MAJIC Current Season

An Dro
January 8, 2010
7:00 PM
Bethlehem Church Sanctuary

An Dro performs traditional acoustic music with a creative twist that defies easy categorization.

The band's sound is built on a foundation of Celtic tunes, but while that may be the starting point, it's not where the journey ends. At an An Dro performance you'll hear traditional Irish melodies, medieval French songs, Breton dance tunes, Scandinavian refrains, Appalachian influences, Latin and African grooves, all injected with an improvisational flair that at times resembles a jam-band.

This diverse range of musical styles is complemented by an equally diverse array of musical instruments. Fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, Celtic harp, hurdy-gurdy, doumbek, and talking drum are just part of the arsenal used to create the band's unique and varied sound palette. The band also inserts vocal arrangemensts amidst its instrumental repertoire.

The name An Dro refers to a folk dance from Brittany, a region of northwestern france, where the dancers link fingers as they move in a spiral. It translates literally as "The Turn". Similarly, the band An Dro is a musical turning point for it's members as they explore the music of the world and a new demension of musical ideas.

An Dro's Website

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Eric Nykamp

Eric Nykamp is a painter, musician and writer living in Grand Rapids, MI with his wife Yee Lam and their three children.

He is employed as a psychiatric social worker at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services where he works on one of the inpatient units.

He and his family attend Madison Square Church where Eric plays piano, Hammond organ, and African percussion for a black gospel worship team. In 2001, Eric founded a group for artists, musicians, writers, dancers, composers and other "creative types" at Madison Square Church called Creative Community. Eric has written nearly 100 lessons for this group, which he is now recording as podcasts for distribution through the Grove Center for the Arts and Media out of San Clemente, CA.

He also is the president of the CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts) affiliate in Grand Rapids called MANNA, which also was founded in 2001.

During his free time, Eric enjoys cooking with his wife, reading, and playing with their children.

Eric Nykamp's Website