July 18-25—BARNARD—- BarnArts Feast & Field Music Series will have a record three events July 18-25, showcasing the series’ ability to have a world-class lineup diverse in genre, gender, and race that keeps true to Vermont roots while also engaging top international artists. Patti Casey & Tom Mackenzie, local folk duo, perform July 18th followed by a unique Saturday event on theJuly 20 with Brookfield’s own Myra Flynn (rescheduled from early June), and Espiral7, hailing from Colombia, hit the stage on July 25 as the most substantial band on the 2024 lineup. Doors open for each event at 5:30 p.m. with music at 6 p.m. and another set at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($5-25) can be purchased online at feastandfield.com.
Patti Casey & Tom Mackenzie, often known as Shady Rill, are a local duo that have strong careers as solo artists and members of other groups. Together they have shared their talents in classrooms, small gatherings, and large festivals here and across the lower 48. Their take on folk music spans French Canadian dance, tin pan alley, old timey country, and originals.
As part of Myra Flynn’s “Feelings” tour Myra and her full band is making a rare Saturday performance for the series, rescheduled from June 6. The Brookfield native is known broadly for her music as well as locally for her journalism, as host of the popular VPR Homegoings podcast. A lyrical storyteller, Flynn’s music has been likened to Jill Scott, Rhinna, Ani Defranco, and Shawn Colvin as she creates her own emotive version of indie/soul.
International powerhouse Espiral7 is based in Cali, Colombia with members hailing throughout the Valle de Cauca region. Cali is a convergence point for many musical styles that influence their work such as pop-Latin, rock-Latin, and Afro-Latin. The band is also inspired by the film making, literature, and graphic design of their home, uniting for a unique sound the band calls Neo-Caleño. BarnArts Feast & Field Music Series is the only New England stop on their US tour.
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Espiral7 is composed of Harlinson Humberto Lozano S. (lead vocals/tenor saxophone), Andrés Mauricio Sánchez Ríos (guitar), Carlos Olmedo Sánchez Mora (percussion), David Andrés Blanco Alvarez (bass), Santiago Melo (piano), May Riascos (congas), and Javier Aponza (trumpet) who all work together to create an immersive and vibrant experience for the audience through their music and simple human connection. This engagement of Espiral 7 is made possible in part through the Performing Arts Global Exchange program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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