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Van Diemen’s Fiddles perform a haunting and evocative journey through a thousand years and myriad cultures.   The medieval abbess Hildegard of Bingen mixes with contemporary Tasmanian composer (and VDF member) Emily Sheppard, and Jewish klezmer blooms among tunes from Scotland, Ireland, England and Denmark, through the Balkans to Turkey and beyond.   The musicians, who comprise three of Lutruwita/Tasmania’s most versatile instrumentalists, mined their own cultural heritages and experiences to compile this exploration of ‘home’. Honouring the world’s rich cornucopia of folk traditions, Homeward is a nostalgic dream – a memory of that place where melodies live.  Van Diemen's Fiddles (VDF) is a trio of Tassie fiddlers combining the exceptional talents of Van Diemen’s Band Artistic Director Julia Fredersdorff on Baroque violin, Klezmer and folk fiddler Rachel Meyers and Classical/ folk/ experimental violinist Emily Sheppard.   Equally at home performing in concert halls or pubs, VDF have performed an open air gin walk on the side of Kunanyi / Mount Wellington, toured maritime myths with indy-folk singer Mikelangelo, created the immersive multi-disciplinary performance experiences Whispering Walls and Sirens, and have performed at Cygnet Folk Festival, Four Winds, Ten Days on the Island and Moonbird Festival on King Island.  PROGRAM Hildegard of Bingen (1098 – 1179) arr. D Nicolson (b. 1979) - Ave Generosa		 Trad. English from John Playford English Dancing Master (1651) - Parson’s Farewell (arr. E. Sheppard)/Nobody’s Jig (arr. J. Fredersdorff)  Trad. Balkan arr. D Nicolson Balkan Medley - Zapevala sojka ptica/Belo lice ljubam jas/Moj dilbere Alexander Laing (1791-1868) arr. R. Meyers (b. 1981) and Van Diemen’s Fiddles - Gordon Street, Sorell/Mrs Clarke Honolulu/Rachel Rae Emily Sheppard (b.1993) - WindTides I: Foam/ II: Storm dance Trad. arr. D. Nicolson  - Scarborough Fair Dimitrie Cantemir (1673-1723) arr. D Nicolson - Makam uzzal usules berefsan: Ali Hoca	 Trad. Danish arr. Danish String Quartet (adapted for 3 violins R. Meyers)  - Ribers No. 8 (or Sterrand’s Rand) Emily Sheppard  - Alluvial Trad, Cravitz & Marcovitch arr. R. Meyers - Klezmer Medley: Doina/Zhok/Bulgar (Ilana Cravitz and Jim Marcovitch) Trad. Danish arr. Danish String Quartet (adapted for 3 violins R. Meyers) - Old Reinlender from Sonndala Trad. Irish - Parting Glass

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