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Updated 3/1/2024

Atwater-Donnelly

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    RI

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Award-winning performers Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present traditional American and Celtic folk music and dance. With gorgeous vocals, Aubrey and Elwood play guitar, dulcimer, mandolin, whistle, harmonica banjo, bones, limberjacks, and other surprises, including Appalachian clogging, contra and square dance, and French Canadian foot percussion. This performing group also teaches at all levels and magically connects with student, creating quite a stir when they appear in school communities. They have traveled extensively to collect and perform their music and dance and have performed throughout the United States, Canada, and British Isles since 1988. They have fourteen recordings and ten books to their credit. Atwater-Donnelly is available in various forms: solo, duo, and trio. Please visit www.atwater-donnelly.com to read more, look at photos and videos, and download songs.

Find Me

Aubrey Atwater (she/her/hers)
Job Title: performer/manager
Phone: (401) 392-1909
Address:
20 Campbell St.
Warren, RI 02885

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Corporation

Year Founded:

1988

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Corporation

Year Founded:

1988

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - Folk

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - In School
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 100

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Veteran/Active Duty Military Personnel
  • Youth-At-Risk

Languages Available:

  • American Sign Language
  • Chinese
  • French

Geographic Reach:

  • National

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • 14 Motif Magazine awards
  • Working River Award 2011

Awards

Awards:

  • 14 Motif Magazine awards
  • Working River Award 2011

Artist Info

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theater

Fee range:

$400 - $1,200

Teaching Artist

Teaching Settings:

  • Afterschool Program
  • Arts and Cultural Center / Venue
  • Community Site / Center
  • Corporate Business
  • Healthcare Facility
  • Private Studio
  • School / University

Ages Served:

  • Pre-Kindergarten-age
  • Elementary School-age
  • Middle School-age
  • High School-age
  • College-age
  • Adults
  • Seniors

Subject Areas:

  • Arts Integration - Physical Education
  • Dance
  • Music
  • Theater

Fee range:

$400 - $1,200

State Arts Agency Roster Artist

  • Rhode Island Education Roster

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • Sound system with 5-9 mics; stage with wooden floor when possible

Fee Range:

$400 - $2,000

State of Residence:

Rhode Island

Minimum Number of Performers:

2

Maximum Number of Performers:

8