Valley Stage Productions presents Former Joy Kills Sorrow lead singer Emma Beaton and Nic Gareiss at On the Rise Bakery on Saturday, May 17 beginning at 7:30 p.m. They will bring a combination of crystal clear vocals, stunning harmonies, uncluttered accompaniment on bouzouki and claw hammer banjo, delicate and perfectly sweet tradfolk music at its best to this performance.
It is seldom that a young folk duo emerges with so focused a direction and critical regard. After their first show together, Emma Beaton and Nic Gareiss' sound was lauded "delicate and broken and perfectly sweet."
Emma's 2008 solo release, "Pretty Fair Maid" was awarded a Canadian Folk Music Award, naming her the 2008 Young Performer of the Year. Her singing has been described as "gorgeous and clear," the music, "diverse and inventive".
Nic, a dancer, singer, and bouzouki-player from northern Michigan has danced and played across Europe and the states with The Chieftains, Tim O'Brien, Footworks, and Uncle Earl. He has studied and performed music and dance internationally, including a year in Irish Music Performance at the University of Limerick in Ireland, where he is now studying to earn his Masters degree.
Emma and Nic first met at several music camps and began playing together late at night after square dances and evening-long fiddle tunes sessions. The songs they sang became the last music of the night. Today, their music retains a sense of staid nostalgia and quiet, almost secretive intimacy, grounded in Celtic and Americana traditions, but ultimately all their own.
Tickets ($10) are available at http://valleystage.net/concerts-festivals/poets-players/artists-2/emma-beaton-and-nic-gareiss.html and at the door though there is limited seating. Please call 434-4563 for more information.
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