Pine Tree Flyers & The Young Tradition Touring Group

Doors open an hour before showtime.

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The Young Tradition Touring Group is an ensemble of talented teenage musicians and singers from Vermont and Maine, led this year by Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tischler (of Springtide, Gawler Family Band, and their duo, Elsie & Ethan), who will be on tour in New England this April.   A program of Vermont Folklife, the Touring Group nurtures youth involvement in traditional music, providing opportunities to learn from and be inspired by tradition bearers, to build strong connections with their peers, and to perform engaging repertoire for communities in Vermont and beyond.  This year’s Touring Group performances feature an exciting and diverse program showcasing the traditional musical influences of New England, including music rooted in Québec, Vermont, and Maine as well as popular current influences from Scandinavia and Old Time playing.  Enjoy energetic reels that will have folks dancing in their seats, many-layered arrangements of lovely fiddle harmonies, and several songs, including one collected by Vermont’s Margaret MacArthur and one by much-missed friend and mentor Pete Sutherland.

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Join us for a joyous evening of music with the Pine Tree Flyers! Four of the finest voices in New England’s traditional music scene shine a renewed light on the tunes of the Northeast with excitement and respect. From festival stages and concert halls to raucous August nights at fiddle camp, the Flyers are here to make sure New England music has a seat at the table as a distinct and vital American tradition. All residents of the great state of Maine, Katie McNally (fiddle), Emily Troll (accordion), Benjamin Foss (guitar), and Neil Pearlman (piano) cut their teeth playing for contra dances and learning from the greats. Individually, they’ve toured the world playing Irish, Scottish, and Quebecois music and they bring this wellspring of knowledge and technical prowess to the American music that was born from these traditions. 

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