Janam ("My Soul") presents dark love songs from Bulgaria, Greece, West Virginia, and beyond for a different spin post-Valentine's Day.
FEATURING:
Dan Auvil - percussion, vocals
Tom Farris - laouto, guitar, percussion
Juliana Graffagna - vocals, accordion
Gari Hegedus - oud, saz, mandocello, mandolin
Shira Kammen - violin, harp, vocals
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Combining funky Balkan rhythms, gritty Appalachian ballads, arresting vocal harmonies, and enchanting acoustic textures, ...
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Drómeno returns to the Red Poppy with Turkish-influenced tunes from Asia-Minor, featuring oud, kanoun, violin, and vocals. This nostalgic music came with refugees from Smyrna, and the sounds are shared among other formerly Ottoman-occupied lands, like Macedonia, as well as the Sephardic Jews of this area. Joined by special guest percussionist Sean Tergis, the first half of the evening will be a sit-down concert, then the floor will be open for some lively regional Greek music for dancing!
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Brother Spellbinder blends elements of folk, chamber pop, and global music through original songs that are both melodic and theatrical. With Instrumentation that includes cello, ukulele, violin, guitar, and three-part harmonies, their performance also features multimedia with live-projected handmade film collages and the release of a new music video.
Wolf & Crow then interweaves sweetly chilling harmonies, woody folk-guitar picking, and their trademark rustic slide guitar to form a haunting...
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With songs emphasizing lyrics and storytelling, as well as world-class musicianship that prizes spontaneity and dialogue, this highly adaptable ensemble led by trumpeter/composer Darren Johnston brings poetry, interplay, vocal harmonies, and a cross-section of musical interests into a curious new blend of roots/art/dance music.
Featuring:
Darren Johnston - trumpet, vocals
David Phillips - pedals, steel guitar, vocals
Jordan Samuels - guitar, vocals
Miles Wick - upright bass, vocals
Jorda...
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Combining funky Balkan rhythms, gritty Appalachian ballads, arresting vocal harmonies, and enchanting acoustic textures, Janam unites some of the Bay Area's most playful and imaginative devotees of southern Balkan and American roots music to weave together folk tunes and their own colorful compositions, taking their audiences on a labyrinthine musical ride.
Featuring:
Dan Auvil - percussion, vocals
Tom Farris - laouto, guitar
Juliana Graffagna - vocals, accordion
Gari Hegedus - oud, saz, ...
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Weaving together banjo, guitar, mandolin, and bouzouki with tender vocal harmonies, nomadic folk duo Fellow Pynins tells enchanted stories both old and new of frolicking through pastures of sheep, dreams of death, and entering the chasms of the human experience. They will be sharing music from their 2016 release, Hunter & the Hunted, as well as new songs from their travels in the British Isles and Ireland.
Featuring:
Ian Van Ornum - vocals, mandolin, guitar
Dani Aubert - vocals, banjo, bouz...
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