Fundraising campaign for our new album REFUGE begins Today!
We are so excited to share the launch of this amazing project, called REFUGE. We will be composing and recording with some incredible talents from USA & Canada, many of whom have come to North America as recent immigrants and refugees. This is our most ambitious and important work to date. We feel it is […]
Reminder to Ottawa Fans! Concert this Sunday May 5
I always love visiting my home town of Ottawa, and even more exciting when we get to perform! Grab your tickets early. Advance tickets are only $20 for adults and $10 for students. Sun. May 5, 7:30pm FIRST UNITARIAN CONGREGATION Pres. by Young String Performers’ Foundation 30 Cleary Ave, Ottawa ON K2A 4A1 613-238-3434 Tix: https://tinyurl.com/y8z4xapx […]
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra – and Catskills Symphony Orchestra collaborations! plus new video
Hello Friends! We are thrilled to be performing with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra next weekend with MARTIN MACDONALD, guest conductor. Also our oftentimes musical guest and good pal Jeff Faragher will join us with his strap on cello! Those will be two nights to remember! If you like wild horses, (and who doesn’t!?) here is one of […]
Kids show, Southern USA Tour, and helping hand for our manager Lisa
Happy New Year everyone! This Saturday in I am doing one of my favourite things ever – a free solo show for kids! A great way for me and the Toronto Public Library to give back to the wonderful community we live in and serve… Saturday Jan 19, at 10:30 AM. Earth, Seas & Air […]
New Video with Nikki Yanofsky, and happy holidays!
Hello friends, just one last email before the holiday break… Many thanks from all of us for supporting our live shows this season! And thanks to you, our fundraising efforts for the United Nations Refugee Agency has reached 80% of our goal! https://fundraise.unhcr.ca/sultansofstring And we have a new video. You rarely ever hear the introduction (what used […]
Markham Dec 13 with Amanda Martinez, Ken Whiteley, Donne Roberts and Rebecca Campbell
Hello Friends, greetings from the tour van in BC! We are super excited that we have already raised over $2500 for our United Nations Refugee Agency fundraiser – to help provide shelter, food, medical care, water and support to refugees around the globe. Thanks to all of you for your support! Our Sultans of String […]
Christmas tour – ticket giveaway- new video w Richard Bona
Hello Friends, today marks the launch of our Sultans of String Christmas Caravan TOUR that takes us across Canada and northeast USA. We are super excited about this project that landed us on the Billboard charts and a feature in the New York Times! And all along the tour we are helping raise awareness and […]
UNHCR FUNDRAISER… and my 50th birthday
A message from bandleader Chris McKhool… Hello friends, I am turning 50 years old on November 18. I thought the best way to celebrate a half century on this planet would be to try and do some good for others who need our help, by fundraising for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. Please […]
Tonight in L.A.
Hey y’all, very excited to be performing at the legendary McCabes Guitar Shop concert series tonight! Come if you can, and you get to try all the instruments in the store! And tomorrow morning, we play for the kiddies!
FYC – Christmas Caravan on the Grammy Ballot!
Hello Friends, we just wanted to share the good news that our Sultans of String album Christmas Caravan landed on the Grammy Ballot today. If you’re a voting member of the Recording Academy, we ask for your consideration, and hope to have your help to get us into the Final Top 5 Nominees. We’re really proud […]
CFMA nomination, tiff, new videos for adults and kids
Hello friends! It has been a while since our latest missive, welcome to new subscribers :) Below, in no particular order, are a few items. Many thanks for reading! It was pretty exciting to attend the premiere of Hotel Mumbai at tiff, where we had our first major film placement with our song Snake Charmer, […]
Our song feature in Hotel Mumbai- Opening at TIFF this week
We are excited to see the release of Hotel Mumbai at TIFF this week. They are using our song Snake Charmer from our recordings with special guest sitar master Anwar Khurshid. You can hear/see the song here https://youtu.be/0UlQ1gau0fg Happy listening! From the site: We live in an age that seems always to be emphasizing our differences. By […]