Tingstad & Rumbel bring large crowd to Opera House

Friday night’s Tingstad and Rumbel concert at the Harrington Opera House drew a very good crowd, but the crowd was nothing to compare with the quality of the performance.

Polished, professional and yet comfortable, Nancy Rumbel and Eric Tingstad, a Seattle-based duo, provided a selection of acoustic music. Unusual treatments of well-known songs such as “Summertime,” “Over the Rainbow” and “Crying” were mixed with original compositions.

Tingstad, an accomplished guitarist, played one solo after the break, a piece featuring “flamenco styling on an Edvard Grieg composition.” It was astonishing.

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