The 2008-2009 Concert Series presents...
Corey Harris Band
with Pat Panther opening
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Presentation 2:30 pm
Concert 4:00 pm
at the Yorktowne Hotel
Photographer: Aaron Hawkins
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Performer hospitality provided by our host venue, The Yorktowne Hotel.
American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius is a major initiative to acquaint Americans with the best of their cultural and artistic legacy. It is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
Corey Harris has led the life of a musical explorer, traveling and listening all over the world. He's performed at many of the world's most well-known venues, including the Montreux Jazz Festival, London's Royal Albert Hall, New York's Lincoln Center, Washington, D.C.'s Kennedy Center, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium and Tennessee's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. As the star of Martin Scorsese's segment of the PBS series, The Blues, Corey traveled to Mali to play with Ali Farka Toure, a voyage he repeated for his album of field recordings called Mississippi to Mali, in which he explored the connections between African music and the blues.
Originally from Colorado, Corey Harris made two extended trips to West Africa after graduating from college. Inspired by the music he heard there, Corey released a string of critically acclaimed albums which firmly established this young lion as the most versatile blues and roots artist of his time. He has toured in Guinea and Mali, West Africa, as well as South America, the Caribbean, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
Most recently, Corey has released Zion Crossroads (Telarc, 2007), a celebration of roots reggae, Ras Tafari, Ethiopia, and the African continent. "...one of the most vibrant reggae albums to be released this year." — Global Rhythm
Continental Ballroom, Yorktowne Hotel
48 East Market St, York Directions
- Free event parking in the hotel's garage!
Free Presentation: 2:30pm
Corey Harris will present a free program on music from Mississippi to Mali, from 2:30-3:30pm.
Opening Act: Pat Panther
Pat Panther of York has been playing finger-pick style acoustic guitar and singing folk/country blues for the past forty years. She performs at various venues throughout the York/Harrisburg/Lancaster area. She is also a member of an old-timey band, the Deep Run String Band.
photo: Art Wachter
Concert: 4:00pm
$18 General Admission
$14 SFMS Members
SFMS Members Save!$10 Students
— ages 3 to 22Advance Tickets thru The Box
— by phone or online Concert Ticket DetailsTickets also available at the Yorktowne Hotel
— call 717-848-1111
