Notorious: Wild Rose of the Mountain

Eden MacAdam-Somer, playing violin since she was four, has become renowned as a composer, performer, and improviser and a featured soloist. She plays with symphony and chamber orchestras, jazz and swing bands, and Romanian, Jewish, and American folk ensembles. She currently teaches full-time at New England Conservatory and serves as co-chair of its contemporary musical arts department. Folk Festival April 5-6 2024
Leading the list of the groups Eden plays with is the duet and sometimes larger band Notorious with Larry Unger, a top tier guitarist in the dance band world. Find him at contra dances, Scottish and English country dances, waltz events, dance weekends, dance and music camps and festivals. He has traveled the world playing guitar, banjo, and bass with many top bands for contra dances, and several of his more than 5,000 original tunes are favored by bands all over. Larry's pieces and recordings have been featured in Ken Burns’ films. Mike Snider played his tune "Door County #2" on the “Grand Ole Opry,” and "That Schoenberg Rag" was performed by the San Luis Obispo Symphony Orchestra. Like Eden, Larry has a broad understanding of traditional music, and he enjoys recounting the origins of his music and its sources. He spent many hours playing blues with Etta Baker, John Jackson, Turner Foddrell, Ted Bogan, and other masters of the style. He teaches guitar and old-time banjo at the Music Emporium in Lexington, Mass.