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One of the gratifying things about being a folklorist is being able to connect tradition bearers with potentially influential people, resources, and opportunities. When done well, the folklorist plays the role of being what Malcolm Gladwell called a ” connector<\/a>” in his book, The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. <\/em><\/p>\n

Soon after meeting Sushil Gautam<\/a>, a local Nepalese sarangi player who helped establish the Music Museum of Nepal<\/a>, I had the good fortune to meet Darcy Kuronen, Curator of the Musical Instruments at the Museum of Fine Arts. It turns out that in this collection of over 1,100 musical instruments, there is no Nepalese sarangi. So it was with pleasure that I was able to introduce Sushil and Darcy to one another. Time will tell if something comes of their acquaintance.<\/p>\n

The MFA’s Musical Instruments Gallery<\/a> is a little gem. The intimate sized gallery is filled with musical instruments and sound samples from around the world. For the past dozen years, Darcy has programmed regular gallery talks and demonstrations<\/a>, engaging in conversation with visiting musicians who bow, pluck, finger, or breathe life into the featured instruments.<\/p>\n

\"Abarta_MFA\"<\/a><\/p>\n

On Monday, October 6th, that musician was Joey Abarta<\/a>, who, coincidentally, was one of the six master artists who was recently awarded a Massachusetts Cultural Council Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant<\/a>. Joey had brought two of his own Irish uilleann pipes to perform on, since the museum’s set is not in working order. And uilleann pipes are finicky instruments.<\/p>\n

The gathered audience was treated to some beautiful playing — an air, a set of jigs, a set of reels — plus some really interesting conversation about the history of the uilleann pipes, renowned makers both historical and living, and the technical challenges of playing, which include manipulating a chanter, drones, and regulators, in addition to the bellows, which are filled by pumping one’s elbow. (Uilleann is the Irish Gaelic word for elbow.)<\/p>\n

Darcy asked Joey to let the audience know where they might be able to hear him playing locally. Every Thursday evening, at 7:15, Joey leads an Irish music session at the Canadian American Club<\/a> in Watertown. Everyone is welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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