Solar Concert Series

This past Wednesday we enjoyed some supremely danceable old-time bluegrass courtesy of Sidewalk String Band! Listen to their rousing violin/mandolin/guitar tunes right here,  and check out these photos from their set in the park:

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Come out next week for the last Solar Concert of the season. Show your support, and join us this coming Wednesday, August 29th, for a performance by Nameless in August.

Remember, Solar Concerts are held every Wednesday in July and August and they begin at 12:15 pm- so bring your lunch, and come enjoy live local music in the park!

On August 15th we experienced the Pittsburgh CAPA Jazz Trio. Some of Pittsburgh’s rising musical stars, the Jazz Trio hails from the prestigious Pittsburgh School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and are led by music director and flugelhornist Paul Thompson. And they’re no strangers to the area- this was their second time playing in Buhl Community Park. Extra points! Check out this video footage of their set:

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Fall is around the corner, and we only have two Solar Concerts left! Show your support, and join us this coming Wednesday, August 22nd, for a performance by Sidewalk String Band. (Bring your dancing shoes!)

Remember, Solar Concerts are held every Wednesday in July and August and they begin at 12:15 pm- so bring your lunch, and come enjoy live local music in the park!

We have spent the past few weeks with some incredibly talented musicians. We heard from EMay, ‘the renaissance queen of Pittsburgh, on August 1st, and select members of the Pittsburgh Mandolin Orchestra- Gordon Neidinger and Charley Rappaport, on August 8th. We swayed along in our seats, enjoyed the sun, and some of us even got to see how a mandolin works. But again, don’t take our word for it- see for yourself!

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Stay tuned for video from August 15th’s concert, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 Jazz Trio, and don’t forget to join us this coming Wednesday, August 22nd, for a performance by Sidewalk String Band.

Remember, Solar Concerts are held every Wednesday in July and August and they begin at 12:15 pm- so bring your lunch, and come enjoy live local music in the park!

This past Wednesday we enjoyed the sun, the shade, the mist, and some lively toe tappin’ “newgrass“ music, right in the heart of Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square. A favorite from last year’s Solar Concert Series, Big Snow Big Thaw continues to get us up and dancing, as you’ll see in this clip- check it out!

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Don’t forget to join us this coming Wednesday, August 1st, for a performance by EMay. Remember, Solar Concerts are held every Wednesday in July and August and they begin at 12:15 pm- so bring your lunch, and come enjoy live local music in the park!

Last Wednesday we were transported to the Andes Mountains, with the help of Cloud Arbor and Musuhallpa: Music of the Andes! Meaning “beautiful land” in Quechua, Musuhallpa got us up and dancing to traditional favorites from the countries of Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. It was a great day for culture and music, right in the heart of Buhl Community Park. Check it out!

Don’t forget to join us this coming Wednesday, July 25th, for Big Snow Big Thaw. Remember, Solar Concerts are held every Wednesday in July and August and they begin at 12:15 pm- so bring your lunch, and come enjoy live local music in the park!

Last Wednesday we kicked off the first round of the Solar Concert Series with a performance by talented singer/songwriter, Joy Ike. Ike opened her set with “Sweeter”, a song from her lastest album “Rumors”. Voted City Paper’s “Best Solo Artist” four years in a row, her soulful and lyrical sound was incredible in the new park. But don’t take our word for it- check out this clip!

Don’t forget to join us this coming Wednesday, July 18th, for Musuhallpa: Music of the Andes. Remember, Solar Concerts are held every Wednesday in July and August and they begin at 12:15 pm- so bring your lunch, and come enjoy live local music in the park!

Meet Big Snow Big Thaw. Made up of the talented duo of David Meyer and Jim Sabol, Big Snow Big Thaw will be performing on Wednesday, July 25th, at 12:15 pm. Check them out in this clip, on air at the Saturday Light Brigade Radio Show! Make sure to join us for their show, and others, in the brand new Buhl Community Park at Allegheny Square!

Check out their website, and tell us what you think, at hi@pittsburghkids.org!