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Ukulele prodigy Killian Mansfield – a young and rising, highly respected Woodstock-based artist – passed way August 20, 2009. He was just 16 years old.
Mansfield recorded his “Somewhere Else” CD just before entering hospice care in early 2009, after a long bout with a rare form of cancer. “Somewhere Else,” which was released August 4, features performances by famed Band drummer – and fellow Woodstocker – Levon Helm, Levon’s daughter Amy Helm, John Sebastian, Todd Rundgren, The B-52’s Kate Pierson, fiddler Jay Unger and Dr. John, as well as many others. The record was produced and engineered by Ralph Legnini, a multi-instrumentalist/vocalist who worked for years in the studio as a musician with legendary producers like Todd Rundgren and operates his own studio, E Boy Music Studio in West Shokan.
Mansfield began playing at the age of 3, when he took up violin lessons. He was well on his way to a successful career when he was diagnosed at the age of 11 with synovial sarcoma and began undergoing aggressive treatment. Mansfield hoped to leave his mark on the Woodstock music legacy, but, sadly, passed away.
Proceeds from sales of “Somewhere Else” will go to the Killian Mansfield Foundation, an organization formed by Mansfield to help raise funds and awareness for children with life-threatening illnesses.
For more about “Somewhere Else,” go to http://www.facebook.com/pages/Killian-Mansfield-SOMEWHERE-ELSE/78217353424.
And CLICK HERE for more about the Killian Mansfield Foundation.
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