Silk Road Tour 2 - Mongolian Dance - Abigail Washburn & The Village

After the show in Hohhot, a friend of the Mongolian musicians we collaborated with was hanging out in the dressing room. With the slightest of proddings she burst into a Mongolian folk dance accompanied by horse head fiddle. It was one of those sublime, unexpected moments that happens on a tour like this and we were all mesmerized by this young lady's graceful moves. It also happened that the head of public diplomacy from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, Tom Skipper, was hanging out in the dressing room that night and thoroughly enjoyed the performance. It was perhaps a measure of thanks to the U.S. Embassy for sponsoring this Silk Road tour.

http://abigailwashburn.com

Full Silk Road Tour Playlist:
http://www.youtube.com/user/AbigailWashburn#grid/user/8A4BE13075AAFBDF

Tour Map:
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Shot & Edited by Luke Mines

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• Mongol
• Dance
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• hohot
• hohhot
• inner mongolia
• folk dance
• mongolian
• China
• Abby
• banjo
• shimmy
• spontaneous

[dalekenjarvis]

@dbarshimon Thank you very much :-)

[dbarshimon]

@dalekenjarvis morin khuur (horse head fiddle)

[dalekenjarvis]

What instrument was the gentleman in the back playing? I plan to make what would basically be a 2 string cello. I've been listening to a lot of seasick Steve. I love watching him play something he made from hub caps and a broom stick and John Paul Jones backing him on bass.