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  Jay Ungar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Their repertoire consists of 19th century classics, lively Appalachian, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, songs from the golden age of country, and swing.
Jay and Molly also run a Fiddle & Dance Workshop at Ashokan in upstate New York's Ulster County.
The duo is most commonly known for their composition and performance of the theme from the soundtrack of the PBS documentary, "The Civil War".
www.marist.edu /summerscholars/98/artists/jayp.htm   (177 words)

  
 Sheet Music Plus - Jay Ungar, Molly Mason: The Lover's Waltz
Composed and arranged by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, this beautiful, romantic waltz is the title cut of their critically acclaimed CD on Angel Records.
Jay Ungar is nationally recognized for having composed and performed Ashokan Farewell, the theme of the PBS series "The Civil War." The Lover's Waltz is also available in a solo piano edition by Molly Mason.
Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell For violin solo and piano...
www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?item=1737239&id=79590   (288 words)

  
 Jay & Molly's Online Concert Brochure
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are extraordinary musicians.
The soundtrack won a Grammy and "Ashokan Farewell" — originally inspired by Jay and Molly's annual fiddle and dance camps — was nominated for an Emmy.
Jay and Molly's Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps — in New York's Catskill Mountains — remain a favorite learning vacation destination for music and dance enthusiasts all across the country.
www.jayandmolly.com /promo/index.shtml   (307 words)

  
 The West Kortright Centre - Jay Ungar & Molly Mason | The Mammals
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are one of the most celebrated duos on the American acoustic music scene.
Ungar and Mason’s latest album, Relax Your Mind, is a collection of country blues, waltzes, vintage jazz, western swing, two-steps, and Dixieland jams, recorded with the band Swingology The Swingology sound evolved during years of playing together in concerts and at Fiddle and Dance Camps at Ashokan.
Their sound is wild, mirthful, and masterful.” The group includes Ruth Ungar, Jay’s daughter, on fiddle, ukelele, and vocals; art-pop songwriter Michael Merenda on old-time banjo and percussion; Tao Rodriguez-Seeger, grandson of the legendary Pete Seeger, on vocals; Jake Silver on bass, and Chris Merenda on drums.
www.westkc.org /2005programs/performance/ungarandmason2005.htm   (392 words)

  
 Jay Ungar: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jay Ungar's summary was automatically generated using 4 references found on the Internet.
Ungar left the band before their first album in 1969, but returned for their second album, "Albion Doo-wah." He joined The David Bromberg Band in the mid-"70s and played with Fiddle Fever, a string band that included his future wife, acoustic bassist Molly Mason.
JAY UNGAR was raised in New York City on the popular music of the 40s, 50s and 60s and the folk songs of his immigrant parents (Hungarian and Macedonian).
www.zoominfo.com /directory/Ungar_Jay_2914737.htm   (693 words)

  
 The Civil War . The Film . Music of the Civil War | PBS
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason discuss the writing of "Ashokan Farewell" and its emotional impact.
JAY UNGAR: We were asked by Ken to come to Brattleboro, Vermont, and record music for The Civil War series, and this would be a lot of the traditional, period music.
JAY UNGAR: One of the most powerful moments in The Civil War series for many people is the reading of Sullivan Ballou’s [link to the Ballou letter in Historical Documents] letter with "Ashokan Farewell" behind it.
www.pbs.org /civilwar/film/music.html   (1153 words)

  
 PoughkeepsieJournal - Get in the Groove: Jay Ungar & Molly Mason   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Ungar and Mason perform at Mohonk annually each summer and the photos on their CD cover and booklet were taken at the mountain resort in New Paltz.
Gordon brought his banjo to the gig and sat in with Ungar and Mason before jamming on bass with his Phish bandmate, guitarist Trey Anastasio, bass player Dave Schools of Widespread Panic and Gov't Mule drummer Matt Abts.
Each year, Ungar and Mason host several editions of their Fiddle and Dance Camp at the Ashokan Field Campus, west of Woodstock in Ulster County.
www.poughkeepsiejournal.com /entertainment/groove/jay_molly.shtml   (966 words)

  
 APHC Interview: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
For Mason and Ungar (www.jayandmolly.com), evoking emotion and striving to produce music that creates a strong sense of place is their way of preserving a feeling of community at a time when conversation and interaction have been surrendered by many for the allure of an ATM society driven by e-mail and fax machines.
Ungar's 1982 song "Ashokan Farewell" struck such a chord with filmmaker Ken Burns that he used it in his PBS documentary on the Civil War.
Currently, Ungar, a kid from the Bronx, and Mason, a native of Washington State, are building musical relationships with the likes of singer/songwriter Dar Williams, and prepping for performances with symphony orchestras that will later this year take them to Alaska as well as their own backyard, the Catskill mountains of New York.
prairiehome.publicradio.org /features/interviews/ungar_mason/index.shtml   (730 words)

  
 On Point : Jay Ungar and Molly Mason - 6/20/2003
Husband and wife duo Jay Ungar and Molly Mason perform some of the greatest songs of '60s...
Husband and wife duo Jay Ungar and Molly Mason met 25 years ago and shared a love for traditional dance music.
Today Ungar and Mason share a mission of unearthing traditional American fiddle and dance gems from Civil war songs to country swing tunes and bringing them to a new generation of listeners in search of a simpler time.
www.onpointradio.org /shows/2003/06/20030620_b_main.asp   (255 words)

  
 Folkstuff: Jay and Molly in Concert   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
For many of us in Ithaca, Jay Ungar & Molly Mason were favorites long before their work on Ken Burns' The Civil War PBS series captured America's attention and won them international fame.
Jay's fiddling is world renowned, and Molly, no slouch on guitar and bass, also adds an alto voice that is supple and soothing.
Jay and Molly will not only fill the hall with delightful tunes and ballads, but their engaging passion will both warm your heart and make you want to dance in your seat.
www.tedcrane.com /folkstuff/200109_JayMolly.htp   (286 words)

  
 The Clark - Jay Ungar and Molly Mason to Perform January 19
Ungar and Mason are known to many through their regular appearances on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.
Keillor has said, "Jay and Molly make music that is simple and overwhelming...joyful and full of feeling...an apotheosis of American traditional music." The duo has performed on the soundtracks for PBS documentaries including Brother's Keeper, Baseball, The West, and Thomas Jefferson.
The Ungar and Mason concert is the third in the American Roots series, which began with a sold-out performance by Doc Watson in October.
www.clarkart.edu /make_a_visit/press_releases/content.cfm?ID=135   (292 words)

  
 Jay Ungar & Molly Mason at Towne Crier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason achieved international acclaim when their performance of Jay's composition, Ashokan Farewell, became the musical hallmark of Ken Burns' The Civil War on PBS.
In recent years Jay and Molly have reached an ever widening audience through their appearances on Great Performances, A Prairie Home Companion, their own public radio specials, and through their work on film soundtracks such as, Brother's Keeper, Legends of the Fall and a host of Ken Burns' PBS documentaries.
Jay and Molly have assembled their all-time favorite musicians into a band called Swingology.
www.townecrier.com /acts/ungar-swing.htm   (224 words)

  
 Folkstuff: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason in Concert
Jay and Molly treat their audience to a fun and joyful celebration as they take us on a lively and comforting musical journey from historical dance and fiddle tunes to Civil War songs, to Texas swing and new compositions.
Jay's fiddling is world renowned and Molly's voice is silky and her beat steady.
Jay and Molly hail from the Hudson valley, where many folks from the Ithaca region and nationwide make pilgrimages to the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps that they run.
www.tedcrane.com /Folkstuff/200502_UngarMason.htp   (308 words)

  
 JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON
Legendary fiddle and guitar icons Jay Ungar and Molly Mason share a passion for finding and creating American musical gems and performing them for contemporary audiences.
Acclaimed internationally for "Ashokan Farewell," Jay's Grammy-winning, Emmy-nominated theme for the Ken Burns/PBS miniseries The Civil War, the duo soon became frequent guests on public radio and TV and released a series of albums on Angel Records.
Jay tells us: "The band came together at the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camps that Molly and I run near Woodstock, New York.
www.smellslikemusic.com /artist/pages/jaymolly.html   (425 words)

  
 'The Lovers' Waltz' by Jay Ungar from The Portsmouth Chorus.
9) Montague Processional - Molly Mason, L.E. McCullough, Jay Ungar.
There are faster and flashier fiddlers than Jay Ungar, but he is almost without peer as a composer of fiddle tunes.
Ungar's 1997 album with his wife Molly Mason, The Lover's Waltz, takes its name from another striking fiddle theme, a slow-moving melody that seems to trace the rise of romantic desire and its satisfaction in each 32-bar section.
www.theportsmouthchorus.com /music-cd/B000002SLZ/The-Lovers-Waltz.htm   (589 words)

  
 Shar Music: sharmusic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jay and Molly in a live concert of Civil War music at the Civil War Institute.
Jay and Molly tour the seasons with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and other guests.
Jay and Molly's Live Performance Radio Show the second Wednesday of every month - 8pm ET WAMC Northeast Network 90.3 FM (Albany, NY).
www.sharmusic.com /jayandmolly.asp   (501 words)

  
 CD Baby: JAY UNGAR & MOLLY MASON: Civil War Classics - from jkloss
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason achieved international acclaim when their performance of Jay's, "Ashokan Farewell," became the theme of Ken Burns' "The Civil War," on PBS.
The soundtrack recording won a Grammy and Jay was nominated for an Emmy.
Jay and Molly do an excellent job of presenting this collection of most beautiful tunes.
www.cdbaby.com /cd/jayandmolly91/from/jkloss   (319 words)

  
 Jay and Molly Ungar at Bodles Opera House 10/23/98
Jay Ungar will alternately break your heart and raise your spirit to new heights...such is the depth of his ability to emote with his violin.
And, because the audience senses this (two very real people who believe in the magic of their music and the magic of their love), when they are asked to sing along, they do.
Jay and Molly's new compilation album, The Catskill Collection, is a beautiful ode to the region, a collection including seventeen tunes and a dozen or more talented musicians.
www.hvmusic.com /writers/robinson/jayandmolly/index.shtml   (1075 words)

  
 Music CD: Civil War Classics. Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Tracks: The Girl I Left Behind Me/Waiting for the Federals, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Comment: Jay Unger and Molly Mason are best known for their performance of the hauntingly beautiful tune Ashokan Farewell, a tune that Ken Burns used as the theme for his monumental PBS documentary The Civil War.
Jay and Molly thoroughly captivated their audience with this performance at Gettysburg College, and if you love old time folk and Civil War music, you too will be captivated by this charming live CD.
Ungar & Mason are known for their musical contributions to Ken Burns PBS series The Civil War and for Ungar's haunting theme, "Ashokan Farewell," which they performed both for the series and on this CD.
www.musicolympus.com /cd-store/?Operation=ItemLookup&ItemId=B000024YKG   (857 words)

  
 Sheet Music Plus - Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In addition to Jay Ungar's authorized solo edition as performed in the documentary series, this folio contains the touching Civil War era "Sullivan Ballou Letter" and Lincoln's famed Gettysburg Address.
Jay Ungar, Molly Mason: The Lover's Waltz For violin duet (or solo) and piano...
Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell - Easy Piano For easy solo piano...
www.sheetmusicplus.com /a/item.html?id=34890&item=1713682   (239 words)

  
 Tall Stacks Entertainment - Jay Ungar and Molly Mason
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason will make their second Tall Stacks appearance, carrying on the tradition of fiddle and guitar duos in American folk music history.
Ungar has been active in folk and rock for 30 years.
Ungar in the all-star string band Fiddle Fever.
www.cincinnati.com /tallstacks/info_jayandmolly.html   (262 words)

  
 Coastal News
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason will perform on April 26 at Springmaid Beach Resort Conference Center in Myrtle Beach.
Grammy award-winning folk duo Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, in concert with The Mammals, will perform on Wednesday, April 26 at 7 p.m.
Ungar and Mason are best known for their Grammy award-winning song, "Ashokan Farewell." The song was the theme song of the PBS series "The Civil War." The duo's music includes renditions of Appalachian, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, Civil War classics, songs from the golden age of swing and country, waltzes and original compositions.
www.coastal.edu /news/story.php?id=1365   (292 words)

  
 MPR: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason - live in studio
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason - live in studio
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason are some of the first names to come up when one thinks about traditional fiddle music.
St. Paul, Minn. — In fact, Jay's tune, "Ashokan Farewell" was used as theme music for the Ken Burns Civil War series on public television.
minnesota.publicradio.org /display/web/2006/04/10/jay_unger   (154 words)

  
 Jay Ungar : Harvest Home: Music for All Seasons - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
It is a tremendously moving piece at both a very primitive and a very cerebral level, effectively fusing the folk tradition with orchestral music.
Here Jay and Molly use musicians from the stellar Cajun group Balfa Toujours to fullest advantage.
Jay and Molly, Jacquelyn Schwab, and Paul Horn are among the few who consistently put out music played straight from the heart.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,881005,00.html   (378 words)

  
 Upcoming.org: Jay Ungar and Molly Mason at Williamsburg Library Theatre (Sunday, April 23, 2006)
If you love American acoustic music, don't miss Jay Ungar and Molly Mason when they make their Williamsburg Library Theatre debut on Sunday, April 23 in a 7:30 p.m.
Their performance of Jay's haunting composition "Ashokan Farewell" -- the musical hallmark of the PBS series -- left a lasting impression on everyone who tuned in.
A Jay and Molly concert appeals to all ages.
upcoming.org /event/69674   (341 words)

  
 Common Fence Music Schedule - Jay Ungar & Molly Mason
Jay Ungar is considered one of the most expressive fiddle players alive today.
Molly Mason has a beautifully compelling voice, and she plays guitar, banjo, piano, and many other instruments with practiced ease and evident enthusiasm.
She recovered famously and with great pleasure we welcome Jay and Molly on their first appearance at Common Fence Music.
www.commonfencemusic.org /performers0405/jaymolly.html   (132 words)

  
 Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Concert Schedule
Thu, Oct 5, Jay and Molly at The Park Theater
Fri, Nov 17, Jay and Molly at Presbytarian Church of Seneca Falls
Sat, Apr 14, 2007, Jay and Molly at Studley Theater, 'Fiddler's Dream' also featuring Liz Carroll and John Doyle and Peter Ostroushko
www.ashokan.org /ashokan/jmconcerts.shtml   (330 words)

  
 Homespun Tapes - Jay Ungar
Jay Ungar composes and performs music that draws strongly on American musical roots.
Jay and his wife and musical partner Molly Mason host their own Public Radio program, have composed film and television scores, appeared on numerous recordings, and are frequent guests on Garrison Keillor's American Radio Company.
Learn to play lovely, heart-rending pieces and benefit from Jay Ungar's years of experience as a top fiddler and composer of tunes such as "Ashokan Farewell."
www.homespuntapes.com /artists/artistpage.asp?artID=409   (144 words)

  
 Ungar Audio CDs: Music-Hills.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Jay Ungar, Molly Mason - Relax Your Mind
Jay Ungar & Molly Mason - Civil War Classics
Jay Ungar, Mollly Mason - Waltzing With You
www.music-hills.com /Ungar   (118 words)

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