Ambient pop music with new age elements from singer/songwriter/guitarist voted No. 1 Acoustic Act 4 times (Rhythm and News Magazine Poll). Influences from Heart to Suzanne Vega to Ralph Towner.
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Location: Dutchess County, NY
Website: helenavakian.com/
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Phone: (845) 797-6461
PO Box 1571 Pleasant Valley NY 12569
| Calendar for Helen Avakian |
  Saturday 4:30 pm | Saturday Church Service with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter. Fingerstyle Guitar | First Unitarian Society of Madison 900 University Bay Dr Madison, WI See Map |
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Saturday 4:30 pm | Saturday Church Service with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter. Fingerstyle Guitar | First Unitarian Society of Madison 900 University Bay Dr Madison, WI See Map |
| We will perform 4 selections for the afternoon service on Earth Day weekend. | ||
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Friday 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm | Friday Musicales with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter. Fingerstyle Guitar | First Unitarian Society of Madison 900 University Bay Dr Madison, WI See Map |
| Lunch time free concert! Dave and I will play a set of original songs and instrumentals plus selected covers. | ||
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 Saturday 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Holiday Weekend Soiree with Helen Avakian Acoustic, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter. Fingerstyle Guitar | Stoney's 3007 Concord Pike Wilmington, NY See Map |
| Excited to perform near where I grew up, my old stomping ground. I will play a variety of acoustic guitar music; singer/songwriter, fingerstyle instrumentals plus selected covers. Come for snacks, dinner, dessert, drinks or all of the above! | ||
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Wednesday 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm | Lunch and Listen with Helen Avakian, Terry Champlin Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter. classical guitar, fingerstyle guitar | First Evangelical Lutheran Church Corner of Mill and Katherine Streets Poughkeepsie, NY See Map |
| Classical guitar duets and solos, a few vocal songs refreshments after, free admission (845) 452-6050 | ||
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Thursday 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Acoustic Thursdays with Helen Avakian, Don and Maureen Black , Conor Walsh Acoustic, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter | High Falls Cafe 12 Stone Dock Rd High Falls, NY See Map |
| This should be a fun night; former guitar students of mine, Maureen and Don Block host this monthly acoustic music series. Conor Walsh also a former guitar and songwriting student will be featured with me and another artist TBA. | ||
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Saturday 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm | Catskill Cabaradio with Helen Avakian, Elly Wininger (host), Pine Hill Playboys (house band) Acoustic, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter. Fingerstyle Guitar | Pine Hill Community Center 287 Main Street Pine Hill, NY See Map |
| I am excited and honored to be featured in this unique broadcast done only 4 times per year. The show is presented Prairie Home Companion style - complete with sound effects, a live broadcast audience and more! You can come for the live broadcast plus a pot luck at 6 pm or tune in at 7 to wioxradio.org. Free Admission. | ||
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Thursday 7:30 pm | Celebrating Six Strings, Singers and Sax! with Helen Avakian, Mark Sganga, Christopher Brellochs, Dave Irwin Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter, and Americana. Fingerstyle Guitar, Jazz | Towne Crier Cafe 379 Main St Beacon, NY See Map |
 Helen Avakian's Guitar Party! Featuring
International Fingerstyle Guitar Champions, Award Winning Singer/Songwriters, International Performers and Recording Artists. Excited and Delighted to share the evening with 4 outstanding talents. We will play on our own and in many combinations; originals and music of Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Ralph Towner, Brazilian and Celtic. Plus special guests.
Tickets $20
Dinner begins 5:00 with seatings every half hour.
Reserve online or call (845) 855-1300 | ||
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 Sunday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Punch Out Parkinson's with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Acoustic, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter. Rock, Fingerstyle Guitar | Capital Brewery 7734 Terrace Ave Middleton, WI See Map |
| Dave and I are grateful to help with this benefit to raise money for a cure for Parkinson's disease. (My Grandmother, Great Uncle and Mother In Law all suffered from this disease.) There is a golf outing at 8:30 at Pleasant View Golf Course followed by music, food, and prizes at Capital Brewery in the afternoon. All proceeds will go to the Wisconsin Parkinson Association and the Parkinson Support Group of Central New York. A number of bands will be featured including The Evan Riley Band from Edgerton. We participated in this last year and it was an inspiring and fun event! | ||
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Friday 4:00 pm | Workshop: Transform Stage Fright to Stage Excitement with Helen Avakian Acoustic. Fingerstyle Guitar | Brown County Inn 51 State Road 46 East Nashville, NY See Map |
| This will be an exploration of ways to work with the energy of stage fright and turn it into something more positive so that one can enjoy performing more. The more a performer enjoys what they are doing the more confidence they will have which helps for a stronger presentation all around. I will offer various techniques and tips from ways to prepare in practice sessions to ways to calm down onstage. There will also be anopportunity for participants to perform and share with the group. | ||
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Friday 8:00 pm | Indiana State Fingerstyle Pre-Contest Concert with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter, and Americana. Fingerstyle Guitar | Brown County Inn 51 State Road 46 East Nashville, NY See Map |
| Excited to return to the Indiana State FS Fest afetr several years away. Dave and i will be performing our eclectic mix of songs and instrumentals, originals and covers with extra emphasis on the fingerstyle. | ||
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Saturday 8:00 pm | Friday Night Party with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter, and Americana. Fingerstyle Guitar | Brown County Inn 51 State Road 46 East Nashville, NY See Map |
| Excited to return to the Indiana State FS Fest afetr several years away. Dave and I will be performing our eclectic mix of songs and instrumentals, originals and covers with extra emphasis on the fingerstyle. | ||
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Sunday 7:30 pm | Indiana State Fingerstyle Guitar Festival Concert with Helen Avakian, Muriel Anderson, Christie Lenee Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter, and Americana. Fingerstyle Guitar | Brown County Playhouse 70 South Van Buren St Nashville, IN See Map |
| Thrilled and deeply honored to be part of this year's ISFF's featured concert performers next to some guitarists I greatly admire! As a competitor in this festival for several years I can attest that the Saturday night concert is always amazing and special and the hall is lovely. Buy Tickets | ||
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CDs by Helen Avakian
| Notes from Helen 2015 Instrumental A collection of Helen's original guitar instrumentals and arrangements of some of her long time top favorite songs Listen | |
| I Love the Moon 2008 Folk/Traditional Helen's newest CD released in June 2008 Listen | |
| Musikos Peripatos 2002 Acoustic, Classical/Opera Terry Champlin and Helen perform Classical guitar duos fron Vivaldi's Concerto in D Major to Champlin's Musikos Peripatos to Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Listen | |
| Vanishing Point 2001 Singer-Songwriter, Pop/Soft Rock Helen's long-awaited CD "Vanishing Point" Appears! Voted Number 1 Favorite Recording by Rhythm and News Magazine Poll. Listen | |
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