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Founding Fathers, Folk Singers Ensemble perform at BYU Nov. 19

The Folk Singers Ensemble and Founding Fathers will perform in the Brigham Young University School of Music's Folk Music Ensemble concert Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Madsen Recital Hall.

Tickets are $9 with $3 off with student ID. For tickets, call the Fine Arts Ticket Office at (801) 378-4322 or visit http://performances.byu.edu.

The Folk Singers Ensemble is a six-voice ensemble with two men and four women. The Founding Fathers consists of five men playing various instruments including the violin, guitar, mandolin and bass.

The Folk Music Ensemble consists of several smaller ensembles and has an emphasis in American folk music.

The group was originally formed in 1982 to accompany BYU's International Folk Dance Ensemble with live music on the dance ensemble's international tours.

Currently, the Folk Music Ensemble performs shows to a variety of local audiences in addition to its performances with BYU's International Folk Dancers.

For more information contact Mark Geslison at (801) 422-3655.

Writer: Rebekah Hanson

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