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Performance: Greg Latta is a mesmerizing singer, songwriter, and award winning performer on the hammered dulcimer, banjo, guitar, Irish bouzouki, cittern, harmonica, recorder, Appalachian dulcimer, and concertina. A hammered dulcimer virtuoso and champion, he is a three time winner of the Mid-Eastern hammered dulcimer championships and has twice been a runner up in the National Hammered Dulcimer Championships held at Winfield, Kansas.

Greg performs an eclectic mix of carefully chosen Irish, traditional and contemporary folk, Broadway, bluegrass, and original music. His repertoire includes original works, old coal mining songs, whaling songs, contemporary and traditional topical songs, and children's songs, to name just a few. His diverse performances have included a private performance for the Hungarian Presidential Cabinet, and performances at the US Olympic Canoeing and Kayaking Trials, the Rocky Gap Country Bluegrass Festival, the Garrett Lakes Arts Festival, numerous school performances, and a performance with the prestigious modern dance company Dance Alloy of Pittsburgh celebrating the centennial of Frostburg State University.

A finger style guitar player who has played guitar nearly his entire life, Greg.plays both 6 and 12 string guitars, and open tunings on the 12 string guitar are a particular specialty of his.

Greg is also an award winning banjo player, having won second or third place five years in a row at the banjo competitions held in Friendsville, MD. His banjo style is a combination of traditional bluegrass, old-timey, melodic, and contemporary styles. He has even been known to let a Beatles tune or two slip out on the banjo!

Recordings: Greg Latta's has released two recordings, "Headed for Home" and "My Favourite Things". Headed For Home: With a total running time of over 60 minutes, "Headed for Home" is an acoustic tour de force featuring vocals and instruments such as the 6 and 12 string guitar, hammered dulcimer, recorder, harmonica, Appalachian dulcimer, and electric bass guitar. The album also includes unusual sound effects and percussion instruments such as the Mexican rain stick. The fine mandolin playing of Frostburg musician Randy Bandura is also featured on several selections. The album features 6 original works by Greg and 9 other works, some traditional, others by composers such as Lerner and Loewe, Jean Ritchie, Ewan McColl, David Olney, and Tim DeFrange..

My Favourite Things: "My Favourite Things", is a collection of hammered dulcimer solos featuring both standard and soprano hammered dulcimers. His eclectic tastes are reflected in the variety of styles that appear on the recording. Broadway tunes, traditional and contemporary Irish tunes, a traditional American tune, an ancient Galician, or Spanish piece, plus his arrangements of a Rossini theme, a Finnish polka, and a Beatles tune, "Here Comes the Sun" are on the album. He has also included his own composition "Mid-Spring".

Other: Greg is accredited as a Visiting Performer in the Maryland State Arts Council Artists in Education Program. In addition to his stage performances and recordings Greg is also host and producer of the popular radio show "Just Plain Folks", which can be heard Saturday afternoons on WFWM - 91.9 FM, the Frostburg State University public radio station. He is also a member of the Frostburg State University faculty.

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August 4th: Concert at Rocky Gap State Park
September 2nd: Swallow Falls State Park Apple Butter Boil
September 22nd: Frostburg State University Appalachian Festival
October 18th: Lunch With The Arts Presentation At The Culinaire Cafe
November 3rd: Roots Music Series Beginning Guitar Workshop
November 3rd: Roots Music Series Concert at the Frostburg Palace Theater

• Title: Evening Campground Concert at Rocky Gap State Park.
  Enjoy an evening of music under the stars at Rocky Gap State Park in beautiful Western Maryland. I'll be performing a selection of traditional and contemporary American and Irish music, and some bluegrass too, on the hammered dulcimer, guitar, Irish bouzouki, banjo, harmonica, recorder, Appalachian dulcimer, concertina, and limberjack and whatever else I bring along. The performance will take place in the park's Campground Amphitheater, so it will go on rain or shine. See you there!
  
  Date: Saturday, August 4th, 2007
  Time: 7:00 P.M.
  Location: Rocky Gap State Park Campground Amphitheater
  For More Information: Visit the Rocky Gap State Park Web Site or call the park nature center at (301) 722-1491
  Open To The Public: Yes
  Admission Charge: None.
  
  

• Title: Morning/Afternoon Concert at the Swallow Falls State Park Apple Butter Boil
  Enjoy a day of great fun, music, and adventure at the Annual Swallow Falls State Park Apple Butter Boil in beautiful Western Maryland. The boil starts at around 9 A.M. when the apple butter is placed in huge copper pots over open fires. The butter boils all day until it is done around 2 or 3 P.M. There will be hot lunch (usually hot dogs and hamburgers) along with a variety of artisans displaying and selling their wares. My wife Teddy will be demonstrating live pottery throwing. Of course, you can always take a hike to Swallow Falls or the amazing Muddy Creek Falls. I'll be playing from 11 A.M. - Noon and again from 1 P.M. - 2 P.M. The boil goes on rain or shine. If it rains, we just move into the shelter. See you there!
  
  Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
  Time: 11 A.M. - Noon and 1 P.M. to 2 P.M.
  Location: Swallow Falls State Park Parking Lot Shelter Area
  For More Information: Visit the Swallow Falls State Park Web Site or call (301) 334-9180 Ext. 208
  Open To The Public: Yes
  Admission Charge: Yes. Small fee per car.
  
  

• Title: Frostburg State University Appalachian Festival
  Enjoy a day of music, dance, traditional arts, lectures, and discussions at the 2nd Annual Frostburg State University Appalachian Festival. I'll tentatively be performing around 4:40 P.M. on Stage Number One. The festival runs all day and finishes in the evening at the Palace Theater in downtown Frostburg with a concert featuring Jay Ungar and Molly Mason. Other daytime performances include, among many others, the Critton Hollow String Band and Sparky and Rhonda Rucker. Don't miss it!
  
  Date: Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
  Time: 4:40 P.M.
  Location: Frostburg State University Upper Quad
  For More Information: Kara Rogers Thomas (301) 687-3124or check out the Appalachian Festival Website
  Open To The Public: Yes
  Admission Charge: None for the daytime events.
  
  

• Title: Lunch With The Arts at the Culinaire Cafe
  Join me for an intimate "Lunch with the Arts" presentation from 12 Noon -1 P.M. at the Culinaire Cafe on the Downtown Cumberland pedestrian mall. Sponsored by the Allegany Arts Council and Allegany College of Maryland, this is part of a series of informal lunch presentations featuring a boxed lunch where each week a different local artist shares a little bit about what they do, and offers participants an opportunity to ask questions about them and their art form. This is a chance to meet and chat with me on an intimate level, and to hear my music "up close and personal". I hope to see you there!
  
  Date: Thursday, October 18th, 2007
  Time: Noon - 1 P.M.
  Location: Second floor of the Culinaire Cafe on the Downtown Cumberland Mall.
  For More Information: Call 301-784-5341 for tickets and information.
  Open To The Public: Yes
  Admission Charge: $10 which includes a boxed lunch. Advanced reservation is required.
  
  

• Title: Roots Music Series: Beginning Guitar Workshop
  More information to follow later. Please check back.
  
  Date: Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
  Time: 1 P.M. - 3 P.M.
  Location: To be announced.
  For More Information: Check back later for more information.
  Open To The Public: Yes
  Admission Charge: Yes. Check back later for more information.
  
  

• Title: Roots Music Series Concert: Dwight Diller and Dave Bing, Greg Latta, The Our Wives Think We're Working String Band - Palace Theater, Frostburg Maryland
  As part of the Roots Music Series the Palace Theater offers up an evening of traditional music headlining Dwight Diller and Dave Bing. Also performing will be myself and the Our Wives Think We're Working String Band. It promises to be a great evening. Check back later for more information.
  
  Date: Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
  Time: 7 P.M.
  Location: The Palace Theater, Frostburg, MD
  For More Information: Please check back later.
  Open To The Public: Yes
  Admission Charge: Yes. Check back later for more information.
  
  

Hammered and Appalachian Dulcimer Lessons

If you are interested in learning the hammered dulcimer or Appalachian dulcimer, expanding your repertoire, or refining your technique, then you might like to take private lessons. Private lessons are available on an hourly basis. Greg is located in Western Maryland in the town of Frostburg, Maryland. Frostburg is about 2 hours from Frederick, MD and 1 hour from Morgantown, WV. It is easily accessible from Interstate 68. For more information (rates, setting up lessons, directions, etc.) you can leave E-mail for Greg at glatta@frostburg.edu

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