Sat, Sep 6 8:00 pm
Tickets
$17-25
Get ready for an exhilarating evening of trans-Atlantic folk music with Skye Consort & Emma Björling! This acclaimed ensemble weaves together traditions from Québec to Sweden with rousing instrumentals, soaring vocals, and infectious rhythms.
About Skye Consort & Emma Björling:
Skye Consort & Emma Björling perform trans-Atlantic arrangements of songs from Sweden, Norway, Ireland, Scotland, England, Québec, Acadia, and the USA, as well as original compositions. Each musician brings their own individual interpretation to these traditions to create this extraordinary collaboration, consisting of voices, fiddle, nyckelharpa, cello, bouzouki, banjo, and percussion. Collectively, the band presents an assortment of whirling polskas, groovy reels, passionate love songs, breathtaking hymns, and original compositions.
Skye Consort was formed in 1999, has performed and toured extensively, and has eight full-length albums. In late 2018, Skye Consort, in collaboration with Emma Björling, created a new repertoire grown from Scandinavian, Québecois, and Celtic roots. Their self-titled debut album, Skye Consort & Emma Björling, won the OPUS (QC, Canada) award for best world music album in 2020. Their second album, Ode & Ballade (2024), has sent them touring the globe once again, across North America and Scandinavia, selling out venues and making new friends and fans wherever they go. For more information, visit: skyeconsort.org
Event Sponsored by Two Colonial Fans