Join us to welcome Andrew Finn Magill and Danny Knicely to the Riverside Stage!
For twenty years North Carolina-native violinist/fiddler Andrew Finn Magill has been pursuing parallel careers in traditional Irish music, Brazilian choro, jazz and American fiddle. Magill learned from the best fiddlers in the world at The Swannanoa Gathering and has gone on to be a performer and headliner at festivals including Celtic Connections in Glasgow Scotland, Malawi's prestigious Lake of Stars Festival, and Milwaukee Irishfest. He is a Fulbright fellow, North Carolina Arts Council Fellow and has been featured on MTV, Avianca in-flight entertainment and multiple times on NPR.
His 2016 album Roots (featuring Cillian Vallely of Lúnasa and John Doyle) debuted at number #46 on the folk DJ charts and he has released four albums since resulting in a record deal with Ropeadope Records and more than a million streams on Spotify. He has performed with everyone from grammy-nominees John Doyle and Trio Brasileiro to Rising Appalachia. In 2020 he released the EP Half Light with former Paul McKenna Bandmate Seán Gray and full-length album Murray & Magill with Scottish singer and guitar & bouzouki-player Alan Murray (Colin Farrell Band). Magill is also working on a new album of original Brazilian music and recording projects with Irish singer Dave Curley.
Andrew Finn Magill will be joined by multi-instrumentalist Danny Knicely draws from a wide range of influences including the Appalachian folk music of his youth and various types of world music he has encountered. Born into a musical family steeped in a mountain music tradition for generations, he first learned from his grandfather, who played dances and social events in the Shenandoah Valley as far back as the 1930's. Danny has shared his music and collaborated with musicians in over a dozen countries spanning four continents including US State Department tours in Russia, Tunisia, Morocco and Cabo Verde. Danny has won many awards for his mandolin, guitar, fiddle and flat-foot dance expertise, including first place in the mandolin contest at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival. As an avid music educator, he has taught at some of the leading music camps in the U.S. including Augusta Heritage Center, Common Ground on the Hill, Louis J. Meyers Music Camp, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, and Millwood Blues Week. Danny has also been a mentor in Strathmore Music Center’s prestigious Young Artists in Residence Program and a Master artist in Virginia Folklife Organization’s Apprenticeship Program. As a sought-after session musician, producer and arranger, he participates in countless recordings and appears on record labels including Patuxent, Crossroads, Mapleshade and Smithsonian Folkways.
Tickets: $12 in advance, $15 at the door, 17 & under FREE
