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Helen Avakian  ... is a Singer-Songwriter performing Singer-Songwriter, Acoustic, and New Age music.

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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Contact Info
Location: Dutchess County, NY
Website: helenavakian.com/
Email
Phone: (845) 797-6461
PO Box 1571 Pleasant Valley NY 12569

Videos
Original Songs


"Sister Song" Acoustic Guitar Solo by Helen Avakian

Calendar for Helen Avakian
Thursday
March 19
1:30 pm
to
2:30 am
Afternoon Concert
with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Red Door
Acoustic, Americana, and Celtic. Fingerstyle Guitar
Middleton Glen
6720 Century Ave
Middleton, WI   See Map
Dave and I will perform a variety of our Ecletcic Amerciana music plus some Irish tunes 'o the season for the residents of this senior community.
Thursday
March 19
1:30 pm
to
2:30 am
Afternoon Concert
with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Red Door
Acoustic, Americana, and Celtic. Fingerstyle Guitar
Middleton Glen
6720 Century Ave
Middleton, WI   See Map
Dave and I will perform a variety of our Ecletcic Amerciana music plus some Irish tunes 'o the season for the residents of this senior community.
Saturday
March 28
9:00 am
to
4:00 pm
Write a Song! Workshop
with Helen Avakian
Your Creation
Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts
18 Shake Rag St
Mineral Point, NY   See Map
For beginners to experienced levels:
Learn how to write a song from initial inspiration to completion. We will cover creative flow, song structure, lyric and music writing in a supportive setting. Over the day you will collaborate on song ideas, and then begin writing your own song solo or with others as you prefer. By the end you will have a finished song or one well on the way.


Info and Registration
Sunday
July 5
10:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Music in the Garden
with Helen Avakian Red Door with Dave Irwin, Dave Irwin Red Door Duo
Acoustic, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter. Fingerstyle Guitar
The Mill Paoli
6818 Canal St
Verona, WI   See Map
Dave and I will play acoustic guitar originals and covers; songs and instrumentals in a beautiful garden setting on the banks of the Sugar River behind the Paoli Mill and Terrace. Outdoors with plenty of shade, local beer and food. Weather dependent, call if weather is iffy. Out back in the Paoli Mill Terrace and Park. (608) 516-9649
Directions
Saturday
July 11
6:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
Music in Nature
with Helen Avakian Red Door with Dave Irwin, Dave Irwin
Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter, and Americana. Fingerstyle Guitar and More!
Blue Mound State Park
4350 Mounds Park Rd
Bue Mounds, WI   See Map
Dave and I will concertize in a woodland amphitheater in this wonderful park. In the event of rain we will be in the Friends Shelter Building.
Saturday
August 8
2:00 pm
to
5:00 pm
Private Party
with Helen Avakian, David Irwin Red Door Duo
Acoustic, Pop/Soft Rock, and Jazz. Virtuoso Fingerstyle Guitar
Private Home
Grandhaven, MI   See Map
Honored to be invited for the fourth time to play our Eclectic American mix with some special requests for this annual family reunion.
Friday
August 28
3:00 pm
to
6:00 pm
Afternoon Concert
with Helen Avakian, Dave Irwin Red Door Duo, Bunny Barnes, Jesse Smith
Acoustic, Folk/Traditional, and Singer-Songwriter. Virtuoso Fingerstyle Guitar
Bearsville Theater
291 Tinker St
Woodstock, NY   See Map
We are delighted to share the stage with 2 incredible fingerstyle guitar players from PA and OH! Jesse and Bunny are top notch players and performers as part of the debut of this fingerstyle festival. Many more artists and concerts plus guitar vendors, and a fingerstyle guitar championship competition!
Info
Friday
September 4
3:00 pm
to
6:00 pm
Saugerties Sunset Series
with Helen Avakian, David Irwin Red Door Duo, TBA
Acoustic, Singer-Songwriter, and Americana. Virtuoso Fingerstyle Guitar
TBD
Saugerties, NY   See Map
Music outdoors (weather permitting) in a beautiful setting either in a park by the water or in a historic Dutch Barn. More location details TBA. We will share the evening with another artist TBA. Free admission.
Sunday
October 4
10:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Music in the Garden
with Helen Avakian Red Door with Dave Irwin, Dave Irwin Red Door Duo
Acoustic, Americana, and Singer-Songwriter. Fingerstyle Guitar
The Mill Paoli
6818 Canal St
Verona, WI   See Map
Dave and I will play acoustic guitar originals and covers; songs and instrumentals in a beautiful garden setting on the banks of the Sugar River behind the Paoli Mill and Terrace. Outdoors with plenty of shade, local beer and food. Weather dependent, call if weather is iffy. Out back in the Paoli Mill Terrace and Park. (608) 516-9649
Directions


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
 
 I Love the Moon 2008
Folk/Traditional
Helen's newest CD released in June 2008
 
 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.
 
 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.
 

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