Mountain Dulcimer with Carol Walker @ Willow Hall

330 Speedwell Avenue,Morristown NJ 07960

14 November, 2021

Description

An exclusive concert at a historic estate. Join the Friends of Willow Hall for a private reception followed by a delightful recital. Join us at historic Willow Hall for the first concert in our 2021-2022 Friends of Willow Hall Recital Series! Start off with a light reception before the concert and enjoy an intimate recital in our 1848 historic home. Doors open at 2:15, concert starts promptly at 3:00. Enjoy an inspiring and uplifting interactive recital with Carol Walker, who will share her unique collection of Appalachian mountain dulcimers as she performs Celtic, old-time, classical, and Americana folk favorites. And, as usual, a Carol Walker show always has few surprises along the way! Carol Walker’s formal training includes a degree in Music Education and for 32 years of work as a high school choral teacher in northern NJ, receiving the NJ Governor’s Teacher of the Year Award, and retiring in 2008. Carol soon found ways to combine her love of teaching with her new direction in folk music, and has been a popular workshop leader at dulcimer festivals across the United States. She has competed on three occasions at the famous Winfield (KS) Mountain Dulcimer Championship, where each time she placed in the Top Five Finalists. Carol has traveled twice to the Isle of Man where she has done extensive research into traditional Manx music, producing two books of arrangements for mountain dulcimer (Tailless Tunes and Tailless Tunes 2) and a CD (Alas! The Horse is Gone), all exclusively devoted to this delightful Celtic-flavored music. Carol has also written three other instructional dulcimer books, DNA* Dulcimer Ditties. In 2015, Carol released her first instructional DVD (Exploring the Beauty of the Appalachian Dulcimer), produced by Happy Traum of Homespun Tapes in Woodstock, NY. A book of classical melodies appeared in 2017: Classical Dulcimer - Cwassical Favowites awwanged by Cawol Walker. A book of favorite hymns, was released in 2019. Its title, Church in the Wildwood, was inspired by a visit to the Little Brown Church in Iowa. Carol’s latest book, slated for release in late 2021, is a set of arrangements written specifically for dulcimer ensembles of all sizes, entitled Many Hands, Many Dulcimers. FAQs What COVID-19 precautions are being taken and can I as a guest take? The Friends or Willow Hall and the Passaic River Coalition (the FWH parent organization) are following state and local guidelines. As of right now, masks are required only for non-vaccinated visitors but encouraged for those who are fully-vaccinated. The event is limited to 25 individuals, and seating will be at our full-capacity. In the event of any changes to capacity limits, the concert may be moved outside (weather permitting). The reception will include pre-plated and sealed light food and drinks will be self-poured. Hand sanitizer and wipes will be available. Your registration information will be held for contact tracing for 2 month following the event. What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event? Willow Hall does have limited parking available on site at 330 Speedwell Avenue. More parking is available at the Columbian Club/Red Oaks School adjacent to Willow Hall and accessible off Ames Place. What can I bring into the event? Willow Hall is a historic structure. Although we do not have period furnishings, we ask that you do not bring your own food or drink to our events. The light reception before the recital will include wine/beer/soft drinks and light snacks. *Please contact us if you have any food allergies at [email protected]* Will there be tickets available at the door? Should there be tickets available at the end of ticket sales, we will be selling those at the door starting 30 minutes before the recital. Unfortunately we are limited with space and can only offer 25 tickets for the entire event. We cannot promise that tickets will be available at the door. We can only accept cash for tickets sold at the door. What's the refund policy? Friends of Willow Hall and the Passaic River Coalition is a non-profit, volunteer run organization and we apologize but we cannot offer refunds on tickets purchased through Eventbrite. If you cannot attend the event and would like to convert your ticket into a tax-deductable donation (for the full ticket price, not including the Eventbrite fee) please contact us at [email protected]. Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event? We will have a list of ticketholders prior to the event but we do ask that you bring your printed ticket to make processing as easy as possible. How can I contact the organizer with any questions? You can contact us through email at [email protected]. Can I update my registration information? Please email us at [email protected] with any changes to registration. Friends of Willow Hall was reformed in 2019 as the fundraising and volunteer effort to help the Passaic River Coalition preserve historic Willow Hall. Built in 1848 by ironmaster, state assemblyman, and congressman George Vail, the home has played an important cultural role in Morristown society for over 170 years! Follow the Passaic River Coalition on Facebook to stay up to date about upcoming events!