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Many months ago I was relaxing at the downtown farmer’s market and out of the clamor and confusion of that Saturday, I heard the most captivating and eerie sound.  Now, I’m a sucker for any kind of cello music, especially with a middle eastern or slavic sound but this was even more unusual.  I was sitting behind the musician and when I finally got a look at what he was playing, it was no ordinary cello.  Turns out that Adam Hurst made his one-of-a-kind “gypsy cello”.  He’s a local Portland artist who plays original, poignant and beautiful music on a 6 string kind of mini cello. I believe he has a website.  Check him out if you get a chance.

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