CRICKET & SNAIL is a violin-accordion duo living in Prague that performs an eclectic mix of classical, early 20th-century popular and folk musical styles that transport their listeners to such exotic places as a French café, an opera scene, a Celtic dance or a Jewish wedding. While Czech violinist Lucie Carlson and American accordionist James Carlson are both classically trained musicians and composers, they formed their duo because they wanted to make music that was freer from the boundaries of the concert hall. Whether playing on stage, in a café or on the streets of Prague, they always impress their listeners with the expressiveness of their playing, their original compositions and the surprising beauty of sound that their instruments make when combined. Come hear Cricket & Snail, something out of the ordinary, music that is evocative, heartfelt and fun! Cricket and Snail: Az der Rebbe Zingt from Cricket and Snail on Vimeo. Sewanee Orchestra- Cricket and Snail from Sewanee Music Department on Vimeo.
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CRICKET & SNAIL live in beautiful Prague in the Czech Republic. To book performances, send us an email.
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We are proud to announce our NEW CD ***POINTS ON THE MAP OF HEAVEN*** featuring a lot of our recent popular songs!
PREVIEW/BUY at BANDCAMP.COM.
Also check out our CD ***STREET SYMPHONIES*** featuring symphony movements arranged for street playing and street-themed songs
PREVIEW/BUY on ITUNES. Also available on AMAZON.
Cricket & Snail's second CD is **DANCE TO YOUR SHADOW**
Cricket & Snail's CD **AT THE THEATER** featuring a mix of opera, operetta and film music!
PREVIEW/BUY on ITUNES. Also available on AMAZON.
AT THE THEATER VIDEO PREVIEW
PREVIEW/BUY on ITUNES, and AMAZON.COM
Our debut CD is **IT TAKES TWO**
PREVIEW/BUY on ITUNES and AMAZON.COM.
IT TAKES TWO VIDEO PREVIEW
Performing with an orchestra!: CRICKET & SNAIL CONCERTINO: At the Circus (2013) for violin, accordion & orchestra by James Carlson. Here's a VIDEO of the premier.
MORE VIDEOS:
for more visit the Cricket & Snail Youtube Channel
Cricket's Journey Home/Cvrčkova Cesta Domů: a Musical Story for Children/Hudební pohádka pro děti. More info on FACEBOOK here.
Papageno/Papagena (from Mozart's The Magic Flute)-Available on *Dance to Your Shadow* CD.
Flower Duet (from Delibes' Lakmé)-Available on *It Takes Two* CD.
Valse antique (J. Carlson)-Available on *Dance to Your Shadow* CD.
I. Allegro Molto, Symphony No. 40, "The Klezmer," W.A. Mozart. available on *Street Symphonies* CD.
Day After Day (L. Carlson)-Available on *It Takes Two* CD.
James plays a Petosa MIDI Musette P-800 (LMMM). (Electronics removed)
What the fans of CRICKET & SNAIL are saying on FACEBOOK:
They are sensational! You must listen to them! –Irene
Absolutely delightful! What a wonderful sense of "play" you two have!! -Nancy
love it!!! :) -Erin
Wow - great - keep recording - it is so much fun! So beautiful - just sound great together. –Rudolph
We bought your cd last week in Prague, and I can't stop listening to it, especially "It takes two", I love that song, congrats! -Ana
I've been listening to the [preview] CD every day and can't wait for the complete one! -Joy
I just received It Takes Two. Fabulous! I entertained last evening and everyone loved your music. -Irene
...just playing your CD, again and again :-) -Martin
[Fleur fanée is] one of the most beautiful tunes I've ever heard!!! -Klara
Your music style reminds of watching Amelie or Cirque du Soleil. Lovely, fun music! -Valerie
[Wren’s Promenade] reminds me of Champs Elycees in Paris. :) -Hana
[Flower Duet,] this makes me smile! –Mark
[Re: Flower Duet] How utterly astonishingly beautiful! -Vicki
Great concert, you guys! Thanks for playing. -Susan
I am a big fan...looking forward to more! -Stacy
Beautiful music indeed! -Scott
"I want both of us to start singing like two traveling minstrels about this extraordinary existence we share, as if, you, I and God were all married and living in a tiny room." -Hafiz
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