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JAY UNGAR MOLLY MASON

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason are exceptional musicians, which you may know from hearing them on A Prairie Home Companion, from their own live radio program Dancing on the Air on WAMC in Albany, from film soundtracks such as Legends of the Fall and Brother's Keeper. Millions were entranced by the music they did for Ken Burns' PBS documentary on the Civil War, which features Jay's "Ashokan Farewell" as its signature tune.

Their performance of Jay's haunting composition Ashokan Farewell earned the couple international acclaim. The soundtrack won a Grammy and Ashokan Farewell was nominated for an Emmy.

This simple, but powerful tune was originally inspired by the week-long Fiddle & Dance Camps that Jay & Molly run in the Catskills for musicians and lovers of traditional American music and dance. At Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp, people come together to become better fiddlers, guitarists, mandolin players, percussionists, dancers, dance callers and instructors--and while they're doing that they're becoming links in the chain that help to pass our folk legacy from the people who came before us to those who will follow.

But Ashokan Farewell is only part of the story. Since joining forces in the late 1970s, Jay and Molly have become one of the most celebrated duos on the American acoustic music scene. With their comfortable sense of fun and their love of the music, they make each concert a musical journey — sometimes spanning two continents and two centuries. Their incomparable warmth and wit — coupled with consummate musicianship — have delighted audiences worldwide.

Listen to the timeless renditions of hard-driving Appalachian, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, stirring Civil War classics, sassy songs from the golden age of swing and country, stunning waltzes, and deeply moving original compositions. It's immediately apparent why Jay and Molly concerts warm the heart, feed the soul, and appeal to all ages. If you love American roots music, a Jay Ungar & Molly Mason concert is a must. No wonder they continue to receive widespread critical praise.