The Teleet Trio from Persia to Appalacia

Name: The Teleet Trio from Persia to Appalacia
Start: 2025-03-06T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-06T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Halifax Central Library, Paul O'regan Hall

Schedule

Thu Mar 06 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Halifax Central Library, Paul O'regan Hall | Halifax, NS

FOLK SONG FIESTA presents
The Teleet Trio From Persia to Appalachia
Halifax Central Library
Paul O’Regan Hall
5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax
Free for All! Child Friendly.
The Teleet Trio is:
Janice Isabel Jackson – voice
Chris Churchill – double bass and electric guitar
Mohammad Saharai – setar, tar, dotar, daf, robab, kamancheh
The Teleet Trio presents folk songs from around the world with exquisite improvisation and exotic instruments. The word Teleet, borrowed from Persian cuisine, is used to imply a blend of different, even unlikely, ingredients. Teleet’s repertoire consists of Canadian, Middle Eastern, Appalachian Mountain, and Bulgarian folk songs mixed with ancient Swedish cattle calls and Scottish folk songs. This concert is sure to be moving and inspiring!
Fan mail:
Haunting, heartbreaking ...
Janice’s singing is simply perfect. What a voice, and what evocative expression!”
Once again you reduce me to tears...so beautiful.
Co-presented by Vocalypse Productions / Halifax Central Library
Generously funded by the Canada Council for the Arts