— from Susannah Weaver for the Orcas Center —
Rising Appalachia brings to Orcas Center a collection of sounds, stories, and songs steeped in tradition and a devotion to world culture on Thursday, August 25 at 7:30 pm on Center Stage. Sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith tear into sound with sensual prowess as stages ignite revolutions and words light up soul fires. Listen to their beautiful sound for banjo and fiddle duets and poetic harmonies like only sisters can do. Joined full time by their beloved band, Biko Casini on percussion, and David Brown on stand up bass and baritone guitar, expect everything from folk standards to jazz, to New Orleans soul, to old mountain traditional, to activist anthems, as their style redefines folk music as a truly living art. Using sound as a tool to spark cultural revolution and birth a new movement, come join them as they create soul sounds for us all. Special guest Sea Stars will be joining them in this performance.
“Rising Appalachia is the aural divinity of two sisters seeped in the deep south flair of harmony, resistance, and poetry” – NPR
“Green Album of the Year” – The Huffington Post
Tickets for Rising Appalachia are $18 for adults and students. The show is sold out at Orcas Center but there will be a waitlist available on a first come first serve basis 1 hour before the concert. There are still tickets available for the Rising Appalachia concert in Friday Harbor at the San Juan Community Theatre on Sunday, August 21 at 7:30 pm.
Rising Appalachia is bringing their commitment to permaculture action to Orcas on Wed, Aug 24 at Orcasong Farm. Details to follow.