David Sharp
4136 S 1420 W
Salt Lake City, UT
(801) 268-4789
idlewild@idlewildrrecordings.com
idlewildrecordings.com

Availability:  July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008

Travel back in time for an evening as Glastonbury Duo plays music from the Celtic countries, Tudor England and Renaissance Europe. Carol and Dave Sharp play many kinds of music, including haunting harp and flute, songs of long ago, and rousing dance tunes. Glastonbury Duo includes period costumes, hand carved instruments, and storytelling, with elements of culture, history and language. (Stories include: Tom the Tailor, David of the White Rock, The Glashan's Flute and King Halvar's Cat.) Instruments include a hand carved Celtic Harp, Bowed Psaltery, Irish Flute, Whistles, Recorders, Flute d'Accord, Alto Cornamuse, Rebec, Zils, Bodhran, Tamborine, Mountain Dulcimer. (known as the Schietholt or Epinette). Vocals are sung in Gaelic, Welsh, English, and Latin. You can even see a Unicorn percussion toy that was used in Medieval and Renaissance music and plays. For willing participants, we might pass out percussion instruments and teach a dance or two from the villages and courts of Europe.

Glastonbury Duo is comprised of Dave and Carol Sharp, founding members of the Celtic Group Idlewild that has toured and played in many major festivals in the region for over 12 years. Recently, Glastonbury Duo has performed in the "Age of Chivalry Festival" in Las Vegas, Nevada, "The Merry Greenwood" Renaissance fair in the Tri City area in Washington, Pioneer Trails "Candle Light and Pumpkin patch tours, and the Timpanogas Storytelling Festival, to name a few. Dave and Carol have released 11 albums through Idlewild Recordings.

Outreach Options:

• Children's Workshops and programs for schools and care facilities, in which the duo teaches rhythm with instruments and dance through participation (Carol is a certified Orff music teacher)
• Seniors-friendly acoustic, non-amplified performances at rest homes and care facilities
• Instrumental workshops for adults and children on recorder, dulcimer, and Celtic harp, with demonstrations, question and answer, history and background (the duo can provide some recorders for the class)
• Storytelling with music to children and adults in small community settings, where Carol, a certified practitioner of harp therapy, will discuss and demonstrate therapeutic music

Technical Requirements:

• A shaded covered dry flat area at least 9' X 6'
• Inputs for two low impedance mics (the duo brings two tripod boom stands and mics with chords)
• Two direct input boxes with two cables to the board (the duo supplies chords to the DI Boxes from their instruments)
• Monitors
• The duo can bring a small sound system & board for an additional fee of $100; please inquire (Dave Sharp - Sound Engineer)