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Never Come Down & TAARKA

About Never Come Down:

If you never take a chance, you can never get it wrong...

...so you better take a chance before its gone.

These lyrics from the song Chances on their self-titled debut album have become a mantra for the members of Never Come Down. As Joe Suskind puts it, I suddenly had all these opportunities- hosting a weekly bluegrass showcase, meeting a publisher who liked my music and finding musicians who were writing, playing, and aligning their lives with their craft like me. We all felt the pull to take a chance on our music and each other. Were taking a real swing at it. Earnest songwriting, dedication to craft, and genuine care for the music is at the forefront of what they do. We never tell eachother what to play. You can feel when the music is right. Its that feeling- that space Never Come Down creates- that has captivated audiences from the onset.

TAARKA:

Described by SF Weekly as a collision of Django Reinhardt and David Grisman, Taarka is the new acoustic supergroup (Flagstaff Live) presenting masterfully deep americana and gypsyjazz string band music! Led by the husband-and-wife team of David Pelta-Tiller (mandolin, tenor guitar, vocals) and Enion Pelta-Tiller (five-string violin, vocals) and bassist Troy Robey, and lately their forth member has been either master guitarist Grant Gordy (David Grisman Quintet), or the impeccable guitarist Ross Martin (Matt Flinner Trio)

David, a versatile picker raised in Virginia on a steady diet of bluegrass, Celtic, classical and gypsyjazz, and Enion Pelta-Tiller, a classically-trained violinist who can switch seamlessly between Bartok and bebop (not to mention Gypsy jazz, punk, rock, bluegrass) began their journey together in 2001. After meeting at a Brooklyn Browngrass gig, the two began a Gypsy jazz busker act in the New York City subway before hitting the road as Taarka.