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Traditional Youth Song and Tune Showcase
We're excited to present our third annual showcase of young performers who sing and play traditional (or trad-like) folk songs and tunes. Performers include Max Godfrey, Elias Alexander and Vox Hunters (Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi). The show will be opened by The Miller Family and The Ladles.
Max Godfrey is a Georgia singer, music teacher, and aspiring farmer. He got started singing worksongs at Sylvester Manor Farm on Shelter Island and has travelled around the country sharing call-and-response songs at farms, grange halls, and festivals in hopes of weaving traditional music back into the fabric of everyday life. His loud-hollering style reflects the diverse influences of Big Bill Broonzy, Roscoe Holcomb, Blind Willie McTell, and Tommy Jarrell.
Elias Alexander throws himself wildly into a number of artistic forms, including music, acting, and poetry. Originally from Oregon, he graduated from Middlebury College in 2013 with an honors degree in music. While in Vermont he was winner of the Young Adult category at the Vermont Young Tradition Competition 2012. He then moved down to Boston to be part of the vibrant celtic and acoustic music scene. He is the frontman and piper of Afro-Celtic Funk band Soulsha, which he co-founded with keyboard and mandolin magician Neil Pearlman. He also plays border pipes and sings in the Boston-based modern-Scottish group Fresh Haggis, percussion and pipes in fusion band Cat and the Moon, and harmonica, guitar, and fiddle in a duo with Max Godfrey, of Georgia. Max and Elias's debut CD will be released this spring.
Vox Hunters (Armand Aromin and Benedict Gagliardi) are musically bound by a shared love of traditional Irish music as well as an eclectic amalgam of songs both inside and far outside the realm of "folk music". Armed with 2 voices, a fiddle and a concertina the boys present an exciting repertoire of driving dance tunes blended with an unorthodox collection of interesting songs and musical varia.
The show will open with two talented groups of young performers: The Ladles and The Miller Family. The Ladles (Katie Martucci on guitar, vocals and fiddle, Caroline Kuhn on tenor banjo and vocals, and Lucia Purpura-Pontoniere on fiddle and vocals) met this past fall at the New England Conservatory of Music where they are all students in the Contemporary Improvisation program. After discovering their shared love of harmony (and knitting) they decided to form a band. All three are songwriters and performers in their own right, but together they create a unique sound influenced by their backgrounds in traditional folk, jazz, choral music, and Motown. Their songs are a combination of rich harmony, traditional acoustic instrumentation and distinctive arrangements.
The Miller Family siblings, Ruby May, Evelyn and Samuel from Smithfield, Rhode Island, have been teaming up with local master artists including Atwater-Donnelly and Sheila Falls to hone their musical skills since they were 7, 9 and 11. Although Ruby and Evelyn have full time college schedules, and Samuel is in high school, they continue to study classical piano as well as traditional music on guitar, fiddle, whistle, bodhrán, harmonica and concertina. They have competed in numerous regional and national Irish step dancing contests with The Goulding School of Irish Dance. Infusing their performances with toe-tapping rhythm and rich vocal harmonies, they bring a unique interpretation to traditional music.
FSSGB is delighted to be able to present these talented young musicians and support their efforts to carry on the tradition.
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LocationFirst Parish of Watertown (View)
35 Church Stret
Watertown, MA 02472
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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