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Carolyn Parrott
New England Contra Dance Music, Folk Music & Chorus Singing
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Carolyn draws upon years of performing and teaching folk music, calling contra dances, and telling stories to present unique participation-oriented programs for all ages. Her lively performances feature stories with songs or chants that employ her vast array of familiar and exotic instruments, while residencies can be "mixed and matched" to meet the school's or community's needs. Carolyn has advanced degrees in music and comparative literature and is on the faculty of the Concord Community Music School where she directs Songweavers, a 200+ women's a cappella chorus, and teaches five-string banjo and folk fiddle. Through the last 30+ years as a performer, Carolyn has worked with varying populations including people with developmental disabilities and the elderly. She worked in the early nineties at the Spaulding Youth Center and the Hope School in Nashua doing folk dancing and singing with children with autism as well as storytelling with the boys with emotional disabilities. Carolyn founded and runs the “Sunflower’s Chorus,” a drop-in chorus for adults with developmental disabilities maintained through the Music-in-the-Community Initiative at the Concord Community Music School. Most recently, she has done programs for the elderly through the North Country Arts Council; a choral residency funded by the NHSCA at Havenwood Heritage Heights in Concord, NH; and has mentored two young fiddlers through Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grants. She has a brochure available upon request.
Programs
offered: Performances; lecture-demonstrations; workshops; master classes; country dances; residencies; song leading; day programs; multi-day programs; bedside programs; and programs for staff.
Populations
served: Grades 1-12, and all other populations including people with disabilities and people in institutions.
Availability:
Statewide, year round
Fees:
Performances: $200-300; Workshops, Master Classes & Lecture-Demonstrations: $300; Carolyn calling plus one fiddler: $500 (additional for travel and sound system); all fees negotiable, especially in conjunction with residencies.
Contact
Information:
680 Farrington Corner Rd
Hopkinton, NH  03229-2018
Phone: 603/224-7669
Fax: 603/226-3151
Alt. Phone: 603/224-7669
email: carolyn@carolynparrott.com
website: www.carolynparrott.com
Notes:
Further info on availability: September through April-available only on Thursdays, Fridays, and the weekend. April through August-available anytime.
Carolyn Parrott
is on the Arts in Education Roster, the Community Arts Roster, the Traditional Arts & Folklife Listing, and the Arts in Health Care Directory.
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