Ali Haraburda- Cello, Piano; Diana Ladio- Fiddle, Guitar
Influences
Alasdair Fraser, Natalie Haas, Casey Driessen, Hanneke Cassel, Mark O'Connor, Leahy, Renata Bratt, Rushad Eggleston, Natalie MacMaster, Jerry Holland, Darol Anger, Mia and Ari Friedman
Sounds Like
"Fresh fusion of traditional celtic sounds and young rock-influenced rhythms, putting a young, modern spin on one of music's oldest genres."
String Cheese is the electrifying combination of Diana Ladio on Fiddle and Ali Haraburda on Cello. With their feel-good melodies and foot-stomping, rock-influenced rhythms, these girls have put a fresh, enticing spin on Celtic music. While the two can light up the stage, they can also be found in classrooms throughout Michigan and beyond, where they spend much time introducing alternative styles of music to high school and middle school string programs, and preaching the importance of non-classical music in youth music education. The girls can also be found in the front line of Grand Rapid's well-known Irish rock experience- Craic Wisely.(www.craicwisely.com)
Though they stay busy, String Cheese always welcomes new performance opportunities and new friends. They can be reached through this site, or at stringcheesemusic@gmail.com
"The girls of the duo String Cheese are opening the Saturday concerts with their signature brand of folk rock heavily steeped in the Celtic music tradition. With only a cello and a fiddle, the sparse arrangements are free to roam to wherever the music takes it. The Ann Arbor-based Ali Haraburda (cello, piano) and Diana Ladio (fiddle, guitar) are equally comfortable playing renaissance festivals, bars, or classrooms." -Evan Riddell of the Western Herald
I am excited to invite you and everyone you know to an exclusive meet and greet with a live performance FREE this coming Monday evening at the East Lansing Meijer store at 1350 W. Lake Lansing Road. Date Monday August 31,2009 Start Time 8:30pm Band to play at 10:00pm If you are not familiar with Mobile I hope you will visit their page and check them out. These Canadian rockers have shared the stage with Cris Cornell, Bon Jovi and many more. Their breakthrough CD "Tales From The City" is now available in stores and online everywhere! Their new single "The Killer" has been rocking airwaves all over. Check their page for more tour dates and killer CD specials from Bieler Bros. Records. See you there! Have a great week! Besos, Vanessa http://www.myspace.com/mobile
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"The girls of the duo String Cheese are opening the Saturday concerts with their signature brand of folk rock heavily steeped in the Celtic music tradition. With only a cello and a fiddle, the sparse arrangements are free to roam to wherever the music takes it. The Ann Arbor-based Ali Haraburda (cello, piano) and Diana Ladio (fiddle, guitar) are equally comfortable playing renaissance festivals, bars, or classrooms." -Evan Riddell of the Western Herald
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