Tag Archives: bluegrass

Rhythm Road 4: Tap-dancing into Timor-Leste

Where are we? In the country formerly known as East Timor. This new democracy is so young that Berklee’s Earth Stringband is the very first U.S. band to tour there—breaking new ground on the Rhythm Road.

Rhythm Road 3: The Earth Stringband comes to Cambodia

This installment of the Earth Stringband’s Southeast Asian tour with the U.S. State Dept./Jazz at Lincoln Center is all about the videos. These guys (all Berklee alumni) did some amazing things in Cambodia. They composed an old-time tune from Lao folk melodies:

Rhythm Road 2: The Earth Stringband says hi to Thai(land)

In this installment of the Earth Stringband’s epic musical trip with the U.S. State Dept./Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rhythm Road project, the band. . . Teaches Thai schoolchildren how to play an American classic.

Rhythm Road 1: The Earth Stringband lao-ves Laos

The Earth Stringband is blogging from the Rhythm Road.

Town Hall Meeting CAF! ( Town Hall Meeting at the CAF! )

Neste domingo dia 27 de Fevereiro ocorreu a primeira edição oficial do Town Hall Meeting do professor Darren Barrett. A alguns meses atrás eu escrevi sobre o recital do seu ensemble e mencionei quão diferentes e especiais costumam ser os eventos concebidos pelo professor. Em Dezembro de 2010, o recital ocorreu em uma sala de aula, ontem [...]