Music Lady Carol (Carol Walker) is an accomplished musician, with a varied background that includes both classical and
folk experience. Discover the many ways she can serve you. Inquire now!
A grand time was had
by all at the Albany Dulcimer Festival held in early March. My workshops on Manx music and classical music were full
of enthusiastic and talented players!
Next on the agenda is putting the finishing touches on my collection of
arrangements of Manx tunes. I'm VERY excited to announce that I plan to celebrate its completion at the Nutmeg Dulcimer
Festival in early October.
And I'm finally going to take the plunge and move from teacher/arranger
to performer -- my very first CD will also be released at Nutmeg!
More details later -- happy practicing!
Carol
When you want pure elegance at your event, the Concert Harp is the instrument of choice. The Music Lady will enchant
your guests -- available for weddings, receptions, and other special occasions. Vast repertoire includes all traditional
wedding music for the ceremony, plus an array of pop standards and light classical music for relaxed social gatherings.
(This photo shows Carol at a recent outdoor wedding with her new "traveling" concert harp, a Lyon & Healy 85P.)
Background music for every occasion -- holiday events, office gatherings, anniversary celebrations, or house parties.
Show music, ethnic favorites, pop standards, light classics and more. Have Keyboard, Will Travel!
With countless years of experience, The Music Lady will help make your next theater production a hit! She can serve
as the musical director and/or play piano or harp in the pit. Due to high demand, book early! She's done it all -- Rodgers
& Hammerstein, Lerner & Loewe, Schmidt & Jones, Sondheim, and Schwartz, among others. Click on the photo
for a complete list of Musical Comedy titles already in her repertoire. You'll also find a list of some of the theaters
and schools in which she has shared her talents.
Do you need another pair of skilled ears to help you finalize your preparation for auditions? The Music Lady will work
with you to put on those finishing touches for that all-important moment.
With an extremely varied repertoire, Music Lady Carol will perform for community choirs, school and church groups, individual
singers, and instrumentalists. Her experience covers everything from Zadok the Priest to Madame Butterfly to Verdi's Requiem
to the Hindemith Clarinet Sonata, to the Bolling Jazz Flute Suite and the Brahms Horn Concerto (to mention just a few!)
Need something to practice with? Or are you performing in a space where a live accompaniment would not be practical?
With her handy-dandy synthesizer, Carol can provide you with a single line of piano, a rhythmic combo, or a fully-orchestrated
instrumental accompaniment on a professional-quality CD.
When the big fancy harp is just too fancy, the more intimate Folk (Celtic) Harp may be just right. Huge repertoire of
traditional tunes for your special function. Also available as workshop leader or clinician, and will give private lessons
"on demand."
The Music Lady is an experienced teacher, clinician, workshop leader, and performer on Mountain Dulcimer.
Click the photo to see a complete list of workshop offerings and other information that will help make YOUR festival a success!
The newest avenue of her musical adventures, Carol enjoys playing all types of "old-tyme" country music. Need a
bass player for your band? Available for single gigs here and there.
A five-member "eclectic, old-tyme, acoustic folk band," with which Carol sings and plays bass, folk harp, mountain dulcimer,
melodica and piano. A fine CD is available -- "Vacant Chair," released in November of 2006. Two more CD's are
in the planning stages, including a special Christmas album.
Here's how Carol carries around all her stuff, in her fantastic Pleasure-Way camper, nicknamed Pandora. Ah yes, there's
nothing quite like cozying up between a harp and a doghouse bass while she's on the road.... And she really can fix
anything with duct tape, a pair of pliers, and a screwdriver. There she is, enjoying a beautiful sunset on the picturesque
coast of Maine....
Toby Walker is a unique, accomplished fingerstyle guitar virtuoso. Toby is adept at blues, rags, hot country picking,
and coaxes more out of a guitar than anyone can imagine, but the originality doesn't end there. He is also a skilled singer
and songwriter who draws inspiration from traditional and contemporary music. Toby takes that musical foundation and creates
something uniquely his own and has been eagerly received in various venues including concert halls, festivals and coffeehouses
throughout the U.S., England and Europe.
Carol and Toby became husband and wife on May 1, 2008. Carol
tours with Toby whenever she can, and enjoys her role as Executive Roadie.
