WHAT: Helicon’s 40th Winter Solstice Concerts with Helicon, members of Charm City Junction, The Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet, Scottish National Fiddle Champion Elke Baker, The six-time North American Irish Step dance Champion Jonathon Srour, step-dance champion Claire Shirey, vocalist Evangeline Norman

WHO: A four decades long Baltimore tradition featuring the Baltimore-based trio, Helicon (with Chris Norman, Ken Kolodner, Robin Bullock) with special guests Charm City Junction and The Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet, Jonathon Srour and Elke Baker. Internationally renowned traditional folk musicians - Ken Kolodner (hammered dulcimer, fiddle, hammered mbira); Chris Norman (wooden flutes, tin whistle, small pipes, piano); and Robin Bullock (guitar, cittern, mandolin, piano)—play a unique blend of original, seasonal, and traditional music from Ireland, Scotland, Appalachia, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Far East. Each member of Helicon are known internationally as among the very best at their primary instruments. This show is a great way for families to kick off the holiday season with an extremely energetic and varied performance. Kolodner’s son, Brad Kolodner, will join the fun as a guest on clawhammer banjo, fiddle, and vocals (a frequent winner/finalist of national banjo contests, former Strathmore Hall Artist in Residence, WAMU and Folk Alley DJ, 2016 International Bluegrass Music Association [IBMA] Momentum Award Winner; Nominated twice for IBMA DJ of The Year; Charm City Junction, The Ken & Brad Kolodner Quartet). Joining Ken and Brad is one of the best-known acoustic roots musicians in the U.S. Rachel Eddy (fiddle, vocals, guitar), and the mid-Atlantic’s go-to bassist, Alex Lacquement (Charm City Junction). Charm City Junction follows in the footsteps of Helicon by fusing Celtic, Old-Time and Bluegrass styles. The Kolodner’s and Charm City Junction are at the heart of Baltimore’s vibrant acoustic music scene.