planet arlington

I had a chance to stop in at the Planet Arlington World Music Festival last weekend at the Netherlands Carillon and check out Eileen Ivers and Immigrant Soul. Ivers plays the fiddle in a celtic folk style while the band lends afro-latin influences on their instruments and vocals. The fiddle work itself was amazing. Combined with cool post-rain air and good company, it was a great way to spend a Saturday evening. Oh, and the emcee was DC public radio legend Kojo Nnamdi!


Planet Arlington Stage, overlooking the National Mall


Backstage, facing out towards the Netherlands Carillon