Seattle’s First Crankie Festival!
Thursday, Feb 14th, 2013 – 7:30 PM
at the Northwest Puppet Center, 9123 15th Ave NE, Seattle
Tickets: $15.00 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/320636
or call 800-838-3006 info@nwpuppet.org www.nwpuppet.org
wondering what a crankie is? Look HERE.
Anna and Elizabeth
Anna Roberts-Gevalt and Elizabeth LaPrelle are two young master
musicians living in Virginia. Together they perform the music of the
Appalachian Mountains, from the ancient ballads to the barn-burning fiddle
and banjo tunes. They’ve also developed a marvelous art form they call
“Crankies.” These are hand-sewn rolls of felt that tell a story through
shadows as they are unrolled. Much like an old-fashioned movie, Anna &
Elizabeth sing, play and tell the story of each Crankie as it unfurls. These
handmade works of art transport the viewers back to an earlier time.
Dejah Leger – French Canadian song and crankies
Singer, traditional musician, and graphic designer: Dejah Léger has taken
these three passions and united them in her work building crankies. Her
crankies bring together intricate paper cut art (similar to Nikki McLure) and
old songs from American and French-Canadian traditions.
Sue Truman and Skye Richendrfer – Cape Breton stye Seattle fiddler and folk art artist Sue Truman will bring together some of her new crankies based on Scottish themes. Featuring bagpiping and crankies about topics such as whisky, seagulls and sheep! Masterful piping and story telling by Skye Richendrfer.
It’s going to be a very special, magical evening, on Valentine’s Day no less! If you are in the area, I hope you can make it.