DuoDuo to play in Concerts for a Cause series May 24

AUBURN — Concerts for a Cause will present musical group DuoDuo Friday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St.

The quartet performs music, song and dance, featuring four masters of their respective traditions and instruments — Natalie Haas, Yann Falquet, Maeve Gilchrist and Nic Gareiss.
The husband and wife team of Haas and Falquet mix Québécois traditional songs and new takes on folk music from throughout Western Europe. Haas is one of the most sought-after cellists in Celtic music today. She and Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser have toured as a duo for nearly 20 years. Appearing on more than 50 albums, Haas has worked with artists like Cape Breton fiddler Natalie MacMaster; Irish greats Altan, Solas and Liz Carroll; and Americana icon Dirk Powell.
Montrealer Yann Falquet is a creative force in today’s Québécois music scene. He has recorded five albums and toured the world with French Canadian power trio Genticorum. Falquet’s unique style on acoustic guitar is rhythmically powerful yet subtly complex.
Maeve Gilchrist and Nic Gareiss made their duo debut at the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland. Michigan-born percussive dancer Nic Gareiss and Edinburgh harpist Maeve Gilchrist met while teaching at the Shasta Fiddle Summit in Northern California. They later toured together as part of Darol Anger’s band The Furies. They combine the percussion and drive of Gareiss’s footwork with Maeve’s melodic and improvisational sensibilities.
Concerts for a Cause brings special concerts to the Lewiston-Auburn community, while raising money for local charities. The series is produced by a dedicated group of church members.
Use the church’s entrance on Spring Street, across from Dairy Joy. Parking is free, and the building is handicapped accessible.
For information about tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4225771; for information about the concert series, visit uuconcerts.org.
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