New single out! The Power of the Land
Hello friends, I am super excited to share with you Single #2 from our upcoming REFUGE album, entitled The Power of the Land, releasing this Friday October 25. You can add this song to your Spotify/Apple playlist by clicking here https://orcd.co/thepoweroftheland CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO! https://youtu.be/Tw7EPXtfT3w “This is a project that is centred around […]
California this weekend!
Hello California friends! Please share this email with your friends in Cali! Canada’s Billboard charting & 3x CFMA winning string wizards SULTANS OF STRING take their wickedly eclectic global grooves to CALIFORNIA Fri Oct 11 – 8:30-8:45 pm– FAR-West Folk Alliance Conference – Showcase Sat Oct 12 – 7:00 pm– Museum of Making Music Sun […]
FYC – Christmas Caravan on the Grammy® Ballot!
Hello Friends, we just wanted to share that two of our songs from our Sultans of String album Christmas Caravan landed on the GRAMMY® Ballot on Sept 25! We will be performing these songs live on our Nov/Dec Christmas tour, and tickets are now on sale at https://sultansofstring.com/calendar/ Special guests along the way this year include Lynn Miles, Ken […]
I AM A REFUGEE – Single Released Today!
Hello wonderful friends and fans! We are so excited – today is the day we get to start to share with you the collaborations we have been working on for the last year with Sultans of String. Our hearts are bursting with gratitude to all of you for supporting our newest project. And today we […]
Big show with the Burlington Symphony and guests! Sept 29 Regular / Sept 30 Student
Every once in a while I get to perform a show the really excites me. At the end of the month BILLBOARD charting/4x CFMA winning SULTANS OF STRING are performing with the newly named Burlington Symphony Orchestra. This will be the first show under their new moniker and the first season with their new music director/conductor […]
Sultans gigs, Amanda Martinez, Kids concerts, Fundraiser 80% there!
Hello Friends! We are so excited about all our upcoming summer shows and news! 1 – I am super excited with this lineup of shows with Sultans of String, especially the opportunity of performing with the newly named Burlington Symphony Orchestra in my new home town (yes it’s true, for those of you who don’t […]
Nya:Weh! We have started Recording!
Nya:Weh means thank you in the Onindaga language. Two weeks ago today, we began the fundraising campaign for REFUGE. Since then over 40 people have signed on to support us by contributing to the project. Nya:Weh to all of you who have taken an interest in our project, and thanks to your support, we are […]
Whaaaat? Over 20 special guests incl. Bela Fleck, Yasmin Levy, Twin Flames…
Hello friends, a million thanks to everyone who had contributed to our Indiegogo fundraiser so far for our new album! We are so grateful to all of you and we are 35% the way to our goal now! We start recording next week! Thanks for making this project possible! And if you would […]
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 […]