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SUMMARY:Susie Glaze & The Hilonesome Band
DESCRIPTION:Susie Glaze & The Highlonesome Band are coming back for a fourth appearance at Caltech! They have been likened to the classic British bands Pentangle and Fairport Convention in that they blend classic folk music with rough-edged stories of tragedy and fate\, all with orchestral arrangements sounding like chamber music gone folk! A lush newgrass Americana folk fusion quintet presenting gorgeous eclectic blends of mountain folk and exciting new grassy and Celtic-inspired originals\, all with the remarkable voice of Susie Glaze. Their most recent studio CD White Swanwas released in March of 2013 to critical acclaim from  No Depression\, FolkWorks\, Pop Matters\, M Magazine for Musicians\, Music News Nashville and FolkWords UK among others\, and it has been charting in the Top 50 on the Roots Music Report’s Combined Internet and Terrestrial Folk Chart since it’s release in March of 2013. Susie Glaze has been honored to be included on the newly-released Compass Records tribute album Dear Jean – Artists Celebrate Jean Ritchie alongside such artists as Judy Collins\, Pete Seeger\, Janis Ian\, Tim O’Brien\, John McCutcheon\, Robin and Linda Williams and many more. \nThey have a brand new recording coming out this spring\, Not That Kind of Girl\, that is produced by Herb Pedersen (Loafer’s Glory\, Dillards\, and many other great bluegrass projects) and features Herb and Chris Hillman (former member of the Byrds\, Flying Buritto Brothers among other groupings) on one track. They will undoubtedly perform a good sampling from this recording at this Caltech show. Don’t miss this chance to hear some great songs\, old and new! Here are a few things being said about Susie Glaze and the Hilonesome Band: \n“The best new band I’ve never heard of!” –  Dan Crary\n“…does something with a song that only great singers can do…”  KCSN\, Northridge\, CA\,\n“One of the most beautiful voices in bluegrass and folk music today.”  KPFK’s FolkScene\n“Her singing is impressive at all ranges…”  Bluegrass Unlimited\n“The band is tight\, great picking\, and beautiful vocals and harmony.”  Che Greenwood\, KVMR\, Nevada City\, CA\n“She held the audience in the palm of her hand….”  Scott Valley Bluegrass Festival \nMore Info: www.susieglaze.com \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/susie-glaze-and-the-hilonesome-band/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150530T200000
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SUMMARY:Bryan Bowers
DESCRIPTION:Though other talented folks have followed in his footsteps\, Bryan Bowers continues to be the pinnacle of autoharp playing in the folk music world\, and he delivers a fine mix of songs\, instrumentals\, and stories. Six years have slipped by since his last visit here\, as we could never coordinate a date that fit with his annual visit to California for the California Autoharp Gathering in the Fresno area in May. We found a way this year and we’re proud to welcome Bryan back. \nBorn in Yorktown\, Virginia\, Bryan was profoundly affected by the singing of field and railroad workers\, and this style of singing is an important part of his sound. It wasn’t until college that he took up playing the autoharp\, but he quickly became a master of the instrument that he has redefined over the years. He is as important to modern autoharp playing as Earl Scruggs has been to the banjo. In his hands\, the autoharp has amazing capabilities of notes and chords\, and his playing brings to mind a full orchestra\, with its full-bodied and varied sound. \nHe mixes a few original songs with some gospel\, traditional\, and songs of current songwriters\, many of them very funny\, such as “Zen Gospel Singing.” Bryan’s humor\, easy manner\, and natural storytelling abilities make his performances a pure delight. \nMore Info: www.bryanbowers.com \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/bryan-bowers/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150509T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150509T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T184953
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SUMMARY:RUNA
DESCRIPTION:We welcome the return of the fine young band\, RUNA for their second appearance at Caltech. Led by step-dancer\, Shannon Lambert-Ryan\, who was nominated for Best Female Vocalist (individual/traditional) in the 2012 and 2013 Irish Music Awards\, RUNA was nominated for Best Song in the world/traditional category\, for Amhran Mhuighinse (Somewhere Along the Road)\, at the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards. These excellent musicians hail from Ireland\, Canada\, and the United States. \n“There is truly a mystical quality to their playing. They create a lyrical sound that is at once unique as well as seamless\,” writes Lori Lander Murphy of Irish Philadelphia. RUNA draws on the diverse musical backgrounds of its band members and offers a contemporary and refreshing approach to traditional and more recently composed Celtic material. Through their repertoire of both highly energetic and graceful\, acoustic melodies\, along with their fusion of music from Ireland\, Scotland\, Canada\, and the United States\, this vocal and instrumental ensemble gives its arrangements of traditional songs and tunes a fresh sound. \n“Best of all\, RUNA sounds like no one else\,” writes Travis Rogers\, Jr. of Music Life and Times. Members of RUNA have played with Solas\, Riverdance\, Slide\, Clannad\, Fiddlers’ Bid\, Moya Brennan\, Eileen Ivers\, Hazel O’Conner\, Full Frontal Folk\, Keith & Kristyn Getty\, Barco Teada\, and the Guy Mendilow Band. RUNA consists of vocalist and step-dancer\, Shannon Lambert-Ryan of Philadelphia\, Dublin-born guitarist\, Fionan de Barra\, Cheryl Prashker of Canada on percussion\, Dave Curley on mandolin\, vocals\, bodhran and step-dancing\, and Maggie Estes on the fiddle. The band won several awards at the 2010 Montgomery Buck Music Awards\, including Best Entertaining Band\, Best Folk Artist\, Best Female Vocalist\, and Best Album for Jealousy. Jim Allford of PA Music Scene writes\, “The band is going to be reckoned with and I really feel they are Grammy bound within time.” \nBill Margeson\, of Irish American News wrote about their newest CD\, Current Affairs\, “…it shows the band at its current best. And\, that best is mighty good. The band’s personnel is an international gumbo of an Irish group. It’s a quintet\, and it’s terrific\, blending wonderful vocals with really exciting instrumentals. This is their fourth album\, and it includes a full variety of tempos\, timings and fresh approaches to the auld’ music. Runa is young\, fresh and exciting. Extremely high level of creativity meets a really high level of musicianship and understanding of the tradition. We love RUNA. Get this CD!!” \nWe say\, don’t miss them! \nMore Info: www.runamusic.com \nTickets: $20 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/runa/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150328T200000
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SUMMARY:Katy Moffatt
DESCRIPTION:Katy Moffatt is a fine Texas-born singer who has written a most impressive body of songs over the years. Her signature sound is her heart-melting voice\, which she uses to great effect on songs that range from country-tinged story ballads to Hank Williams honky-tonk country numbers\, and more. She also has a knack for finding great songs by others. \nAccompanying herself on guitar\, she is at home with many styles of music. This performance will feature a special program\, Midnight Radio: A One-Woman Show\, in which she highlighted the role of women and the power of radio through songs of personal history and the telling of history through song. \nYou will hear songs from the point of view of Sojourner Truth\, Audrey Williams (wife of Hank Williams)\, and Marina Oswald (widow of Lee Harvey Oswald). Katy weaves these perspectives together into a story that is at once singular and universal. \nMore Info: www.katymoffatt.com \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/katy-moffatt/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150314T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150314T220000
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SUMMARY:Paddy Keenan
DESCRIPTION:Paddy Kennan was a founding member of the almost legendary Bothy Band\, the Irish group that did so much to bring about a resurgence in traditional Irish and other Celtic music. The Bothy Band forever changed the face of Irish traditional music\, merging a driving rhythm section with traditional Irish tunes in ways that had never been heard before. Each of the members of that group went on to make huge contributions to live and recorded Celtic music\, and Paddy is no exception. Over the years\, he has combined with an all-star list of musicians\, touring the world and continuing to forge new alliances with other styles\, yet remaining in touch with Irish traditional roots. \nPaddy’s instrument is the uilleann pipes\, the national bagpipe of Ireland\, in which the air supplied to the instrument comes solely from bellows worked by the arm\, not from blowing through a mouthpiece. He was twice voted top uilleann piper by the Irish Music Association\, and is a nominee for a 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award\, with the winner to be announced in January. The Daily Cavalier\, of Charlottesville\, Virginia\, wrote\, “The sheer amount of sound culled from the pipes is breathtaking\, as Keenan expertly weaves intricate layers of resonant tones and wildly quick and expressive notes… In physical appearance and style Keenan is like the Irish Dickie Betts\, fingering intricate lines of notes without disregarding the passion and sentiment of the song…Perhaps most important is the honesty in the music\, and Keenan rocked the house with unique Irish flair.” Paddy will be accompanied by Padraic Conroy\, who will play guitar and do some singing. \nDon’t miss this chance to hear Paddy up close in Caltech’s intimate Beckman Institute Auditorium! \nMore Info: www.paddykeenan.com \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/paddy-keenan/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150228T200000
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SUMMARY:Socks in the Frying Pan
DESCRIPTION:Socks in the Frying Pan is young band just now making a name for themselves on the international scene. We are only too happy to help introduce them to the US audience and vice versa. \nHaving gained a fan-base from four years of gigging around the west of Ireland\, this exciting group has recently started branching out and has been well received for its modern traditional style and energetic approach to music. This\, combined with an acoustic musical interplay\, three-part harmony and an obvious love for live performance\, compliments the traditional essence of both tune and songs in a fresh and entertaining way. \nhttps://youtube.com/watch?v=uBuLckoRfVY \nThe band consists of two brothers\, Shane and Fiachra Hayes on accordion and fiddle/banjo\, accompanied by Aodán Coyne on guitar and vocals. Their first CD\, Socks in the Frying Pan\, consists of songs\, reels\, jigs\, a waltz and a polka. \nCome and enjoy this up and coming band! \nMore Info: www.socksinthefryingpan.com \nTickets: $20 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/socks-in-the-frying-pan/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150213T200000
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SUMMARY:Celtic Fiddle Festival
DESCRIPTION:Many have asked when the Folk Music Society will be bringing Irish fiddler\, Kevin Burke back\, and we’ve been working on that for awhile. Sometimes things just fall into place\, and we are not only getting Kevin\, but we have the entire Celtic Fiddle Festival\, featuring Christian Lemaître (Brittany)\, André Brunet (Québec)\, and Nicholas Quemener (Brittany). \nThe group was founded by Kevin and the late Johnny Cunningham\, formerly of Silly Wizard\, 20 years ago. The band is 3 fiddlers\, along with Nicholas on guitar. The Philadelphia Weekly described them as “among the world’s greatest Celtic fiddlers…breathtaking virtuosity.” The Washington Post wrote\, “Three of the finest folk violinists anywhere. A mastery of regional fiddle styles with alternately soulful\, dazzling and nuanced performances.” \nWe’re very proud to have this ensemble in our series and we hope you will join us! \nMore Info: www.celticfiddlefestival.com \nTickets: $20 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/celtic-fiddle-festival/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150124T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20150124T200000
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SUMMARY:Jim Malcolm
DESCRIPTION:Jim Malcolm has performed in our series four times and also once or twice when he was a member of Old Blind Dogs. The pattern has been to have him every other year\, but because of a scheduling conflict in 2014\, we’re making up for missing him last January. \nJim continues to be one of Scotland’s finest singers\, accompanying himself on 6- and 12-string guitar\, as well as on harmonica. Living Tradition called him “one of the finest singing voices in Scotland in any style\,” and The Scotsman wrote “Jim Malcolm will just melt you in your seat.” \nIn performance\, he splits his time between singing original songs\, many of which end up getting recorded by others\, and he sings songs written or passed down by some of Scotland’s fine writers\, including early ballads from Robert Burns\, Robert Tannahill\, William Soutar\, and his great hero Jim Reid. \nMore Info: www.jimmalcolm.com \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/jim-malcolm/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141213T200000
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SUMMARY:Danú - A Christmas Gathering: Féile na Nollag
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Caltech Public Events\, with the Folk Music Society as marketing partner \nDanú performed in our own series twice\, back in 1997 and then again in 2001. They were a young\, newly formed Irish band\, based in Waterford\, just starting to make a name for themselves. Now\, they are better known and command a larger audience than we can handle\, so Caltech Public Events has booked them for a special Christmas show and they will extend a $5 discount to anyone who mentions the Pasadena Folk Music Society when buying tickets in advance or at the door. \nKnown for their assortment of jigs\, polkas\, reels and songs\, back in 2001 they featured the fine singing of Clarán Ó Gealbháin. They have had a few personnel changes in the intervening years\, including the addition of a new lead singer\, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh from Dunquin in County Kerry\, their first female member. Clarán has left the band\, but founding member\, Dónal Clancy (son of Liam Clancy of the Clancy Brothers) has returned. \nThis show at Caltech will be a homecoming\, as they get ready to celebrate their 20th year anniversary in 2015. Featuring flute\, tin whistle\, fiddle\, button accordion\, bouzouki\, and vocals (Irish and English)\, they have performed around the globe and recorded seven critically acclaimed albums. \nDanú’s agent describes this special holiday show\, Féile na Nollag’ (A Christmas Gathering)\, as follows: \nChristmas in Ireland is one of the most important holidays for families and friends\, as many Irish people living abroad come home to gather in celebration. Local community choirs singing traditional songs for Christmas and Wrens Day (Dec. 26) are a common site throughout Ireland each December. Music and dance gatherings\, in communities both urban and rural\, have often combined for generations to offer a great variety of songs\, music\, and stories for the holidays. \nJoin us in the fun! \nMore Info: www.danumusic.com \nTickets: All seats are reserved. Regular prices are: $32\, $27\, $22 / $10 Youth\, but there is a $5 discount if you mention the Pasadena Folk Music Society when ordering or buying tickets at the door!
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/danu-a-christmas-gathering-feile-na-nollag/
LOCATION:Beckman Auditorium (Big Beckman) at Caltech\, 332 S. Michigan Ave.\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91106\, United States
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SUMMARY:T Sisters
DESCRIPTION:We were planning to take December off\, and just kick back and enjoy the return of Danú to the larger stage of Beckman Auditorim (Big Beckman) in Caltech’s Public Events series the next week. But late in September\, we were contacted by the agent for T Sisters\, an Oakland trio who would be down this way in early December. We did a little checking (see this YouTube video of them doing their song “Molasses”)\, and then we found that they performed at the Kate Wolf Festival and at the Strawberry Music Festival in Yosemite\, two major summer festivals in California. Our former sound man\, Roger Sherman\, heard them at Strawberry\, liked them\, and said they got a great response. \nTheir first recording was produced by Laurie Lewis and the second one was co-produced by famed mandolinist\, Mike Marshall. They are clearly an act on the rise\, and we decided to get them in our series before they get too big to afford. They are just too good to miss. \nThe T Sisters are siblings Erika\, Rachel\, and Chloe Tietjen\, and they’ve been singing together all their lives. Their voices and their harmonies are outstanding\, and they write most of their own songs\, as well as including some covers\, such as their stunning version of Paul Simon’s “American Tune” and the traditional “Wind and Rain.” \nThey sing mostly with guitar accompaniment\, and they may be joined by a bassist and/or manolinist\, and their a cappella songs are not to be missed. One might think of the Andrews Sisters\, from past\, or more recently\, the Roches. Maybe a closer comparison would be the rootsy sirens from the film\, O Brother\, Where Art Thou? Expect some brazenly sassy fun and playful theatricality from these three women\, each of them with a distinct personality. \nMore Info: www.tsisters.com \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/t-sisters/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20141115T200000
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SUMMARY:Jeni & Billy
DESCRIPTION:Update: We just got word that Jeni & Billy have arranged to have a full band for this show! Joining them will be Craig Eastman (fiddle\, lap steel\, and mandolin)\, Dillon O’Brian (keyboards and harmony vocals)\, Denny Weston Jr. (percussion)\, David Jackson (bass &accordion)\, and Dave Way (percussion & guitar)\, and maybe (if he can resolve schedule conflicts)David Jackson (bass & accordion). The Big Picnic Band will make a great even more exciting! Don’t miss it! \nJeni and Billy will be making their second appearance in our series. They put out a new double CD recording last year\, Sweet Song Coming ‘Round\, which consists of live recordings from their western tour the year before. Now they have a brand new recording\, Picnic in the Sky that we are looking forward to hearing. \nThough they write many of their own songs\, this is American roots music at its best. Jeni hails from Jewell Ridge\, Virginia\, coal country in Appalachia\, where she was influenced by church singing and family sing-alongs. She’s also a storyteller and writer who earned a Masters degree in literature and studied under Irish writer\, Paul Muldoon. She traces her vocal style to Virginia Lowe\, the blind music minister of the Friendly Chapel Church on Smith Ridge\, the Appalachian community in which Jeni spent her childhood summers. While her singing has been compared to the lonesome voices of Maybelle Carter and Iris Dement\, her writing has been likened to that of Southerners Carson McCullers\, Flannery O’Connor\, and Lee Smith. \nBilly Kemp\, a Baltimore native\, embraced the sound of country music in the nearby community of Oella – the home of Appalachian migrants who came to the city looking for work in the mills. Fired on by dreams of the Grand Ole Opry and his passion for the sound of Flatt & Scruggs\, Billy headed to Nashville and toured with country bands all over the US\, Canada\, Europe\, and right onto the stage of the Opry. He went on to become a music instructor and producer of various roots music projects. \nTogether\, Jeni and Billy give us wonderful singing and harmonies\, backed by guitar\, banjo\, mandolin\, harmonica\, and bass. Their music is straigtforward and pure. It is difficult to tell the original songs from the traditional ones. We dare you not to smile as you listen to their song\, “If I Ever Get Ten Dollars.” One listener commented\, “This is either the most sophisticated simple music or the simplest sophisticated music I’ve ever heard.” \nMore Info: www.jeniandbilly.com \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children\n \n 
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/jeni-billy/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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SUMMARY:Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands
DESCRIPTION:We are extremely pleased to welcome back Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands to our series from Berkeley\, California. \nLaurie is certainly one of the most prominent women of bluegrass today\, with her voice\, guitar\, and fiddle\, but her songwriting and song interpreting sets her apart from the bluegrass world. She can do a great job on Bill Monroe and Carter family songs\, but her originals\, from early ones\, like Texas Bluebonnets to recent compositions\, like Here Today\, prove her to be a substanial songwriter. Fiddler\, Darol Anger\, said of her\, ” Laurie’s strength manifests in many ways: her commanding presence on stage combined with an emotional vulnerability\, the truths in her lyrics\, her physical voice which transcends gender\, her strong commitment to causes and issues in which she deeply believes\, which all resonate with a respect for the land\, the natural world\, and human mercy and justice.” \nThe Right Hands consist of longtime sidekick\, Tom Rozum\, a spectacular manodlinist\, singer\, and guitarist\, Southern California’s own Patrick Sauber on banjo and vocals\, Chad Manning on fiddle\, and Andrew Conklin on upright bass. Their music is a joy to behold. \nRead the recent article in Bluegrass Unlimited that gives a pretty fair assessment of Laurie’s music\, including a bit about her most recent recordings\, Laurie & Kathy Sing The Songs Of Vern & Ray\, (with Kathy Kallick) and One Evening In May. \nDont miss this show! \nMore Info: www.laurielewis.com \nTickets: $18 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/laurie-lewis-and-the-right-hands/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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SUMMARY:Moira Smiley & VOCO
DESCRIPTION:Moira Smiley & VOCO is a visionary blend of voices – redefining harmony singing with the power & physicality of folksong\, the avant-garde fearlessness of Béla Bartók and delicious\, vaudevillian accompaniment of cello\, banjo\, ukelele\, accordion and body percussion. Moira Smiley’s award-winning original music and spell-binding American and East European folksongs light up the stage with rompin’ stompin’ body percussion and warm wit. \nNamed #1 a cappella group in the U.S. in 2007\, Moira Smiley & VOCO is the energy of street singing and the elegance of a string quartet. Expect magnificent\, hair-raising performances – music that mourns and dances at the same time. Called “fascinating and multi-lingual” by the LA Times\, “Persuasive\, near perfect musicians” by the Herald Times\, “gritty and ethereal\, banjo to Bartók” by the Village Voice. \nThis is their second appearance at Caltech\, and you may also remember Moira from her performances here with the group\, Molly’s Revenge\, with whom she sometimes performs. Be ready for a real treat with this show! \nMore Info: http://moirasmiley.com/VOCO_main.html \nTickets: $15 / $5 for Caltech students and children
URL:https://pasadenafolkmusicsociety.org/event/moira-smiley-voco/
LOCATION:Beckman Institute Auditorium at Caltech\, 400 S. Wilson Avenue\, Pasadena\, CA\, 91001-1649\, United States
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