Centre Stage

The Second Saturday Artwalk will begin at 4 and end at 7.  Centre Stage is just about mid-way in the trek from one end of the artwalk to the other.  Ours will be a very special event featuring Christina Olsen the artist…dressed in period garb and George and Anwyn Leverett performing Ancient, Traditional & Contemporary Celtic Music.

 2009 marks the 16th anniversary of the acclaimed Celtic music duo, George & Anwyn Leverett . They have played such diverse venues as Celtic and Blue Grass festivals, Nevada casinos, pubs, fairs, school assemblies and sold-out concerts. They performed the “Green Show” of the Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival for seven years, before moving to Oregon.

They have a passion for Irish and Scottish music that proclaims itself with each performance. Ancient, traditional and contemporary Celtic music comes to life with their wide variety of folk instruments. Anwyn and George play Irish fiddle, cittern, guitar, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy, zither, hammer dulcimer, bowed psaltery, penny whistle & recorder but George’s main instrument is the beautiful self-made 36 string “Lady Harp” George hand builds all the instruments that they play. They blend a kaleidoscope of sounds and textures that makes no two songs sound the same.

Their CDs, Skye Boat, Songs from Shadow Wood, Altar Wind and Christmas Around the Hearth have sold over 50,000 copies. They are now pleased to announce their latest release, Hearth Light. It combines George’s new wire strung harp with Anwyn’s unique collection of medieval instruments (hand made by George) to produce a more up beat Celtic collection of songs.