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Hot on the heels of their appearance at the Kennedy Creek Festival, the Jon Bekoff Project is thrilled to host Mickey Nelligan and Sasha Hsuczyk for a jam featuring Georgia tunes.Mickey Nelligan is a multi-instrumentalist from the Atlanta area. He grew up learning traditional music from his father Mick Kinney, and was steeped in the stringband music of the South. Best known for his greasy Georgia-style fiddle playing, he also can be heard playing the banjo, guitar, button accordion, and more, with a repertoire that ranges from old time to traditional Irish, Cajun, and blues.
Originally from Los Angeles, Sasha Hsuczyk is now based in Atlanta. A fiddler, guitar player, and singer, she learned to play the traditional stringband music of Georgia from her partner’s family, the Kinneys. Previously, she studied traditional music at the University of Limerick, and finished her degree with a certificate in ethnomusicology at Hampshire College, where she did a research project on legendary fiddler Julia Clifford. She is also known for her leadership in the Sacred Harp community, and is a counselor and teacher at Camp Fasola in Alabama.
Together, Mickey and Sasha have a shared history of playing music in New Orleans, where they performed around the city with their Cajun honkytonk band, the Sister Street Aces. Currently they are performing as a duo sharing their repertoire of old time fiddle tunes and early Carter Family songs.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Waller's Coffee Shop, 240 Dekalb Industrial Way,Decatur,GA,United States
