passim, Cambridge, MA

Aly Bain, Ale Moller & Bruce Molsky - Fall UK Tour with the "Meeting Point" 10/23-11/7:

Fri, Oct 23 8:00 Universal Hall, Forres, Scotland
Sat, Oct 24 8:00 Strathpeffer Pavilion, Strathpeffer
Sun, Oct 25 7:30 Wood End Barn, Banchory, Scotland
Tue, Oct 27 7:30 The Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh
Wed, Oct 28 7:30 Buccleuch Centre, Langholm, C9
Thur, Oct 29 8:00 The Met, Bury
Sat, Oct 31 8:00 Robert Ludlam Theatre, Derby
Sun, Nov 1 8:00 Saltaire Live, Saltaire, B4
Tue, Nov 3 7:00 The Barn, Baston, J9
Wed, Nov 4 8:00 The Sage, Gateshead, England
Thur, Nov 5 7:30 Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles, Scotland
Fri, Nov 6 7:30 Kirkgate Arts Centre, Cockermouth
Sat, Nov 7 8:00 The Tolbooth, Stirling, Scotland

Anonymous 4 – Final Season Tour with Bruce
1865 – Songs of Hope and Home from the American Civil War

Sat, Nov 14 7:30 The Newman Center, Denver, CO
Sun, Nov 15 7:00 St. Mark's Lutheran Church, San Francisco, CA
Sun, Nov 22 7:00 Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, Washington, DC

Mozaik! Andy Irvine, Dónal Lunny, Nikola Parov, Rens van der Zalm and me recording the next Mozaik CD in Nagykovácsi. Here is a vid from our last tour:
https://www.youtube.com/brucemolskymusic/watch?v=HNZ0YJw7CM8