Scottish fiddler and educator Alasdair Fraser has announced an upcoming virtual music festival featuring international artists rooted in various musical traditions. Fraser said: “My son Galen Fraser and his colleagues Diego and María San Miguel have come up with the amazing #StayAtHomeFestival! Delivered directly to your home this coming weekend! Artists being added as we get closer to the weekend.”
In Galen and Maria’s words: “As the lives of touring musicians all over the globe become immensely complicated and stressful due to the coronavirus, we have decided to raise morale and support live music by starting an online festival where groups or solo musicians can stream direct to peoples’ homes in an effort both to encourage people to stay in their houses to prevent further virus spread and to give musicians an opportunity to make up for canceled events and lost incomes. Broadcasts will be organized via Instagram Livestream next weekend, March 20-22, 2020. Please consider making a donation on our webpage.”
Fraser added: “Many of these artists have had to cancel all events until June and the ramifications of COVID-19 will have a very negative effect on future arts and music budgeting and funding. It’s looking to be a long road for touring musicians.”
More information and donation page: Stay At Home Festival
Instagram Stay At Home Festival Page
headline photo: Atlantic Folk Trio: Jesus Enrique Cuadrado (guitar), Maria San Miguel (fiddle) and Galen Fraser (fiddle)
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