MCTA Hosts World Music Artists Simple Gifts Feb. 28
Feb 12, 2026 11:00 AM
Frostburg State University’s Mountain City Traditional Arts will host World Music Artists Simple Gifts on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. at 25 E. Main St. in Frostburg. The live entertainment is open to the public through general admission with a suggested donation of $15.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 freilachs and haunting Roma 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.
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, recorders, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer, baritone fiddle, guitar and percussion.
Simple Gifts deliver their music with rare intensity and contagious enthusiasm. The duo loves the music they play and knows how to share their excitement with the audience.
Mountain City Traditional Arts is a program of Frostburg State University and a founding member of Maryland’s Folklife Network. It receives support from the Maryland Traditions Program of the State Arts Council. For more information, or to reserve your seat in advance, call 301 687 8040.