Join us in our newly renovated space at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. The series features a welcoming club-like atmosphere and quality acoustic treatments.
The Roots Cellar is unlike any venue in Pittsburgh. Concerts are ALL AGES. Soda and beer are available for purchase (proceeds from the bar benefit Pittsburgh Center for the Arts.)
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Talented ensemble of local folk artists for three decades, CT is back! Original band members Bob Banerjee, Jan Boyd & Casey Deely are reunited with exciting addition of Nathan Zoob & Dave Pellow for creative renditions of new, old & original folk traditions with signature CT harmonies. If you aren't yet a "Thread Head", you will be by the end of this show!
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John Gorka sings in a stunningly soulful baritone voice and writes multi-faceted songs full of depth, beauty and emotion, which led Rolling Stone to call him, "the preeminent male singer-songwriter of the new folk movement." John has graced the stages of Austin City Limits and Mountain Stage and has collaborated with artists including Ani Difranco and Patty Griffin.
John Gorka is an acclaimed singer-songwriter who appeared for Calliope at Carnegie Lecture Hall this February with Red Horse (John Gorka, Lucy Kaplansky, Eliza Gilkyson) to multiple standing ovations.
Winners of the 2011 Canadian Folk Music Award for ENSEMBLE OF THE YEAR
"'For a three piece, Genticorum makes a very full and glorious noise, both instrumentally and vocally… This is a band that’s going to go places." --SING OUT!
Over the past decade the trad Quebec group Genticorum (Pascal Gemme, Alexandre de Grosbois-Garand and Yann Falquet) has become a fixture on the international world, trad, folk and Celtic music circuit. The trio’s first three albums met with critical acclaim in Canada, the United States and Great Britain, assuring the band a brilliant future. Known for its energy and its stage presence (and often mistaken for a larger ensemble), Genticorum has given more than 700 concerts in no fewer than 15 countries – and is showing no sign of slowing down: this is a band in high demand.
Firmly rooted in the soil of their native land, the energetic and original traditional ‘power trio’ also incorporates the dynamism of today’s North American and European folk cultures in their music. They weave precise and intricate fiddle and flute work, gorgeous vocal harmonies, energetic foot percussion and guitar and bass accompaniment into a big and jubilant musical feast. Their distinctive sound, sense of humour and stage presence make them a supreme crowd pleaser.
Quite simply, Gráinne Hambly and William Jackson are two of the foremost harpers of Ireland and Scotland. Combining their extraordinary talents on harp as well as concertina, tinwhistle and bouzouki, The Masters of the Celtic Harp, have been performing all over the country and dazzling audiences with their artistry. With demanding solo careers that often have them performing on different continents, their Two Sides of Celtic show is a special treat.
Singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler is known for brilliant, hysterical performances and beautifully crafted songs. Her deceptively plain-spun songs have been hits for such mainstream stars as Suzy Bogguss (Aces) and Dan Seals (Addicted) and have been recorded by a variety of artists, including: Bette Midler, Maura O’Connell, Peter Paul & Mary, Juice Newton, and Garth Brooks.
It’s been said that there are two Cheryls. There is poet-Cheryl, writer of some of the prettiest, ... most alluring and intelligent ballads on the modern folk scene, and there is comic-Cheryl, a militant trend defier and savagely funny social critic. The result is a delightful contrast between poet and comic.
Poet-Cheryl writes achingly honest songs of love and loss. Contrasting the prosaic landscapes of small-town America with the hopelessly rootless life of the traveling performer, she touches common chords with any who feel the tug between our busy, noisome times and the timeless longing for simplicity and silence. Comic-Cheryl comes on like Groucho-in-a-housecoat, a fiercely everyday woman with a barbed-wire tongue. Shredding the mores of our gossipy, greedy, trend-obsessed culture, Wheeler always aims enough darts at herself to never seem sanctimonious.
When poet-Cheryl and comic-Cheryl take their separate turns and meld into the same artistic vision, Wheeler emerges as a gifted and openhearted songwriter approaching the sure summit of her craft. Her abiding faith in her audience’s ability to find their own lives reflected in the sweet spaces of her songs reveals an artist comfortably wearing the austere genius that defines the best folk music.
September 25, 2009--The Mavens
October 23, 2009--Ernie Hawkins Band
November 19, 2009--The Wiyos
December 17, 2009--The Hot Seats
January 5, 2010--Calliope School Showcase & Community Jam
February 5, 2010--Ernie Hawkins Band March 11, 2010--Emily Rodgers Band & Lohio April 22, 2010--Rolling Roots Revue April 30, 2010--Eliza Gilkyson June 10, 2010--Calliope School Showcase & Community Jam June 25, 2010--Mon River Ramblers September 16, 2010--Red Molly November 11, 2010--The Wiyos December 3, 2010--Pittsburgh Songwriters Circle CD Release December 15, 2010--Decembersongs: Dan Navarro, Amy Speace, Sally Barris, Jon Vezner January 13, 2011--Calliope School Showcase & Community Jam January 27, 2011--The Boilermaker Jazz Band February 20, 2011--The Turpentiners with Emily Rodgers March 24, 2011--Calliope School Showcase & Community Jam March 31, 2011--Boulder Acoustic Society April 21, 2011--Ellis Paul April 29, 2011--Ernie Hawkins Band June 9, 2011--Calliope School Showcase
Check out photos from these concerts on our Flickr page
