Arvel Bird--Apasionado Violin/Celtic Indian

“Celtic Indian”, Arvel Bird continues his “Journey of a Paiute” to the Sedona Community Center Celtic Indian, is a reflection of Arvel Bird’s mixed-blood American Indian and Celtic heritages (S. Piaute/Clan Kennedy Scotland OR Paiute/Metis). With his violin, fiddle, Native flutes and Irish whistles, Arvel weaves a powerful tapestry of music and stories of his original compositions. Classically trained as a violinist, Arvel Bird's Celtic Indian concert of original compositions and performances are a confluence of styles from Celtic, bluegrass and his original Native American folk and Celtic rock orchestrations. As he worked to develop his own music style and build a large following, Arvel went wherever the music called him, which led him away from classical and towards Bluegrass, Appalachian, Folk and Celtic. During his years in the Midwest, Arvel won the Indiana State Fiddle Contest four times while still perfecting a variety of performance styles. From 1986 to 2000 Arvel toured with Glen Campbell, Loretta Lynn, Tom T. Hall, Ray Price, Louise Mandrell, and Clay Walker and many others. One of Arvel's favorite aspects of touring is the worldwide travel to Scotland, England, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and in prestigious locations including the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Royal Albert Hall in London, England, Smithsonian Museums in DC and NY, Hochstein Performance Hall in Rochester, NY and the Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa, FL, just to name a few -- with symphonies, chamber orchestras, large festivals and more, logging over 500,000 road miles. A prolific songwriter, Arvel released his 24th and 25th CDs in 2018 adding to his two EPs and two DVDs. Of his 25 CD releases five have earned him international music awards. One of his most cherished is for his classical recording, Tribal Music Suite: Journey of a Paiute, a Celtic and Native American concerto for violin and Native American flute, that earned him Best Instrumental Album and Best Producer/Engineer, at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards. Other awards include Artist of the Year as voted by peers and fans as well as numerous Best Instrumentals. Once based in Nashville, TN, Arvel is now settled in Cottonwood, AZ, still connecting with audiences the old-fashioned way . . . live. This is where Arvel’s emotionally driven performances thrive, igniting concert venues, symphony halls, festivals and more, leaving his audiences inspired, transfixed and transformed. www.arvelbird.com facebook.com/thearvelbird Booking: 509-680-5927 arvelbird@yahoo.com