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The original Simple Gifts concert in February was postponed because of the weather.
So we are delighted to reschedule the concert for Sunday, May 11, at 2 p.m.

Simple Gifts perform a program of folk and world music, with two women plus twelve instruments equals one good time when they takes the stage. Drawing on an impressive variety of ethnic folk styles, this award-winning duo plays everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to hard-driving Klezmer frailachs and haunting Gypsy melodies, spicing the mix with the distinctive rhythms of Balkan dance music, the lush sounds of Scandinavian twin fiddling, and original compositions written in a traditional style.

Combining tradition with innovation, Simple Gifts creates some of the finest arrangements in folk music today: swing fiddle creeps into a Romanian dance, spoons show up in an Irish reel, and a blues lick introduces a Klezmer melody. Based in the hills of central Pennsylvania, these women play an amazing array of instruments. Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon switch with ease among fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, guitjo, recorders, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer, baritone fiddle, guitar, and percussion.

Simple Gifts is frequently complimented on their stage presence, which is warm, personal, and accented with humor. These women deliver their music with rare intensity and contagious enthusiasm. It’s obvious that Simple Gifts loves the music they play and knows how to share their excitement with the audience. This is an act not to be missed!

Simple Gifts has a special relationship with the Huntingdon County Arts Council, partnering to run both  Folk College and Pennsylvania Folk Gathering music festivals.

The Huntingdon County Arts Center (formerly the 12th Street Methodist Church) is located at the corner of 12th & Mifflin St, Huntingdon, PA.

Tickets are $20 for the general public and $16 for current Arts Council members and students (with ID). Children 12 and under are free.