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Episode 8: Kelly Armor
Preserving, Teaching, and Performing Folk Music from around the World
Kelly Armor is from Erie, Pennsylvania and has devoted much of her life to preserving, teaching, and performing folk music from around the world. Having studied in Kenya and Tanzania during her college years, Kelly lived in rural villages and immersed herself in the countries’ culture and music. Since those days, Kelly has returned to Africa to capture over 40 hours of field recordings from the countries' musicians, in order to assist in preserving East Africa’s songs.
Kelly’s also studied folk music in the United States, traveling around the country while interpreting and performing American tunes. In addition, she’s even spent a number of weeks on the the USS Brig Niagara, the vessel that served as a flagship during the war of 1812, while learning maritime instruments and music.
Kelly now serves as Folk Art and Education Director at the Erie Art Museum. As part of her initiatives there, she's established 'Old Songs New Opportunities,' or OSNO, with a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Her work with OSNO has created educational opportunities for Erie refugees. She’s trained over 60 former refugee women thus far about US education standards, enabling them to acquire jobs in Pennsylvania's education system. The program also places a strong emphasis on encouraging trainees to share their home culture with students in the classroom via their traditional songs. With over 10,000 former refugees now living in Erie, Kelly has done incredible work with individuals from Bhutan, Iraq, Sudan, Ukraine, and more, supporting them to continue spreading their traditional music and art.
Listen to the full interview with Kelly and download for FREE above. Then, hear additional audio from Kelly's interview on the m_i_i Soundcloud page.
Visit www.soundcloud.com/kelly-armor to hear more music from Old Songs New Opportunities and connect with Kelly and OSNO on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/oldsongsnewopportunities?fref=ts and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5lP1nChSHJivfCyNthPog. Read more about Kelly and the Erie Art Museum online at www.erieartmuseum.org/folkart/
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Episode 8: Kelly Armor
Preserving, Teaching, and Performing Folk Music from around the World
Kelly Armor is from Erie, Pennsylvania and has devoted much of her life to preserving, teaching, and performing folk music from around the world. Having studied in Kenya and Tanzania during her college years, Kelly lived in rural villages and immersed herself in the countries’ culture and music. Since those days, Kelly has returned to Africa to capture over 40 hours of field recordings from the countries' musicians, in order to assist in preserving East Africa’s songs.
Kelly’s also studied folk music in the United States, traveling around the country while interpreting and performing American tunes. In addition, she’s even spent a number of weeks on the the USS Brig Niagara, the vessel that served as a flagship during the war of 1812, while learning maritime instruments and music.
Kelly now serves as Folk Art and Education Director at the Erie Art Museum. As part of her initiatives there, she's established 'Old Songs New Opportunities,' or OSNO, with a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Her work with OSNO has created educational opportunities for Erie refugees. She’s trained over 60 former refugee women thus far about US education standards, enabling them to acquire jobs in Pennsylvania's education system. The program also places a strong emphasis on encouraging trainees to share their home culture with students in the classroom via their traditional songs. With over 10,000 former refugees now living in Erie, Kelly has done incredible work with individuals from Bhutan, Iraq, Sudan, Ukraine, and more, supporting them to continue spreading their traditional music and art.
Listen to the full interview with Kelly and download for FREE above. Then, hear additional audio from Kelly's interview on the m_i_i Soundcloud page.
Visit www.soundcloud.com/kelly-armor to hear more music from Old Songs New Opportunities and connect with Kelly and OSNO on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/oldsongsnewopportunities?fref=ts and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5lP1nChSHJivfCyNthPog. Read more about Kelly and the Erie Art Museum online at www.erieartmuseum.org/folkart/
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Episode 6: Sam Hyman
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Drummer, and 'Almost James Taylor'
It’s Wednesday evening at Alto Cucina in Erie, PA and Sam Hyman is entertaining the restaurant's dinner guests with a variety of originals and cover tunes. Hyman is a well known singer, songwriter, guitarist, and drummer around Northwestern Pennsylvania and New York. However, his influence doesn’t stop there. One of Sam’s original tunes was included as an episode's theme in the famous soap opera, ‘The Young and Restless’, while many others have been featured in film, television, and radio around the world. Sam has released music on Warner Music Group and Northstar Music in the UK and recently released a new CD on iTunes titled ‘Play it Again Sam’, containing 17 of his original tracks. In addition to writing his own tunes, Sam covers popular songs from audiences’ favorite artists, including Irving Mills, Neil Young, the Beatles, Willie Nelson, and so many more. Sam has become known for adding his own personal sound and ‘flavor’ to these classics. In fact, Sam was often told that he sounds so much like James Taylor, that he organized a successful series called ‘Almost J.T.’ where himself, drummer Mark Clement, and bass player Mike Miller covered entire evenings of James Taylor's music.
Hyman performs frequently, and has entertained audiences at over 70 venues around PA and NY alone, from major festivals on Lake Erie, to his ‘Almost J.T.’ series at a local theater, to gigs in New York City, and at numerous popular clubs and dinner venues, like Alto Cucina. Sam has performed at Alto Cucina on Wednesday evening for years. Tonight, he’s accompanied by talented drummer, Mark Clement. Mark plays drums in Sam’s trio, but also plays conga when the two are a duo.
Sam’s a truly inspiring musician. His passion for his craft is apparent with each live performance and throughout his original music. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to speak with Sam following his gig.
Hear the full interview with Sam and download this episode for FREE above. Learn more about Sam at www.musicisinspiration.com. Visit www.samhyman.com for Sam's upcoming performances dates and to purchase his newest CD, 'Play It Again Sam,' on iTunes.
Photo by Ed Bernik (www.bernikphotography.com)
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Episode 8: Kelly Armor
Preserving, Teaching, and Performing Folk Music from around the World
Kelly Armor is from Erie, Pennsylvania and has devoted much of her life to preserving, teaching, and performing folk music from around the world. Having studied in Kenya and Tanzania during her college years, Kelly lived in rural villages and immersed herself in the countries’ culture and music. Since those days, Kelly has returned to Africa to capture over 40 hours of field recordings from the countries' musicians, in order to assist in preserving East Africa’s songs.
Kelly’s also studied folk music in the United States, traveling around the country while interpreting and performing American tunes. In addition, she’s even spent a number of weeks on the the USS Brig Niagara, the vessel that served as a flagship during the war of 1812, while learning maritime instruments and music.
Kelly now serves as Folk Art and Education Director at the Erie Art Museum. As part of her initiatives there, she's established 'Old Songs New Opportunities,' or OSNO, with a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Her work with OSNO has created educational opportunities for Erie refugees. She’s trained over 60 former refugee women thus far about US education standards, enabling them to acquire jobs in Pennsylvania's education system. The program also places a strong emphasis on encouraging trainees to share their home culture with students in the classroom via their traditional songs. With over 10,000 former refugees now living in Erie, Kelly has done incredible work with individuals from Bhutan, Iraq, Sudan, Ukraine, and more, supporting them to continue spreading their traditional music and art.
Listen to the full interview with Kelly and download for FREE above. Then, hear additional audio from Kelly's interview on the m_i_i Soundcloud page.
Visit www.soundcloud.com/kelly-armor to hear more music from Old Songs New Opportunities and connect with Kelly and OSNO on Facebook here: www.facebook.com/oldsongsnewopportunities?fref=ts and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK5lP1nChSHJivfCyNthPog. Read more about Kelly and the Erie Art Museum online at www.erieartmuseum.org/folkart/
