CHE APALACHE, LATINGRASS, AT ORPHEUM IN FOXBORO, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2019
Che Apalache, with an exciting new blend of Latin and Bluegrass music, will be performing on Thursday, May 9, 7:30 p.m., at the Orpheum Theatre, Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center, in the center of Foxborough.
Refreshments will be available.
With a national tour that spans the East Coast and Midwest and ends in California, Argentina’s Che Apalache continues its rapid surge in popularity with both Bluegrass and World Music audiences.
Their Latingrass style (a blend of South American Music and Bluegrass) along with the social issues they address has attracted a national following and media attention.
In 2017 the band received grants from the North Carolina Humanities Council and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities to tour the United States. Everywhere they went on their five-week ramble, they were met with enthusiasm and praise.
At the prestigious Appalachian String Band Music Festival in Clifftop, WV they were awarded first place in the Neo-Traditional band competition. The momentum is growing for Che Apalache, and the future looks promising in both South and North America.
2018 was a breakthrough year for Che Apalache, including three U.S. tours and a feature on NPR’s “All Things Considered” (https://n.pr/2vbtW2p).
Last August they were discovered by legendary banjo player Béla Fleck, who offered to produce their next record. This past February they traveled to Nashville and recorded the album, which will be released August 2019 on Free Dirt Records.
See their website at www.cheapalache.com to listen to the songs on the CD. Three more U.S. tours are scheduled for 2019, including major bluegrass festivals, Universities and Performing Arts Centers, along with showcase clubs.
Evoking images from Appalachia to the Andes, Che Apalache is a testament to a powerful cultural and musical exchange. Formed in the urban neighborhoods of Buenos Aires, they draw deeply from the musical traditions of the Southern US and Latin America to form their singular style.
The group’s founder, Joe Troop (fiddle), hails from Winston-Salem, North Carolina and moved to Argentina in 2010. While patiently carving out a niche in the local music scene, Joe taught bluegrass and old time music for a living.
That’s how he met Mexican Pau Barjau (banjo), and Argentinians Franco Martino (guitar) and Martin Bobrik (mandolin). What began as a band formed between a teacher and his students has evolved into a rich musical collaboration that addresses social issues to bridge the gap dividing the Americas.
Tickets for the concert are $20, available at the Orpheum box office, 508-543-2787, or online at
For more information, contact
boxoffice@orpheum.org
call, or visit the website.