[local-music] Old-time music with Johnnie Perona Thursday 12/21/06 MI House

[Oren Tikkanen]

Here's a holiday treat with an authentic-to-the-bone Copper Country 
flavor. Calumet rhythm bones and concertina maestro John Perona will be 
playing the old-time music of the Keweenaw at the Michigan House on 6th 
Streeet in Calumet, Thursday evening from 8-10 PM, accompanied by his 
loyal apprentice, Randy Seppala, "the mayor of Watton."

Johnnie has travelled the continent, playing his bones and his 
completely unique spoon-chimes, and has garnered mumerous honors, 
including the title of Master Folk Musician from the Michigan 
Traditional Arts Program. He has been playing the native ethnic music of 
this region for over 70 years, and now is your chance to dance and 
listen to living musical history.

Find out the truth to the old proverb, "The closer to the bone, the 
sweeter the taste!"