Hillary Prag : Check Her Out !

Hillary Prag

For those of you who were not able to make it to the benefit concert last night, I’m sending a link to a few photos that my Dad took.  Thanks to Patrick Prag Photography:  http://picasaweb.google.com/hillarypragphoto/OrientalTheater?feat=directlink

Hillary Prag M.A.

International and Intercultural Communications (just celebrating)

hprag@mac.com

www.hillaryprag.com

Friends Page

More info on FRIENDS page.  Check it out if you get a chance!

Strings & Wood Presents a Benefit Show for Teaching Photojournalist Hillary Prag Featuring Dave Tamkin & Retta Yarbrough

Sun. July 26th The Oriental Theater
6:00pm Art Show, 6:45pm Music
Hillary Prag -
   Hillary is a teaching photojournalist based part time in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and part time in
Denver, CO. !Recently equipped with a Master’s Degree in International and Intercultural Communication,
Hillary began teaching at an American high school in Port-au-Prince. !Her subjects include
photojournalism, sociology, and creative writing. !She aims to cultivate great storytellers who can
document the reality of Haiti from the inside as well as be able to communicate about their multi-cultural
journeys. !She primarily teaches students how to listen to each other. !She believes that if they can learn
the art of dialogue at a young age, they will grow into their roles as leaders of our countries and
institutions with an ear for the quiet voices that are so often ignored.
In Denver she works alongside former street youth to share her love for photography and story. !Dry
Bones, a local faith-based organization that supports homeless and former homeless youth has offered
her a platform to teach weekly photography workshops.
Her long-term goal involves facilitating an artistic collaboration between at-risk youth and privileged
youth in Port-au-Prince. !She hopes to invite her privileged students at the American high school to
partner with street youth from a local orphanage on photography and journalism projects, sharing stories
and skills to communicate life as a teenager in Haiti. ! This will be the beginning of the intercultural dialogue
she so believes in. www.hillaryprag.com

 
Dave Tamkin
Dave has created his own unique style of rhythmic-acoustic rock that’s based around a fresh
musical vision. His shows vary from intimate solo acoustic performances to a full band experience
encapsulating a mixture of personal lyrics and skilled songwriting set against a high-energy percussive
backbone. While touring relentlessly all over the nation, Dave plays over 200 shows a year. He’s worked
with Rusted Root, The Violent Femmes, & Rhett Miller of the Old 97s, just!to name a few. Tamkin has a
style that’s hard to resist. www.davetamkin.com

 
Retta Yarbrough
Retta has been a part of the music scene for years, playing a wide variety of styles, from folk
to gospel to rock. !She brings her own distinctive flavors, & blends them into a unique blues/
folk/americana sound with an unusual spiritual depth. Her strong vocal harmonies &
rhythmshave been compared to Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, &
Shawn Colvin.!! www.myspace.com/onemiledown

 Art Heffron, Strings & Wood Presents – Director of Restored Arts art.heffron@gmail.com 303-807-8106
www.myspace.com/stringsandwoodmusic

Kearney, Nebraska

I played in Kearney, Nebraska last night @ a venue called Cunningham’s Journal. It was my second time playing there. My first experience had to be on one of the coldest days of this last winter. I had to start my car on the set breaks to make sure I had a running car. This undoubtedly kept the college students at bay…I believe I played for 14 patrons that evening. The numbers were not as disappointing as much as how much I loved the sound system and had no one to share it with. I easily slipped in and out of thoughts of being at the All State Arena. The sound system and sound man, Mark, is a musicians dream. Crystal clear, just enough reverb, and rounded out the sound nicely. This time around, the sun was shining, 85 degrees and they had me play their back patio. Fortunately for me, Mark was doing sound and they had they same sound gear ready to go. The patio filled as the night went on, from college students to parents and grandmas dancing in the corner. I had a blast. Thank you to Kearney, Nebraska for a fun time and introducing me to a refreshing mix of tomato juice in my Coors light. It was worth the heart burn!

New Tshirts!

www.myspace.com/davetamkin

A Night @ The Meadowlark in Denver, CO.

The Meadowlark in LODO Denver, CO. has a beautiful outside music venue. I had the honor of sharing the stage last night with Miles Nielsen, Danielle Ate the Sandwich, and Benyaro. I’ll also share the stage with Benyaro this evening at the Laughing Goat in Boulder.
Miles Nielsen  as the lead singer to Harmony Riley. They were opening for Freddy Jones Band at the Vic Theater in Chicago. I’m glad I got there early, I became forever a fan. Later, I was old enough to play bars and shard the stage with Miles up in Rockford, IL at a bar called Kryptonite Bar. Nervous to hang with him at first, I soon became a fan of Miles as one  hell of a guy to learn from, listen, and share stories with. He just released a new album that is worth every minute of your time to listen to.
Danielle not only ate the sandwich but devoured the creative essence of great songwriting. The way she pronunciates her lyrics leaves one helpless to hang on each word. She switched things up by bringing out her ukulele. I sat in front for a song or two, it was inspiring!
Benyaro beat the crap out of his nylon guitar with a sense of rhymthic roots rock rarely found hailing from New York City. His partner in crime kept time with a hi-hat while tying down the low end on his stand up bass. They were full of energy and heart. I’m fortunate to hear them again tonight, and for free! You might have to pay $5.

SHOWS!!

Chicago, IL – 03/26/08