Brattleboro House Concerts
Under the Maple/Chez Grossman-Peel
presents STARLING
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th at 7:30PM
Come join contra dance band Starling - Mo Brachfeld and Jared Kirkpatrick - for a night of tunes, harmony singing, percussive dance, and generally too many instruments for two people!
Starling (Mo Brachfeld and Jared Kirkpatrick) is a long-distance duo, coming from Western MA and NC. The two met at dance camp many years ago and have been jamming ever since. In addition to contra dance classics and original tunes, the two have some harmony singing, "queer tunes," and percussive dancing planned!
EMAIL brattleborohouseconcerts@gmail.com
if you would like to attend. Address and further details will be sent to you.
Sliding scale of $15-25 suggested donation (No one turned away)
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MO BRACHFELD is a fiddler and dancer who grew up attending intergenerational music and dance events. They play traditional and original tunes for concerts and dances, including as part of the duo Starling with Jared Kirkpatrick. Mo teaches sean nós (Irish old style) dance in person and online, and is a creator and co-organizer of Dissident Rhythms, a queer percussive dance retreat. They are also a committee member of Youth Dance Weekend. Mo lives in Western Massachusetts where they work on honing their pottery skills and expanding their collection of houseplants.
More about Mo - https://www.mobrachfeld.com
JARED KIRKPATRICK (Starling, Flamingo Sketches) has been immersed in the contra dance world all his life, and has been lucky enough to play with multiple dance bands. With very broad musical influences and interests from Balkan harmony singing to fusion and jazz music, he loves focusing on the possibilities that arise when these styles influence each other and come together. Jared studied jazz vibraphone at Temple University. He is now based in NC, but travels often to play music and run sound at camps and dance communities.
More about Jared - jaredkirkpatrickmusic.com
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