In April 2020 I was madly putting together this website on Bandzoogle, to move my old, out-of-date website from a different server by the end of the month. My husband Paul and I were also working up new material to…
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Hammered Dulcimers - East & West
Sunday, June 20, 7:00-10:00 pm Eastern/New York Time
Dong Qi Music with Chao Tian on yang qin (the Chinese Hammered dulcimer) and Tom Teasley on percussion, will share a concert with KA/PO - Karen and Paul, sponsored by the Folklore Society of Greater Washington.
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Registration is now open for
Common Ground on the Hill
This week-long program will be offered virtually. Paul and Karen will both be teaching during Traditions Week 1, June 28-July 2. Karen will teach a morning hammered dulcimer class in International Repertoire that will expand knowledge and techniques on the HD while learning really fun music! In the afternoon she will co-teach a class on Music and Healing with Jesse Palidofsky. Paul is teaching a Guitar Chord bootcamp and Italian-American Mandolin and Guitar.
Read our latest newsletter from April 27th
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Just need a little music to relax with? Listen to Karen's FB Live from January 14th. The Music for Healing & Transitions Program hosts Thursdays with Therapeutic Music every week on their FB page at 8:00 pm Eastern Time. Videos are archived for viewing anytime.
2021- a New Year
A new year has come. February 1st is Imbolc- the beginning of the Celtic Spring and St Bridget's Day. In Maryland we have greeted the new season with 2 days of snow. This weekend is QuaranTUNES 3.0 - the mega…
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Month 9 of Covid Lockdown
The photos are from Thanksgiving weekend in our living room as we get ready to pre-record videos for a Christmas Eve Pageant. Many cables, lights and covers go into recording "simple" videos!
As we come to the end of 2020…
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Moving Online
In February 2017 in Southern California, 8 musicians took my first Mystery of Modes Workshop (pictured here!) Just a few months later in April, I taught it again to 18 participants in Maryland. Since then I have offered it a…
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End of an Era
From 1998-2017 I ran the Sligo Creek Hedge School Irish music and culture summer camps for youth ages 6-20. From the little "Sprouts" (ages 6-8) to the Teen Celtic Band weeks, and of course Musician and Intro weeks for the…
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