EVENTS & TICKETS
Dec 10, Rydvall/Mjelva from Scandinavia with guest Steven Jobe
Concert at the Pump House/Shady Lea Guitars, 1464 Kingstown Road, Wakefield
Swedish keyed fiddle player Erik Rydvall and Hardanger fiddle player Olav Luksengård Mjelva, from Røros in Norway, are both counted among the foremost folk musicians of their generation. Their debut album as a duo, Isbrytaren (Heilo), was released in 2013 to glowing reviews, and that same year Olav Mjelva was named folk musician of the year at the Folkelarm festival. Isbrytaren also won an award at Folkelarm, and was nominated for a Spellemannspris (Norwegian Grammy) in the category Folk Music and Traditional Music.
Our friend, Rhode Island’s composer/performer Steven Jobe (hurdy gurdy, viola, bassoon) shares the bill for this very special night.
Dec 17 Robinson and Rohe: The Longest Winter
| Liam Robinson and Jean Rohe bring their folk music roots and contemporary sensibilities to songs new and old. Robinson & Rohe go deep into the Christmas repertoire: the mystical, the melancholic, the soulful, the sublime. Expect songs you may not know: haunting melodies of old Europe, joyful singalongs of the Southern US, and modern takes on the strange and ancient Christmas tale.Please join us for this special encore presentation, a guaranteed magical evening.
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January 14, 2017 Kate Taylor
Born in New England and raised in North Carolina, Kate shares her dual musical heritage with brothers James, Livingston, Hugh, and her late brother Alex. Her roots run deep in the soul, gospel and rockabilly sounds of her southern upbringing and in the literate folk, pop and Appalachian stylings that comprise the balance of her family’s shared musical legacy.In a recent show review, The Huffington Post said, “Her heart ignites a sea of beauty expressed in a myriad of harmony, rhythm and passion. Musically, she is seamless. She effortlessly and brilliantly flies through a wide swath of styles, from blues to country to ballad to gospel and beyond.”