Live performance
Solo fiddle, folk ensembles, one lively stage
Rachel Amov performs haunting Celtic airs, rollicking reels and fiery Eastern European dance music for concerts, festivals, Renaissance faires, weddings and private celebrations across Southern California.
A glimpse of Rachel’s solo playing
With the storytellers
Solo sets and storytelling collaborations
As a soloist, Rachel brings classical precision and folk flair to every program, moving gracefully from a hushed Celtic air at a wedding ceremony to a set of reels that sets a festival lawn in motion.
Rachel has performed with the San Diego Storytellers for more than a decade, and each year she joins them on the Friday evening that opens the San Diego Highland Games. In their performances, her violin becomes a second narrator, following each tale through its moments of mystery, mischief and delight.
Faires and Festivals
Rachel is a seasoned performer at Renaissance Faires and Faerie Festivals, where her music lends the grounds an air of enchantment, and where her Eastern European repertoire unleashes the wilder, more passionate side of the fiddle.
Most often on stage
The Electrocarpathians
Most often, you’ll find Rachel on stage with The Electrocarpathians. Since 1988, the band has stirred Klezmer, polka and Czardas into the same cauldron as classic rock and Latin music, with each member contributing a distinctive instrument and accent.
Klezmer and polka
Exuberant dance tunes, the violin’s bright, swinging melodies intertwined with the cry of the clarinet and the buoyant pulse of the accordion.
Czardas meets rock
The Hungarian Czardas, which begins slow and builds to a dizzying whirl, gains the full force of a rock band.
Latin Rhythms
Irresistible grooves that turn a folk set into a full-blown celebration.
Also seen in
Blackthorn’s Maritime Band
Blackthorn’s Maritime Band focuses on sea chanties and Celtic Music.
Annual Appearances
San Diego Highland Games
with the San Diego Storytellers: the Friday evening opening, a fixture of Rachel’s calendar for more than a decade.
Annual Appearances
Balkan Festival
with The Electrocarpathians: every year. [San Diego, CA]
Krampus Run, in Vista, CA
an evening of Celtic Christmas music, alongside the Dark Market, before the Krampus Walk.
Annual Appearances
Planning an Event?
Festival directors, faire organizers, event producers and wedding planners are warmly invited to inquire about solo or ensemble bookings. Share your date, and Rachel will reply with her availability.
Ceremony Violin Music: Graceful solo violin for your ceremony, from prelude and processional through the final recessional.
Solo Folk Violin: A spirited solo set of Celtic and Eastern European folk music for receptions, festivals and private parties.
Storytelling Violin Set: Live fiddle entwined with spoken tales, ideal for libraries, schools, festivals and family audiences.
