Nightingale (Special Event)

"The perfect balance between tradition and innovation"Over the past decade, the three superb musicians who make up Nightingale, Becky Tracy (fiddle), Jeremiah McLane (piano, accordion), and Keith Murphy (guitar, mandolin, foot percussion, vocals), have charmed audiences with their vibrant and imaginative explorations of musical traditions that carry listeners across New England to Quebec, Newfoundland, Ireland, France, and beyond.Hailed in Sing Out! Magazine for their "impeccable playing ... danceable and exciting, with a reflective approach to the music," Nightingale has fashioned a fresh and distinctive sound that is innovative while rooted in Celtic and Northern European folk traditions. From a Newfoundland ballad to a blazing set of Irish reels, from a rollicking Quebecois chanson-a-repondre to a lilting bourree from Central France, their song and tune arrangements find the perfect balance between tradition and innovation.Nightingale is well-known as one of the best, most sought-after contradance bands ever to come out of Vermont, and they will be playing for the FSGW Sunday night dance the very next night. But their music goes well beyond mere danceability?their innovative arrangements of traditional songs and their invocation of traditional elements into their contemporary material demand the opportunity to be heard in a concert situation.Dance the night away at a contradance, but come sit down on Saturday evening and be amazed at the depth and intricacy of their music.