tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-351230842024-03-18T21:19:05.158-07:00The Mountain Music ProjectA Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to HimalayaThe Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-44978126708149894662012-02-26T02:17:00.001-08:002012-03-08T12:11:32.443-08:00We've Moved!Please visit us at our new website at <a href="http://mountainmusicproject.com">www.mountainmusicproject.com</a>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-55241878487678002392012-02-21T14:17:00.001-08:002012-02-21T14:28:51.627-08:00CD and DVD Release show in Purvcelleville, VA!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHLCbZItQV0jaLaNQPMw8-yKJRIl6wpsQCOdTwPmunCRnrqHH2xsTfQt3-AWWaCXbfjybyphUnpZWWA7KzHqD3iPJFRnnRb7ydtEDgKhcv49H5Mw5q3xEGN-H2KMvY4E536wp/s1600/P1000082.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHLCbZItQV0jaLaNQPMw8-yKJRIl6wpsQCOdTwPmunCRnrqHH2xsTfQt3-AWWaCXbfjybyphUnpZWWA7KzHqD3iPJFRnnRb7ydtEDgKhcv49H5Mw5q3xEGN-H2KMvY4E536wp/s400/P1000082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711717040999271378" border="0" /></a><br />We are happy to announce that we will be having a screening of the documentary at The Franklin Park Barns in Purcelleville, VA on Saturday April 7th at 7 PM.<br /><br />The film will be followed by a live Appalachian-Himalayan Concert with Danny Knicely, Tara Linhardt, Raj Kapoor, Manoj Mahat, and performing for the first time with The Mountain Music Project gang- bansuri master Rajan Budhathoki, who is coming down from Boston for this momentous concert!<br /><br />Tickets will be only $15 and can be reserved by calling The Franklin Park Performing Arts Center at (540) 338-7973. The website for the venue is www.FranklinPArkArtsCenter.org.<br /><br />Our fresh, hot off the shelves CDs and DVDs will be available for purchase for the first time there too!The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-6722017358546273812011-11-20T20:16:00.000-08:002011-11-20T20:25:13.098-08:00Keep the kickstarter kickin!!<meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 2008"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/taralinhardt/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip/0clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal.dotm</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>106</o:Words> <o:characters>607</o:Characters> <o:company>SiteWelder, L.L.C.</o:Company> <o:lines>5</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>745</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>12.0</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:drawinggridhorizontalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridHorizontalSpacing> <w:drawinggridverticalspacing>18 pt</w:DrawingGridVerticalSpacing> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:dontautofitconstrainedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> </w:Compatibility> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" latentstylecount="276"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ascii-font-family:Cambria; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Cambria; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><u>Keep the kickstarter kickin!<o:p></o:p></u></p> <p class="MsoNormal">So now thanks to kickstarter and our wonderful friends and supporters we now have enough money to print these CDs and DVDs! Yay! Thanks to everyone who has been helping so much with spreading the word and with the generous donations! When we chose our kickstarter goal we were very worried about making too high of a goal since if we were to fall even one dollar short, we would not get even a penny. We just factored in the most basic and immediate of needs.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We still need help though! Please keep spreading the word about the kickstarter!<span style=""> </span>We would love to keep this kickstarter momentum rolling!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">We have been chastised many times for our lack of website. If we can keep the donations rolling in we can hopefully have enough money to set up a real website and also have a budget to hire a publicist and buy some ads to get this project released in a really professional way!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Thanks y’all!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737800704/the-mountain-music-project-documentary-film-and-cd/posts</p> <!--EndFragment-->The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-61296035525285863192011-11-14T06:34:00.000-08:002011-11-16T18:36:38.677-08:00MMP Kickstarter Starts Today!<span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >We have launched our kickstarter campaign!! </span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" >We are really excited and hopeful that we can raise enough money to finally get both the documentary out and available for purchase as well as our really great CD project.<br /><br />Please click on this link and check out our kickstarter page. It has some nice links to video clips from the film too!</span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > There is some cool information about the project and a link to see some clips from the film too! If you've got a few spare dollars, rupees, ngultrum, baht, pounds, pesos, or togrog, we've got some very nice gifts for you... Help us out by checking out the site and if you can you can donate too <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737800704/the-mountain-music-project-documentary-film-and-cd">here</a>.</span><br /><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br />Also we need all the help we can get getting the word out so please share, post, and email this link to anyone that you think might be interested!!<br /><br />http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/737800704/the-mountain-music-project-documentary-film-and-cd<br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-23405894057041020392011-11-10T22:08:00.000-08:002011-11-10T22:22:16.261-08:00soon to launch our kickstarter<meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/taralinhardt/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>281</o:Words> <o:characters>1603</o:Characters> <o:lines>13</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>3</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>1968</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1287</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Comic Sans MS"; panose-1:0 3 15 7 2 3 3 2 2 2; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} span.il {mso-style-name:il;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal">We are happy to announce that we are about to launch a kickstarter to raise funds needed to print and release our completed documentary film and our awesome collaborative CD project! Many folks have been interested in purchasing the final completed projects and we are very happy that we have the projects completed and are finally at this last stage to get them out and available to the public!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will need all the help we can get getting the word out about our projects and our kickstarter, so please share the link and tell lots of folks about us and how they can help us out.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">We will post the link as soon as the project is officially launched, but here are just a few things folks have been saying about the projects who have seen and heard them.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><u>About our film:</u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /><span style="font-size:14pt;"><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >"Two traditional musicians from the hills of Virginia take you to the villages of rugged Nepal, where you discover the amazing similarities between Appalachian and Himalayan folk music—and the eerily parallel heritage that gave birth to them both. This vivid portrayal of endangered music and culture celebrates remarkable instruments, foot-tapping sounds, and the people who create them."<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="il"><span style="font-family:Times;">Jonathan</span></span><span style="font-family:Times;"> B. <span class="il">Tourtellot</span><br />National Geographic Fellow;<br />Founding Director, Center for Sustainable Destinations;<br />Geotourism Editor, National Geographic Traveler</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" >“What they did in that film would not be possible for a lot of people. You don’t get that kind of response from people when you just go interview them. They lived with and jammed with the musicians as a musician. There is no better way to do it!”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Curtis Burch </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Grammy award winning musician and one of the founding members of the legendary and pioneering bluegrass band New Grass Revival.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;" ><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;" ><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span> <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/taralinhardt/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>3</o:Words> <o:characters>22</o:Characters> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>27</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1287</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:14pt;" ><u>And about our CD Project:</u></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in;"><span style=";font-family:";" >“The CD project, “The Mountain Music Project” beautifully illuminates the parallel experiences of musicians from Virginia and Nepal. We see and hear these fiddlers and flute players, banjo pickers and drummers playing in new urban environs as well as in their native chicken yards. To so many, they represent a constant in the face of changing times and lifestyles. These honorable troubadours keep the old songs and stories alive, reminding us all where we come from</span><span style=";font-family:Times;font-size:10pt;" >.”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;">Tim Obrien<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times;">Grammy Award winning musician and bluegrass and old time music legend.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-21070339852941992612011-09-13T13:51:00.000-07:002011-10-11T12:22:57.809-07:00Sammy Shelor wins yet another awardSammy Shelor is one of the Virginian/Appalachian musicians that we have interviewed in our soon to be released documentary and we would like to congratulate him on his most recent award!<br /><br />He added so much to our story and our film adding his own insights into the music and the culture of the music of the Appalachian region as we knew that he would. It is great to see him recognized for his skills and knowledge by yet another esteemed group.<br /><br />He is certainly no stranger to winning awards. He has been named as the International Bluegrass Music Association' Banjo Player of the Year four times and Huber banjos have made a signature model of Sammy Shelor banjos and fingerpicks to to name a few of his honors. His most recent honor has been named as this years' recipient of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. This prize is quite an honor and also is accompanied by the $50,000 award money.<br /><br />http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-patrick-county-picker-wins-steve-martins-admiration-and-award-20110907,0,7089888.story<br /><br />http://virginiafolklife.org/2011/09/folklife-showcase-presenter-sammy-shelor-named-steve-martin-prize-winner/<br /><br />In case anyone was wondering, a similar award does not yet exist for mandolin players, but perhaps in time...<br /><br />Congratulations Sammy! A well deserved award.<br /><br />It is so nice to see that sometimes playing mountain music really can have some advantages! :)The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-1445871988927485852011-07-05T08:54:00.000-07:002011-07-05T09:27:39.723-07:00Mountain Music Project in Texas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H8zPPe_njwzX3ac6YWGa73KvEB5G8SZ5E1ftSGwLXD2zluo6St4QRPO9RqoRCj7javQcAGxlNFhmteUmwsfijMZDhKnPP78AkoqYJHkxYGIGI_ryr-kJF77cJsLgBnqnktVR/s1600/P1000085.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2H8zPPe_njwzX3ac6YWGa73KvEB5G8SZ5E1ftSGwLXD2zluo6St4QRPO9RqoRCj7javQcAGxlNFhmteUmwsfijMZDhKnPP78AkoqYJHkxYGIGI_ryr-kJF77cJsLgBnqnktVR/s400/P1000085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625899305088743618" border="0" /></a><br />In June, we took the Mountain Music Project to Houston, Texas.<br /><br />The Asia Society had us come down there and show the film and perform some of our hot Nepali and Appalachian traditional music for them live.<br /><br />We played to yet another packed house. Sorry for any of you who got turned away at the door. Also apologies to all of you who were interested in buying our CD project and our film. We are hoping to have available by this fall, so stay tuned.<br /><br />All of the people that we met both at this Texas show and at our last show in Ohio at Muskingum University have been so nice and so excited about the project. We had some great questions and discussions about the instruments and film and the cultures. It is so wonderful to see so many people becoming interested both in Nepali and Appalachian traditional musics and cultures! <img src="file:///Users/taralinhardt/Desktop/P1000085.jpg" alt="" />The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-38999653819693248342011-03-23T13:27:00.001-07:002011-03-23T13:57:20.859-07:00Rubin Museum Show in New York City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj7X-bLe2G1pJRk4HBDZfhytIBhq1toNlvr_veGd4wKQD_HMVCDPBH9Da_A7HlXtTl8LutGh_s93U9Ka9DotUVOiO_hkLhuy93DE0Wua1Z5jROHb1Bys7jXPoBuRsZlomDwxI/s1600/Rubin+Museum+Sold+Out.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 295px; height: 370px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGj7X-bLe2G1pJRk4HBDZfhytIBhq1toNlvr_veGd4wKQD_HMVCDPBH9Da_A7HlXtTl8LutGh_s93U9Ka9DotUVOiO_hkLhuy93DE0Wua1Z5jROHb1Bys7jXPoBuRsZlomDwxI/s320/Rubin+Museum+Sold+Out.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587376614942510610" border="0" /></a><br />Thanks so much for all the folks that came out to see our film and concert at the beautiful Rubin Museum in New York. Also a big thank you to the folks at the museum who were such a delight to work with and keep that really amazing place running so smoothly. If you have never been to the Rubin Museum make sure to check it out!<br /><br />Also humble apologies to so many folks who came out to the show or tried to buy tickets the day of the show, but couldn't get any because it was sold out.<br /><br />It is so great to have so much interest in our project, but at the same time we felt so bad seeing just how many people did get turned away at the door. I included at the right the flier some folks sadly saw that stated that no more seats were available...<br /><br />Seeing how great the interest in New York is, we will try to arrange to have another showing in New York City in the future. Stayed tuned. :)The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-77960385438216644042011-02-01T21:49:00.000-08:002011-01-31T13:21:42.247-08:00Film Screening & Concert at The Rubin Museum in New York CityWell, it looks like we have one more screening coming up!<br />We are honored to be showing our film at <a href="http://rmanyc.org/">The Rubin Museum of Art</a> in New York City on Friday, February 25, 2011 at 7 PM. This screening will be followed by a live performance of Nepali-Appalachian music featuring the Mountain Music Project's Danny Knicely, Tara Linhardt, Raj Kapoor, and Manoz Mahat. We may even have an added special guest... You'll just have to come and see it to find out.<br /><br />The Rubin Museum is a beautiful venue in Manhattan with top of the line everything. Watching a movie on a really nice screen with a great sound system and fantastic acoustics... That is going to be sooo nice!<br /><br />Hope to see you there!<br /><span style=";font-family:AGaramond;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:AGaramond;font-size:12pt;" ></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:AGaramond;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:AGaramond;font-size:12pt;" ><br /><span class="il">Rubin</span> Museum of Art<br />150 West 17<sup>th</sup> Street<br />New York, NY 10011<br /><br /> Box office: 212.620.5000 ext. 344 and on line at <a href="http://www.rmanyc.org/" target="_blank">www.rmanyc.org</a><br /><br /> Tickets: $15 in advance, includes admission to the museum’s galleries<br /> RMA Members receive 10% discount</span></span>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-42784567142280035302011-01-09T07:28:00.000-08:002011-01-09T14:52:39.852-08:00MMP on PBS Newshour!We recently did an interview and were featured on PBS Newshour Art Beat. Seems to be some buzz going on now about our work. Check it out right <a href="http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/2010/12/from-the-himalayans-to-appalachia-mountain-music-strikes-common-chords.html">here</a>!The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-23432749109192607452010-11-15T20:49:00.000-08:002010-11-15T20:59:57.360-08:00DC Area Film Showing!!The Mountain Music Project will have a showing of the film in the DC area and it will be accompanied by a live concert of Nepali-Appalachian music! Should be a really great night. Below are the details.<br /><br />Our film "The Mountain Music Project: A Musical Odyssey from Appalachia to Himalaya"<br /> will be followed by a live concert of Appalachian-Himalayan music with Danny Knicely, Tara Linhardt, Prem Raja Mahat, Rajendra Karn, and Raj Kapoor and a question answer session about the film and the musics of the two regions.<br /> Tue, Dec 7,<br /> 7-9pm<br />Admission: free<br /> Co-hosted by Sidwell Friends Global Programs and Asia Society Washington<br /><br /> Where:<br />Mary Ellen Caplin Theater<br /> Kogod Arts Center<br /> Sidwell Friends School<br /> 3825 Wisconsin Avenue, NW<br /> Washington, DC 20016The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-46973474521841101322010-09-23T10:04:00.000-07:002010-10-04T22:25:41.998-07:00Sarangi Day 2010<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxJXWMsaAd7DHu3GI89qzMJKXD3GbV-C_Q8EjR0XG44MIX6Q_x_7HIOu6CTcRKJuPuiUsbpNTgpGjunOrtk1tmSXTNaSwVjdsoJikwHIj_1ZnYI34gh-IJ-N0qcbi9o7IUVpa/s1600/SD+10+poster.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxJXWMsaAd7DHu3GI89qzMJKXD3GbV-C_Q8EjR0XG44MIX6Q_x_7HIOu6CTcRKJuPuiUsbpNTgpGjunOrtk1tmSXTNaSwVjdsoJikwHIj_1ZnYI34gh-IJ-N0qcbi9o7IUVpa/s320/SD+10+poster.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5522593114584907058" border="0" /></a><br />Come one, Come all! Friends in Kathmandu, we welcome you to join us for a full day of traditional Nepali folk music, October 29th @ Comfort Zone in Thamel, Kathmandu.<br /><br />This year, Sarangi Day will feature over 8 hours of live music from the unsung legends of Nepali folk music, hailing from Gorkha, Lamjung, Hyangja, Palpa, Pokhara, and Kathmandu. It all takes place in the relaxing rooftop environs of Comfort Zone, just north of 7 corners in Thamel atop the Bank of Kathmandu Building. If you've not yet seen our film we'll be screening it at 7:30 PM.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Admission is absolutely free of charge</span>, with exceptional food and drink available for purchase from the restaurant and bar.<br /><br />Here's the map to Comfort Zone in Thamel:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AIjrvYY7986DWTe5r6t_szz9tUIRf3hqctV25AzejfiGAcC7bBcsoYW_O4tsnBWyOfa7mZvG6BT_PNGrw_gwUamTxHD0veVGPoa13PUtrjMidRlZPuBdLAG8qJdk1K7jaT0v/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0AIjrvYY7986DWTe5r6t_szz9tUIRf3hqctV25AzejfiGAcC7bBcsoYW_O4tsnBWyOfa7mZvG6BT_PNGrw_gwUamTxHD0veVGPoa13PUtrjMidRlZPuBdLAG8qJdk1K7jaT0v/s320/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524176248022843634" border="0" /></a>We hope you'll join us for this once-a-year celebration of Nepali music, food & film!<br /><br />Questions? Call Jake in Kathmandu (+977) 980-886-3412.<br /><br />In the week leading up to Sarangi Day, we'll also be hosting master classes from 3 elder Gandharba musicians for young sarangi players, offered free of charge to Nepalis. Contact Kedar for details: (+977) 984-124-9004.<br /><br />On the same day (October 29th), back in Erwin, Tennesee, you can catch the MMP film at the <a href="http://www.soapiff.com/soapiff/schedule.html">Southern Appalachian Film Festival</a>, 2:20 PM at the Kinsport Public Library.The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-57933558249128251052010-09-21T14:23:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:29:53.649-07:00MMP film nominated at International Filmmaker Festival in UKWe've been nominated for best soundtrack and best producer by the <a href="http://www.filmmakerfestival.com/about_us.html">International Filmmaker Festival</a> in Kent, England. Tell your friends across the pond...The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-2599720936689664922010-09-03T03:07:00.000-07:002010-09-03T03:12:20.229-07:00Catch the MMP film at the Woodlands Heritage FestivalOur friends at the <a href="http://www.mountain.org">Mountain Institute</a> are gonna be showing our film at this year's <a href="http://www.mountain.org/festival/?page_id=6">Woodlands Heritage Festival</a> near Spruce Knob Mountain Center, West Virginia, September 24 at 9PM. Come on down!The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-53193864808755436792010-08-23T11:35:00.000-07:002010-08-23T11:41:38.004-07:00MMP screening & musical performance with Prem Raja in WV!If you're near Shepherdstown, WV on September 10, come down to Shepherd University...<br /><br />We'll be screening our film, and you can catch a live music concert featuring Tara Linhardt & Danny Knicely, with special guests including Nepali songwriting legend Prem Raja Mahat, and some fantastic Nepali drummers. Q&A session too! Come on down!<br /><br />Reynold's Hall<div>109. N. King St. </div><div>Shepherdstown, WV</div><span class="text_exposed_show"><br />For ticket info call 304-263 2531 or <a href="http://www.smad.us/" onmousedown="'UntrustedLink.bootstrap($(this)," rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.smad.us</a></span>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-38472843026545035092010-08-12T08:30:00.000-07:002010-08-13T07:05:26.103-07:00Film Screenings in Charlotte and Toronto<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xOQbaxDQZ6yoJyXMqm7ppLWsqwT3SUTtjWNrfOkJeUTjF4Iib5djwJobaeLlaVwNQpfmd6Z9I4gL-_Ih0BTjyPGcCG2pMnN5JsyZ5y787n7bzQkJLoHS1AnpIQjvOfvDnUQy/s1600/Official+Selection+CFF.png"><br /></a><br />The MMP film will soon be showing at:<br /><br /><a href="http://charlottefilmfestival.org/">The Charlotte Film Festival</a><br />6PM, September 26 at Regal Park Terrace cinemas in Charlotte, NC<br /><br /><a href="http://www.film-fest.ca/">The Toronto Independent Film Festival</a><br /><span class="note-body">Sept 8-18</span>, Showtimes coming soon...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.commffest.com/">COMMFFEST (Global) Community Film Festival</a><br /><span class="note-body">September 22-27</span>, Showtimes coming soon...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xOQbaxDQZ6yoJyXMqm7ppLWsqwT3SUTtjWNrfOkJeUTjF4Iib5djwJobaeLlaVwNQpfmd6Z9I4gL-_Ih0BTjyPGcCG2pMnN5JsyZ5y787n7bzQkJLoHS1AnpIQjvOfvDnUQy/s1600/Official+Selection+CFF.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6xOQbaxDQZ6yoJyXMqm7ppLWsqwT3SUTtjWNrfOkJeUTjF4Iib5djwJobaeLlaVwNQpfmd6Z9I4gL-_Ih0BTjyPGcCG2pMnN5JsyZ5y787n7bzQkJLoHS1AnpIQjvOfvDnUQy/s320/Official+Selection+CFF.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504895256565294018" border="0" /></a>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-69186269320551318452010-07-13T13:33:00.000-07:002010-07-13T13:39:40.941-07:00Vote for MMP at the World Music & International Film FestivalWe're in the running for a "people's choice" award from the World Music and International Film Festival coming up in August. We could sure use your vote! Please click <a href="http://www.wmiff.com/?q=movies%2Fvote-peoples-choice-film">here</a> to cast your virtual ballot, and tell your friends and grandmas!The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-27962801620674781412010-07-07T01:57:00.000-07:002010-07-22T11:07:47.879-07:00MMP film at King's Mountain, NCThe MMP film will be showing at the <a href="http://www.ccartscouncil.org/realtoreel/real2010.html">Real to Reel International Film Festival</a>, Kings Mountain, NC at the Joy Performance Center, matinee showing (around 7PM) on July 23. Tell the folks!The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-88770559192159745492010-07-04T21:30:00.000-07:002010-07-04T21:37:31.318-07:00Help Support Traditional Karen Music from BurmaWhile our film is making the festival rounds, and while we're looking for ways to get the DVD and music CD into the eyes and ears of our fans, we thought we'd take a moment to try and help out a friend of ours, who's also working with traditional musicians. <br /><br />Gregory Scarborough and his organization <a href="http://www.culturalcornerstones.org/karen/">Cultural Cornerstones</a>, are have been working along the Thai-Burma border with traditional Karen musicians, many of whom are refugees fleeing the oppressive regime in Burma/Myanmar. Greg has been working on a CD of the musicians he's met and he's hoping to get it out there to the public with a little help from <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/culturalcornerstones/karen-refugee-music-project-bearing-witness-throug">Kickstarter</a>. We hope you'll pay a visit and maybe drop some change in his hat. <br /><br />MMP is doing some work with Karen musicians as well. You can check out a few recordings of their wonderful instruments <a href="http://guerillaethnomusicology.wordpress.com/2008/06/29/karenrefugees/">here</a>, and stay tuned for future multimedia projects with this unique musical culture.The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-3666290194977548962010-06-13T09:00:00.000-07:002010-06-13T09:13:00.968-07:00MMP film screenings in Detroit & County Tipperary, Ireland<span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >The Mountain Music Project film will be showing at the <a href="http://www.dwiff.org/the-festival/the-films/item/the-mountain-music-project-a-musical-odyssey-from-appalachia-to-himalaya">Detroit Windsor International Film Festival</a>, <span class="vevent"></span></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" ><span class="dtstart">Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 9:10 PM</span></span><span style="font-family: lucida grande;font-size:100%;" > at Wayne State University</span>, Detroit Michigan.<br /><br />We've been accepted by the <a href="http://www.amritsa.com/eire/index.htm">International Film Festival of Ireland</a>, running between September 4-11th 2010 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland. More details on that soon.<br /><br />We've also been nominated for a few awards at the World Music & International Film Festival, including the People's Choice Awards for our trailer. To vote for us, <a href="http://www.wmiff.com/?q=movies/vote-peoples-choice-film">click here</a>. <br /><br />More updates soon.<br />Love,<br />MMPThe Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-36762898172913163182010-04-22T13:34:00.000-07:002010-04-22T13:38:57.040-07:00Film Screening this weekend in Huntington, WVFriends in West Virginia can check out the MMP film this weekend, April 23rd at the Keith Albee Theatre in Huntington, WV. Showtime at 5:35PM. Don't miss the other films at this year's <a href="http://www.appyfilmfest.com/pages/events-schedule.htm">Appalachian Film Festival</a>.The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-14734289731269913902010-04-12T12:59:00.000-07:002010-04-19T16:05:20.341-07:00Film Screening in Lancaster, PAFriends in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area can catch the MMP film at Penn Cinemas as part of the <a href="http://www.lancasterareafilmfestival.com/selected-films/">Lancaster Area Film Festival</a> 12:30PM on Saturday, April 24th. Check their website for updates... Thanks Lancaster!The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-51543881712182070672010-03-23T12:31:00.000-07:002010-03-29T15:10:18.490-07:00MMP film screenings in Memphis, Huntington, & Washington,DC<span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" >We're mighty pleased to tell ya that the MMP film will be playing</span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" > Friday April 16th, 5:30 PM at the Keith Albee Theater in Huntington, West Virginia, the film will be screening at the <a href="http://www.appyfilmfest.com/">Appalachian Film Festival.</a> </span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" ><br />Tell yer west Tennessee friends to check us out at the <a href="http://www.malco.com/index.php?page=cinema_info&this_id=30">Ridgeway Four Theater</a> 5PM Friday April 23rd and again at 3PM on Sunday April 25th, at the 11th annual </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-family:lucida grande;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.onlocationmemphis.org/olmdnn/">Memphis International Film and Music Festival.</a><br /><br /></span></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.onlocationmemphis.org/olmdnn/Portals/0/2010%20poster%20image.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 297px;" src="http://www.onlocationmemphis.org/olmdnn/Portals/0/2010%20poster%20image.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;font-size:10pt;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" ><br />Later this summer, our film will also be screened at the</span><i style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;" ><a href="http://wmiff.com/">World Music and Independent Film Festival in Washington, DC.</a> </span><i style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></i><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);">We'll have more info on that in forthcoming posts...Hope to see ya there!</span><br /></span></span><i><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></i></span>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-91388868868092779422010-02-28T22:06:00.000-08:002010-02-28T22:13:36.576-08:00We're award-winning! Who knew?<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><a href="http://www.mammothfilm.com/Festival/2010FilmWinners/SierraNevadaAwards/tabid/391/Default.aspx">The Mountain Film Festival</a> in Mammoth California gave our film a "Sierra Nevada" award and we've just learned that we've been voted the best independent documentary at the <a href="http://cfvf.blogspot.com/2010/02/cfvf-2010-awards.html">Carolina Film & Video Festival</a>. Woo hoo!<br /><br />We're still working out details of how to get DVD's out to our friends and fans, meanwhile, there's some new clips <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1545500/">here</a>. Great job everyone!<br /></span>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35123084.post-47464253594033801022010-02-16T14:00:00.000-08:002010-03-24T08:15:45.263-07:00MMP Film showing in Chicago, Charleston, & Greensboro...<span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Hey folks, looks like we're gonna be in a couple of festivals...<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >At the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival</span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >, showtime will be at 12 noon on March 7th at the Cassidy Theater of the Chicago Cultural Center. Admission is free! For more info, please visit: <a href="http://www.cimmfest.org/">www.cimmfest.org</a><br /><br />Charleston International Film Festival will be showing our film at 11 AM, Sunday April 11 (block 1) at the American Theater in downtown Charleston, South Carolina. </span><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >You can check out their details at </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.charlestoniff.com/">www.CharlestonIFF.com</a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA2lGo2GHInzIOsUJQ5lYSwoVhHt4c6U2drR3AeLS_RCJSR_MUWon6XlUxR-EQbABJjORX-dn5goupg2-xuOhpHV7aQ7FgR6zUEt-GbGt9SgBtsykzaBZskgjmbpz3oDstLjN/s1600-h/2010_CIFF_Official_Selection_Logo_PNG.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdA2lGo2GHInzIOsUJQ5lYSwoVhHt4c6U2drR3AeLS_RCJSR_MUWon6XlUxR-EQbABJjORX-dn5goupg2-xuOhpHV7aQ7FgR6zUEt-GbGt9SgBtsykzaBZskgjmbpz3oDstLjN/s320/2010_CIFF_Official_Selection_Logo_PNG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443562120934366594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFiq7uR5SFiRsbJcd0YCMEiMNP-7VV6TlJgfbucqyx5ryIDz6l-XGh3AUZqZGzlOfaWFioJ48OHP-jSfU50IFf24nydPvczz8wnniF-M4C-YAeFwqOEwCW2YuImDDeTTkug2nz/s1600-h/2010_CIFF_Official_Selection_Logo_PNG.png"><br /></a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Friends near Greensboro, North Carolina can check us out at </span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">at the Carolina Film & Video Festival</span><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">, February 27th, showtime at 3pm in the University of North Carolina Greensboro's Elliot University (EUC) Auditorium. More details at: </span><a style="font-family: lucida grande;" href="http://www.cfvf.blogspot.com/">www.cfvf.blogspot.com</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:lucida grande;">Tell your friends!</span>The Mountain Music Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06523068412320028767noreply@blogger.com0