AND NOW - full recording of the event available here: https://youtu.be/8gjr76gK6Vc

You can look forward to performances beamed into your living room or beamed onto our screen at Halton Mill near Lancaster UK  from:

• Mary Beth Carty, Nova Scotia Canadian Traditional Folk Singer of the Year 2024 
• Carmen Guérard, one-row accordion virtuoso from Montreal, with Quebecoise traditional singer & guitarist Monique Jutras - expect jig-dolls, percussive accompaniment, and maybe more surprise guests.    
• Cacuriá Balaio das Rosas, colourful Afro-Brazilian dance group from São Luís, Brazil,  
• Gilles Losier and the Famille Leblanc - virtuoso 89 year old pianist and violin player, along with a fabulous father/daughters multi-instrumental musical family - guardians of the New Brunswick Acadian tradition, 
• Yene Velt - Montreal based trad Klezmer ensemble with fiddles and Tsimbl

• The Dom Phillips Institute -  running training programmes for young Indigenous leaders and raising awareness across Brazil about the importance of protecting the Amazon.   
• AltasBatalha, a rap collective empowering young people in Altamira, Pará 
• An educational project taking musical instruments out to remote Indigenous villages near Tefe, Amazonas.  
  
  6 p.m. at Halton Mill (arrive 5.45 to get seated): GOURMET BRAZILIAN BUFFET MENU. We want this to be a real community Brazilian feast.  So please pay the price that works for you for the buffet:  £15 (standard price), £25 (supporting price), £5 (community price).  Pay separately in the ticketing section
    
  MAINS 
• Vegetarian Feijoada
• Black bean stew with roasted peppers, courgette, carrots, onions, garlic and a smoky seasoning. Served with farofa (toasted cassava flour mix) on the side.
• Moqueca de Palmito (Palm Heart & Coconut Stew)
  Creamy coconut, tomatoes, peppers and palm hearts with coriander and lime. Served with rice.
• Pão de Queijo (Cheese Bread)
  
  EXTRAS

• Coxinha de Palmito
  Teardrop croquettes filled with palm hearts, cream cheese and herbs.

• Pastéis de Queijo e Veggie
  Crispy pastry pockets filled with cheese, spinach, and sweetcorn.

• Cassava Fries (Mandioca Frita)
  Golden fried cassava sticks with lime and chilli salt.

• Salada de Feijão Fradinho
  Black-eyed bean salad with peppers, red onion, parsley and olive oil.

• Grilled Pineapple with Cinnamon Sugar
  Served warm as a sweet, refreshing bite.

  SOMETHING SWEET

• Brigadeiros (Traditional Brazilian chocolate fudge truffles

• Bolo de Fubá (Brazilian Cornmeal Cake, delicately flavoured with fennel seed and a touch of coconut.)