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Every performance is surprisingly different and always entertaining, exciting and educational with the award-winning duo Atwater~Donnelly, who provide a unique and thrilling blend of traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance, along with original songs and poetry.
The highly praised husband-wife duo blends gorgeous vocals with an astounding array of instruments including the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, tin whistle, guitar, mandolin, harmonica, limberjacks, feet and more.
Also not to be missed are Atwater~Donnelly Trio shows where Aubrey and Elwood collaborate with Cathy Clasper-Torch on violin, cello and Chinese erhu, or the Atwater~Donnelly Band combinations with John & Heidi Cerrigione on upright bass and autoharp, and Kevin Doyle, Irish step-dancer and winner of the 2014 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) National Heritage Fellowship, the nation's highest ho nor in the folk and traditional arts. Another band combination is Jerimoth Hill - a six-member old-time gospel band.
Based in Warren, Rhode Island, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly have traveled extensively for thirty years in the United States, with occasional trips to Ireland, England, and Canada, to perform as well as find their songs and dances one by one. They have produced seven books, thirteen recordings that receive international airplay, and were featured in a documentary by son, Uriah Donnelly.
Explore their web site; listen to their songs; watch some You-Tube flicks; look at photos; read their poetry and musings; and enjoy!
Atwater and Donnelly are in the performing directories for the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and New England Foundation for the Arts.
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Aubrey and Elwood are delighted to be featured in this recently released Hearts of the Dulcimer podcast where they explore their musical roots!! Click below to listen.
Recently, Aubrey was honored to be invited by Annie Fain Barralon to be a part of her new podcast, Fain House Radio. Check out their conversation! Click Here
Aubrey is featured in this recent Hearts of the Dulcimer podcast where she discusses singing! Click below to listen.
NEW! Workshop Videos and Handouts Click here to order
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Celebrating 32 Years!
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Click here for Elwood’s Handmade Baskets!
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OZARK HIGHLANDS RADIO PROJECT UPDATED!
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Learn a bit about Aubrey's work at Hasbro Children's Hospital.
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NEWS! We have had the honor of being part of a remarkable book with a companion CD called Wayfaring Strangers, The Musical Voyage from Scotland and Ulster to Appalachia, by Fiona Ritchie and Doug Orr. Check it out!!! CLICK HERE
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Four new videos by the amazing Steve Ide from our Rose Garden Coffeehouse, Mansfield, MA trio performance with Cathy 11/18/17. Enjoy!
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Aubrey and Elwood are part of a wonderful podcast for the Hearts of the Dulcimer series. CLICK HERE
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Click here for Elwood's Such Singing You Will Hear: Carter Family Songbook, 35 Songs of the Carter Family for Mountain Dulcimer, backup guitar and vocals.
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Click here for Aubrey's book, Song By Song, 85 songs and tunes for Mountain Dulcimer, Old-time Banjo, Irish Tin Whistle, backup guitar and vocals.
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Read interview with Aubrey by Joellen Lapidus of FolkWorks Magazine! CLICK HERE
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Read Aubrey's interview with the John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC! CLICK HERE
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