Midwinter Spirits Concert
Event on 2012-02-19 19:00:00
Twilight Music presents an evening of acoustic music to lighten the midwinter spirits by Julia Josephine Slone, Libby Garofalo, Iain MacHarg and Charity and Dan Houghton at Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery on Sunday, February 19 at 7:00 pm.
The Midwinter Spirits Concert features dazzlingly harmonized vocal music and thrilling sets of traditional Celtic tunes played on bagpipes, whistles, Irish flute, guitar and bouzouki. The five Vermont-based performers bring their sounds together on several pieces for a lush harmonic feast that includes quartets of pipes and voices, compositions by Julia, Dan and Iain, and original arrangements of songs from Tori Amos’ acclaimed “Midwinter Graces” record.
Since touring in 2011 with her indie rock & soul show, and being dubbed “among the state’s top young female stars” by Vermont’s Seven Days, Julia J. Slone has reconnected with her a cappella roots as a choral director and arranger. Her soon to be released disco and vocal jazz infused pop record "Wow Me" follows her 2010 CD "The Baby And The Bath Water," described by The Brattleboro Reformer as “irrepressibly rich…with…shiny sound and abundant spirit, warmth and wisdom.“
Julia is partnered on vocals by the luminous Libby Garofalo, of Atom Planet and Brattleboro’s biggest Afro-funk band Fenibo, and versatile powerhouse singer/songwriter Charity Houghton, who has taken to the stage and studio over the last two decades singing gospel, blues, rock and the music of Appalachia. The three voices together have a profound and joyful resonance that will warm your very bones.
Dan Houghton, of the bands Cantrip, Parcel of Rogues and Prydein, is a Scottish piper, flautist, guitarist and winner of the Scottish Lowland and Border Piper’s Society Open Borderpipes and New Composition events. He has toured and taught extensively throughout Britain, Europe, Ireland, America, Asia and the Antipodes, and recorded a solo CD "The Long March Home."
Iain MacHarg is a champion piper and director of the Vermont Institute of Celtic Arts. Vermont’s only full-time piping instructor, and a music professor at Norwich University, Iain has founded three Highland pipe bands in Vermont (Catamount Grade 3 & 4, Green Mountain Highlanders), and published a collection of original tunes for the bagpipe called "Feadan Mor." Iain has recorded two albums, "Rooted in Tradition" and "Celtic Christmas."
Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery is located at 139 Main Street in downtown Brattleboro, VT. Tickets for this concert are General / Students and Seniors. For ticket reservations and information, call 802-254-9276. For more information, visit www.JuliaMusic.com, www.cantrip-music.co.uk, www.vtcelticarts.org and www.hookerdunham.org.
at Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery
139 Main Street
Brattleboro, United States
THE REVIVAL TOUR 2012 / Chuck Ragan (of Hot Water Music) / Dan Andriano (of Alkaline Trio and In The Emergency Room) / Cory Branan / Nathaniel Rateliff
Event on 2012-04-06 20:00:00
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Doors 8pm. Show 9pm.
Rooted in oral traditions, folk music is instilled with values that focus on openness and sharing, with no one giving a greater gift to this genre than Chuck Ragan has with The Revival Tour. "It's an age-old idea and the way that families and communities have shared music for hundreds of years," Ragan explains when asked where the inspiration for the Revival Tour came from. "At the end of most tours I went on, everyone would end up on stage together anyway so I thought why not communicate more before hand so we can share the old way collaboration onstage from the onset as the folks that came before us all did in the past?'"
Ragan has traveled the world as a member of celebrated punk act Hot Water Music as well as a solo musician for the past two decades. Through his third solo album, Covering Ground, Ragan pens a depiction of his transient lifestyle as well as an apologetic letter to the loved ones he has had to leave behind in his nomadic quest across the country.
Ragan nurtured the idea into fruition in 2008 with the first tour comprising Avail's Tim Barry, Lucero's Ben Nichols and a cast of revolving guests-including Against Me!'s Tom Gabel. This year's lineup promises just as much talent as the inaugural year, featuring Alkaline Trio's Dan Andriano, Cory Branan, and Nathaniel Rateliff. Andriano is best known for being co-vocalist and bassist in the punk rock band, Alkaline Trio, but he has been busy with a solo project, In The Emergency Room, that embraces a more gentle side, proving this man to be a truly multi-faceted musician.
Branan has been associated with Lucero, having lent his pipes to some of their songs whereas Rateliff offers his listeners a heartfelt twang that melds the earnestness of folk with the roughed up nature of old rock 'n roll.
Revival Tour unites people in a camaraderie that is unmatched, drawning in musicians and listeners alike as a moth to a flame. "We live and breathe this music and I think it's just a natural instinct for people who believe and live music to want to share that with other like-minded musicians," he summarizes. "For those of us that have been traveling on the road for years it makes for a more interesting show not only for us involved but also for the folks who are spending their time and money to come see and support it. It truly is an unforgettable event."
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