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Billy Wylder Live on the Land: A Concert and Community Festivity
With great pleasure we present Billy Wylder live on the land at the home of Lynz and John Morahn in Ashford, CT! Join us for a beautiful summer show and community celebration. The evening begins with a potluck at 6pm; concert and bonfire jam to follow! Email billywylderfamily@gmail.com for the address and more info.
$20 suggested donation. Friends, lovers, kids, instruments, potluck offerings, spirits, lawn chairs, blankets all welcome :) Limited camping available, please message the host to coordinate if interested: Lindsay.morahn@gmail.com
Rain or shine - show in beautiful home in the event of rain. Space limited, first come first serve.
BILLY WYLDER
"A spiritual cousin to Paul Simons Graceland" -Seven Days
From the front-lines at Standing Rock to the archaic streets of Jerusalem, the Sahel Desert to Carnegie Hall, music has been the source of strength for Billy Wylder. The band features Avi Salloway (Bombino/Hey Mama/Avi & Celia) joined by an inspired cast of singular artists who have performed across five continents including concerts at the Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center. From 2013-16, Salloway toured the globe with Bombino, the Tuareg guitar hero from Niger, Africa. While on the journey and since returning, Salloway wrote the material on the bands new album, Strike the Match (Sand & Gold Records, released 9.7.18).
Salloway has been bringing these songs to life with the Wylder Family, a group of dear friends and musical kindred spirits. In between shows, the band spent ten days recording at Eyeland Studio in the Columbus Theatre, home of The Low Anthem. The music weaves together American folk and rock with sensibilities from the Sahara Desert: think Andrew Bird meets Ali Farka Toure, Pete Seeger and Talking Heads. Strike the Match expands on American musical traditions, building a bridge to their African roots and coloring the songs with experimental art-rock textures: gilded string lines, synthesizers, and angular guitars. Mother Earth is at its center, surrounded by stories of love, conflict, change and dreams.
The band has toured extensively, performing and collaborating with renowned artists including Jack Johnson, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Bombino, The Low Anthem, and Pete Seeger.
Avi Salloway vocals, guitar, harmonica
Rob Flax violin, synthesizers, vocals
Krista Speroni bass, vocals
Zamar Odongo drums, vocals
www.billywylder.com
Brought to you by the Morahn family and Westford Hill Distillers. Westford Hill Distillers celebrates the culture of craft spirits, producing European-style brandies from local fruit plus other fine spirits since 1998. Stop by the distillery on the day of the show 11am-6pm for a tour and tasting on the historic farm (less than a mile from the concert).
Westford Hill Distillers, 196 Chatey Road, Ashford, CT www.westfordhill.com
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LocationHome of Lynz Morahn (View)
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Ashford, CT 06278
United States
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