Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 7 p.m. / Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Mast Store Community Room
A “Pay What You Can” Event with suggested donations: $5 Students / $20 Regular General Admission All Ages
Claudine Langille a mandolin and tenor banjo player best known for her work with the band Touchstone and collaborations with Triona NiDhomhnail. Langille is known for her prowess on her instruments, her powerful song writing, and her singing voice. She currently performs with the Vermont based band Gypsy Reel. Langille maintains a musical connection with the traditional music of the maritime provinces of Canada, especially Nova Scotia, home of her father.
Fiddlin’ Al McCanless is known as one of the most versatile fiddler players in the North Carolina music scene, adept at old-time, bluegrass, and Irish music. A founding member of the New Deal String Band, McCanless often plays with friend and vocalist Leroy Savage. McCanless spent years as the fiddle player for the Bluegrass Experience, which won the World Championship Bluegrass prize at the Union Grove Old Time Fiddlers Convention in 1972. MCanless has recorded with The Red Clay Ramblers, Celtic Jam, Contentment Is Wealth, Mike Cross, and Alice Gerrard. He currently plays with Hindsight, The Merry Gadflies, and Stellar Bluegrass with Savage, Tony Williamson, and Tommy Goldsmith.
