BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Paradise City Music//paradisecitymusic//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Members Discovery Series: Skye Consort &\; Emma Björling DTSTART:20261009T233000Z DTEND:20261010T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T205247Z UID:event-457@paradisecitymusic DESCRIPTION:Skye Consort &\;amp\; Emma Björling perform whirling polsk as\, groovy reels\, passionate love songs and breathtaking hymns all found in or inspired by music from Scandinavia\, The British Isles\, French Can ada and the New World. Their trans-Atlantic arrangements and original com positions spring from an extraordinary collaboration consisting of voices\ , fiddle\, nyckelharpa\, cello\, bouzouki\, banjo\, and percussion. Each musician brings their individual passion to both traditional practices and inventive music-making.***Skye Consort was formed in 1999\, has performed and toured extensively\, and has 8 full-length albums. In late 2018\, Sk ye Consort\, in collaboration with Emma Björling\, created a new repertoi re grown from Scandinavian\, Québecois and Celtic roots. The recording wa s released on LEAF Music in May 2019 and is distributed worldwide on Naxos . Their self-titled debut album\, Skye Consort &\;amp\; Emma Björling\ , won the OPUS (QC\, Canada) award for best world music album 2020. The s econd collaborative recording between Skye Consort and Emma Björling\, en titled Ode &\;amp\; Ballade\, features Emma Björling (lead voice\, per cussion)\, Seán Dagher (lead voice\, Irish bouzouki\, banjo)\, Amanda Kee smaat (cello\, voice)\, Simon Alexandre (nyckelharpa\, violin\, voice)\, a nd Alex Kehler (nyckelharpa\, violin\, voice) on the album\, also composin g and arranging. The musicians sing in three languages (Swedish\, French\, English)\, and the words “ode” and “ballade” resonate with meanin g in all three: poem\, song\, tale\, sonnet\, folly\, chant\, and dance. T he music of this album combines elements from world music and classical tr aditions to offer audiences thoughtful arrangements and creative compositi ons: a Swedish Polska accompanied by Québec foot percussion and 18th-cent ury Scottish-style chords\, a French song with Norwegian-sounding interlud es between the verses\, a Purcell/Playford-style dance tune with Swedish t exts and accompanied on the banjo. About half of the repertoire is origin al compositions by the members of Skye Consort &\;amp\; Emma Björling and all are original arrangements for this formation. The touring configu ration of the band presents 4 musicians from the Ode &\;amp\; Ballade r ecording\, Sean Dagher\, Emma Björling\, Amanda Keesmaat and Alex Kehler (on nyckelharpa\, fiddle\, and voice). The genre\, dubbed "\;trans-Atl antic Chamber Folk"\; by Lyra Magazine (Sweden)\, creates a sound that is unique among folk artists and classical chamber ensembles. Through the group’s love of different folk traditions and baroque styles\, they unc over and present many haunting texts and sonic elements from different wor lds that take audiences on an unforgettable journey. All within the group are seasoned instructors eager to share their knowledge and love for their musical traditions in workshops and school programs.Emma Björling (lead voice\, shruti box\, percussion) is an award-winning Swedish singer\, comp oser\, arranger\, active in the renowned Scandinavian bands Kongero and Ly y. Both bands have toured the world\, and are busy in the European folk-tr ad scene. Emma regularly teaches and conducts workshops all over the world .Amanda Keesmaat (cello\, vocals) Principal cellist of Arion Baroque orche stra and director of Space Time Continuo\, Amanda has performed as princip al cello with Early Music groups across Canada\, including Tafelmusik\, Le s Violon du Roy and The Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Amanda Keesmaat\, has also performed with La Nef\, Les Charbonniers de L&apos\;Enfer\, OktoEcho\ , Jean-François Bélanger\, Constantinople and Projet ClaireObscur.Seán Dagher (cittern/bouzouki\, banjo &\;amp\; vocals) is the artistic direc tor of La Nef and an active performer\, arranger\, and composer of music f rom various folk and classical music traditions. He won the OPUS "\;Cr eation of the Year"\; award in 2014 for Sea Songs and has been nominat ed for numerous Adisq awards. He is renowned for his sea shanties with Ubi soft video games\, Assassin’s Creed and Black Flag. He is also host of t he popular YouTube Series\, Shanty of the Week\, and has toured Europe\, I reland\, Canada\, and the US with UK group\, The Longest Johns.Alex Kehler (fiddle\, nyckelharpa\, vocals) In addition to his work with Skye Consort \, he is a member of La Nef\, Kehler Williams duo\, Triton and plays regul arly with Andrew Wells-Oberegger. Alex has extensive experience teaching n yckelharpa and fiddle at music camps\, leading workshops and playing for C ontra-dance\, Balfolk\, and Quebecois dance. He has toured across North Am erica and to Europe with his various projects. He also is earning a reputa tion as a session recording artist for video game composers such as Ubisof t&apos\;s For Honor and movie soundtracks. As a result of this work he tea ches in the composition department at l&apos\;Université de Sherbrooke in their programme &apos\;Musique à l&apos\;image&apos\; for up and coming young composers.\nTickets: https://ironhorse.org/parlorroomshows\nFull lis ting: https://paradisecitymusic.org/show/457 LOCATION:The Parlor Room\, 32 Masonic St.\, Northampton\, MA URL:https://paradisecitymusic.org/show/457 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR