Shira Kammen is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. She received her degree in music from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

and studied

vielle The vielle is a European bowed stringed instrument used in the medieval period, similar to a modern violin but with a somewhat longer and deeper body, three to five gut strings, and a leaf-shaped pegbox with frontal tuning pegs, sometimes with ...

with

Margriet Tindemans Margriet E. Tindemans (March 26, 1951 – December 31, 2014) was a musician, specializing in medieval music. The fourth child of Wilhelmina Coenen and Henricus Tindemans, Margriet demonstrated her musical talents early, and was named first violi ...

. She has performed and taught throughout the world and has played on several television and movie soundtracks, including "O", a modern high school-setting of Othello. Her music was also licensed for the soundtrack of the video game

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. She currently lives in

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Ensembles

Shira collaborated with singer/storyteller

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for fifteen years, and has been or is a member of or worked with a number of different groups: * Founder of Class V Music, an ensemble dedicated to performance on river rafting trips. * The Boston Camerata *

Camerata Mediterranea Camerata Mediterranea is a French and American nonprofit organization and an international, intercultural institute of musical exchanges. Camerata Mediterranea devotes itself to research, dialogue, and pedagogy involving the diverse musical civili ...

* Cançonièr, a medieval ensemble * Ensemble Alcatraz *

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new music group *

Fortune's Wheel In medieval and ancient philosophy the Wheel of Fortune, or ''Rota Fortunae'', is a symbol of the capricious nature of Fate. The wheel belongs to the goddess Fortuna (Greek equivalent Tyche) who spins it at random, changing the positions of ...

, a medieval ensemble * Hespèrion XX * The King's Noyse * Medieval Strings *

Panacea In Greek mythology, Panacea (Greek ''Πανάκεια'', Panakeia), a goddess of universal remedy, was the daughter of Asclepius and Epione. Panacea and her four sisters each performed a facet of Apollo's art: * Panacea (the goddess of universa ...

, an eclectic ethnic band * Project Ars Nova * Sequentia * Trouz Bras, a band devoted to the dance music of Celtic Brittany *

Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom (born January 18, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth and began her musical career as a keyboardist in the San Francis ...

, an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; Kammen plays the vielle and the rebec in the song "Kingfisher" on the 2010 album

Have One On Me ''Have One on Me'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Joanna Newsom, released on February 23, 2010 via Drag City as the official follow-up to the harpist's highly acclaimed second studio release, 2006's '' Ys''. It is a tri ...

.Have One On Me album booklet

Discography

* (1988) ''Visions and Miracles'' with Ensemble Alcatraz. Elektra Nonesuch. * (1989) ''Ars Magis Subtiliter'' with Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova). New Albion Records, Inc. * (1990) ''Danse Royale'' with Ensemble Alcatraz. Elektra Nonesuch. * (1991) ''The Island of St. Hylarion'' with Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova) New Albion Records, Inc. * (1991) ''Lo Gai Saber'' with

. Erato. * (1992) ''Homage to Johannes Ciconia'' with Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova). New Albion Records, Inc. * (1994) ''Remede de Fortune by Guillaume de Machaut'' with Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova). New Albion Records, Inc. * (1994) ''The Unicorn'' with Anne Azéma. Erato. * (1994) ''Wings of Time'' with Lauren Pomerantz. Songbird Music. * (1995) ''Le Roman de Fauvel'' with Boston Camerata and Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova). Erato. * (1995) ''Unseen Rain'' with Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova). New Albion Records, Inc. * (1996) ''Angeli'' with Ensemble P.A.N. (Project Ars Nova). Telarc. * (1996) ''Le Jeu d'Amour'' with Anne Azéma. Erato. * (1996) ''World's Bliss'' with

. Archetype Records. * (1997) ''The Cloister and the Sparrow Hawk: Songs of the Monk of Montaudon (Twelfth Century)'' with Tim Rayborn and

Alison Sabedoria Alison may refer to: People * Alison (given name), including a list of people with the name * Alison (surname) Music * ''Alison'' (album), aka ''Excuse Me'', a 1975 album by Australian singer Alison MacCallum * "Alison" (song), song by Elvi ...

. ASV. * (1997) ''Tapestry: Song of Songs: Come into my garden''. Telarc. * (1998) ''Cantigas'' with

. Erato. * (1998) ''Celtic Roads''. Revels Records. * (1998) ''Provence Mystique'' with Anne Azéma. Erato. * (2000) ''Cantigas de Amigo'' with Ensemble Alcatraz. Dorian. * (2002) ''Music of Waters''. Bright Angel Records. * (2002) ''Pastourlle'' with

. Dorian Recordings. * (2003) ''The Almanac: Time & the Turning Wheel''. Bright Angel Records. * (2003) ''The Castle of the Holly King: Secular music for the Yuletide''. Bright Angel Records. * (2004) ''Across The River: Settings of poems from Lord of the Rings by

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''. Bright Angel Records. * (2006) ''Mistral''. Bright Angel Records. * (2008) ''Ragged, Rent and Torn''. Bright Angel Records. * (2010) ''Panacea: Songs and Dance Music of Northern and Eastern Europe'' with Panacea. Flaming-Buddha Music. *(2012) ''The Dawn of Joy''. Magnatune.

References

External links

Shira Kammen home page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kammen, Shira American performers of early music Women performers of early music Viol players Living people 1961 births University of California, Berkeley alumni American folk musicians