A whirlwind sojourn of great fiddle music and songs from around our beautiful globe. International concert violinist and performer JANICE MARTIN, with her stellar band, break out in an exceptional new production of virtuosic and heartfelt music, from the Appalachian to the Mediterranean, through the richness of Gypsy, Irish, Bluegrass, Indian, Chinese, Tango, Jazz, and more! JANICE MARTIN, singer, fiddler, dancer, storyteller.

Program:

• Introduction
• Romania
  The Creation of the Violin Gypsy Story (Gypsy folklore)
  Zigeunerweisen (Sarasate)
• Irish
  Oh, The Wind and Rain (Irish Folklore Tune)
  Ms. Dynamite / Paddy Ryan’s Dream/Jenny’s Welcome to Charlie/The Humors of Tula
• Norway
  Fanitullen Poem (Devil's Tune) (Jørgen Moe, trans. by David Golber)
  Fanitullen Fiddle Tune (Traditional)
• Passionate Italian Opera
  Nel cor più non mi sento (vocal with guitar) (Paisiello)
  Nel cor più non mi sento (violin solo) (Paganini)
• Argentina
  El tango de los Assassinos (The Tango of the Assassins) (Traditional)
  Libertango (Piazzola)
• Indian
  Vishnu Story told alongside "Ragamalika" (Shankar/ Hussain/Vinayakram)
  Choreography (Uehara)
• Persia
  Poems (Rumi)
  Turkish Dance (Geissendoerfer)
• Far East
  Tale of the Butterfly Lovers (Traditional)
  Chinese "Tibetan Song" (Traditional)
• France (solo guitar)
  Gnossienne No. 1 (Erik Satie)
• American Bluegrass
  "Grand Ol' Opry" (Assorted Bad Jokes)
  Orange Blossom Special (American Tune)
• American Rock
  War of 1812 Story (Traditional)
  Star Spangled Banner (solo electric violin) (Hill / Hendrix / Martin)
• Encore (American Jazz)
  I've Got The World On A String (Ted Koehler / Harold Arlen)