HEATHER HARDY’S MORE VIOLIN Featuring Scarlet Rivera

More Violin is a show to honor the beauty and significant contribution of the violin in music throughout the last 100 years. Throughout history the violin has been represented in all genres of music. From classical to jazz, blues to country, rock and roll to bluegrass, Cajun, Irish songs, and on and on. Heather and her band will take you on a journey through all these styles by performing iconic violin moments and introducing the audience to iconic violinists. Heather will be joined by the great violinist Scarlet Rivera who was made famous by her work with Bob Dylan. They will perform songs that span the violin repertoire, including some twin fiddle pieces, and of course some Bob Dylan songs. More Violin is a wonderful way to enjoy songs you love and to experience violin performances you may have never heard before. If you love the violin, you'll leave wanting more!

Violinist, composer, and activist Scarlet Rivera has toured extensively with Bob Dylan and performed as a soloist with the Duke Ellington Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Carnival of Venice, Italy. She has performed with many renowned artists including Emmylou Harris, Rufus Wainwright, Glen Hansard, Tracy Chapman, and most recently with Brandi Carlile at Disney Hall in 2019. Scarlet continues to be an active recording artist, performer, composer, and activist. 

Heather Hardy, known to many as "Lil' Mama" Hardy, is a celebrated blues violinist, singer, and songwriter. Her musical journey began early and she went on to study at the Manhattan School of Music. Her career took a different path when she began playing on the streets of Greenwich Village, where she discovered a passion for contemporary music and improvisation. In the mid-1980s, Hardy toured across the U.S. and Europe with the punk band The False Prophets. She later moved to Tucson, Arizona, and became a key member of the Sam Taylor Band, where her unique "wah-wah" solos on the violin helped the band win the 1995 Arizona Blues Showdown. In 1997, she formed her own group, the Lil' Mama Band. Her talent has been recognized with induction into both the Arizona Blues Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Tucson Musicians Museum in 2016.