TapRoot Sessions presents Eloise & Co (Women in Roots series)

TapRoot Sessions Women in Roots Series: Eloise & Co
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Saturday, January 22, 7pm to 9pm
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Dewey Hall, 91 Main Street, Sheffield, MA 01257
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Tickets $20, Proof of Vaccination Required
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Contact: taprootsessions@gmail.com, 413 429 1176
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Seating is limited, masks and proof of vaccination required at the door.
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TapRoot Sessions Women in Roots music series seeks to highlight the
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contribution of women to the traditional music scene, provide
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performance opportunities for women artists, and inspire future
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generations of girls and women to participate and lead in the folk
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community.
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Eloise & Co. features the combined creative force of two of the
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country’s most sought-after acoustic traditional musicians, Becky
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Tracy and Rachel Bell. These two, sometimes playing as a duo and other
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times joined by one of several powerhouse backup players including
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Owen Morrison, Bethany Waickman, Rachel Aucoin, and Andrew
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VanNorstrand, crank out dance and concert music with unbridled energy
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and soaring beauty.
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Becky Tracy: fiddle, octave fiddle, vocals
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Rachel Bell: accordion, piano, vocals.
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Originally thrown together at a gig where Becky led the contra dance
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portion of the evening and Rachel led the French dance part of the
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evening, they have continued to fuse these two elements into their
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concerts and dances, as well as adding songs and original compositions
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to the mix. Their first recording, “More, Please” was released in July
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of 2018, and as its name suggests, they are already dreaming of the
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next recording.
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“It would be difficult to overstate the sheer joy experiencing Eloise
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& Co. brings. It exhibits my favorite combination of exuberant, even
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virtuosic playing with loose precision—a favorite oxymoron—and earthy,
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vulnerable vocals. Having recorded a great deal of Celtic, acoustic,
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Americana, et. Al. Over the years, 'Eloise's' qualities make its
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performances instantly accessible.”
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—Alfred Grunwell, recording engineer and sound technician
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This Concert is supported by a grant from the Sandisfield Local

Cultural Council.