Cold Steel Pan Orchestra
Cold Steel is a group of local musicians who have brought the steel drum traditions of the Caribbean home to Fairbanks, Alaska.
02/12/2023
Wishing you all a happy holiday season! From all of us at Cold Steel Pan Orchestra
13/11/2023
UAF Department of Music presents Ensemble 64.8 and the UAF Steel Pans
Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Davis Concert Hall
Sean Dowgray, Director.
Prices: $5 students, seniors, military / $10 general admission / FREE for UAF Students
The concert will also be streamed on the UAF music department YouTube channel.
Tanana Valley Fair August 2023
17/10/2023
Cold Steel at Fourth of July 2023 in North Pole, Alaska.
17/10/2023
Our drummer Nick in action.
Just uploaded a video of us playing "My Favorite Things" at the Tanana Valley Fair in August 2023. Do we sound good or what?
25/08/2023
Another photo of Lew Shapiro.
25/08/2023
What a great way to end our summer gig season! Our gig at Raven Landing was quite fun and our audience was exceptional! A highlight was the presentation of a personalized cap to our conga/bongo player extraordinaire, Lew Shapiro. Lew is a co-founder of Cold Steel and has been with us since the beginning - that means 25+ years! Thank you, Lew!
18/08/2023
Hope to see many of you at our last gig of the summer on Tuesday. It will be a celebration of 25+ years of steel pan music in Fairbanks! Great music, refreshments and fans of steel pans make for a perfect evening!
14/08/2023
Final performance for Summer 2023 gig season - Tuesday, August 22 @ Raven Landing - 7:00 p.m.
11/08/2023
Here is an action shot of Cold Steel performing at the Tanana Valley State Fair on 8/6/23. This photo shows our talented conga player, Lew Shapiro, doing what he does so well. He is usually sitting down in our group photos so here you see him in action. : )
11/08/2023
Happy WORLD STEELPAN DAY! Here is a link to the United Nations website with info. on this celebratory day!. https://www.un.org/en/observances/steelpan-day Cold Steel Pan Orchestra sends thanks to all of you for your support during our 2023 summer gig season - with wildfire smoke, pouring rain, heat, cute reindeer - and of course, really peppy music! (Photo from the Tanana Valley State Fair performance 8/6/23)
11/08/2023
Acknowledging that the steelpan promotes inclusive societies, sustainable communities and the creative economy and can have a positive impact on mental health and well-being, gender equality and youth empowerment, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed August 11 as World Steelpan Day.
Many members of Cold Steel participated in the steel pan workshops at the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival this week. Guest artist, Gary Gibson, gave us at least six tunes to add to our repertoire. We hope to play them for you during next summer's gig season! Until then, please attend our last gig for the summer at the Tanana Valley State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 6:00 p.m. at the Usibelli Pavilion.
08/07/2023
Cold Steel performed at the North Pole Grange for the 4th of July Picnic, among watermelon eating contests, sack races, swirls of cotton candy - a true 4th of July vibe!
28/06/2023
Photo from our June 21 gig at Running Reindeer Ranch courtesy of Cindy Wentworth.
Join us this week for TWO gigs - Golden Heart Plaza Wed. 6/28 @ 7:00 p.m. and Music in the Garden (Georgeson Botanical Center - UAF) Thurs. 6/29 @ 7:00 p.m.
26/06/2023
Midnight Sun Festival performance in downtown Fairbanks, Sat., June 24.
Gig Wed., June 21 - 7:00-8:00 p.m. at Running Reindeer Ranch. NOTE: The ranch entrance fee is $20.00 per person. Parking is limited to 15 spaces. When you book online, book for a parking space and one adult, then add any additional people, Riders can pay when they arrive. To reserve a space, go to runningreindeer.com.
16/06/2023
This is the revised SUMMER GIG PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE.
All hail, Cold Steel! We were able to complete the entire playlist before the heavens opened up last night at our Golden Heart Plaza gig. Thanks to Cindy Wentworth for capturing the 'deluge' moment - and for remaining in the audience to get wet along with us!
A clip of Cold Steel playing Savannah Grass with UAF steel pans at our combined concert on April 19 in Davis Concert Hall on the UAF campus. Thanks to Cindy Wentworth for sharing this clip.
15/04/2023
Thanks to Cindy Wentworth for posting the ad for the UAF Steel Pan and Percussion concert. Here is the image again.
Cold Steel will perform at the UAF Steel Pan and Percussion Ensemble concert on Wednesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Davis Concert Hall on campus. We will play about 10 tunes and also participate in a mass band with UAF steel pan players. Our own Ryan George will also perform a solo. $10.00 General admission; $5.00 Seniors and Military; Students FREE.
05/04/2023
Cold Steel performed for nearly two hours at Ski Land's Tamarack Grill on Saturday, April 1 for 'Island Day'. There were many skiers and snowboarders coming and going and the place was hopping! As the photo reveals, we were a bit cramped but had a great time playing. Thank you, Ski Land, for inviting us!
We just finished a week of steel drum workshop with the winter edition of the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, taught by CJ Menge from Austin, Texas. We learned 4 new tunes that the band will be playing for you this coming summer!
12/12/2022
From the Cold Steel photo archive - Alaska Railroad passing through Fairbanks as we perform at the Music in the Garden gig at the Georgeson Botanical Center on the Univ. of AK campus during the summer of 2022. This train is always full of tourists taking the train up from Denali National Park. Our waves are their first taste of Fairbanks hospitality!
12/12/2022
Wishing you all a holiday season filled with laughter, good will - and of course, good music! (Some members are missing from the photo.)
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