Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem: An Evening of Holiday Music Stone Soup Coffeehouse at Slater Mill, December 3rd
Pawtucket-?? Looking for a little light as the days get darker? Come party with Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem as they release WINTERSONG ??? a Christmas CD that skips the holiday canon and digs up the power and beauty at the roots of this ancient holiday. Join us for??An Evening of Holiday Music at Stone Soup Coffeehouse, Saturday December 3rd, 7pm at Slater Mill.
Like New Englanders in wintertime, WINTERSONG summons two responses to the dark: reflection and celebration. Hole up and think about your life, then go out and party. The band???s offical??release at Stone Soup??features plenty of both, from danceable, electric guitar- and banjo-driven carols and songs, to hushed Tennyson and Longfellow settings, to fiddle-driven New Year???s shouts from the Georgia Sea Islands and Louisiana. The sum of these parts is a surprising winter journey full of fierce poetry, wild joy and hope for humanity. “For many years, Stone Soup Coffeehouse has been ringing in the season by hosting performers who have prepared special nights of music that celebrate the holidays, from The New England Christmastide??Musicians, Diane Ziegler, Atwater-Donnelly and Barnacle,” says Barbara Wahlberg, the booking coordinator for Stone Soup. “This year we welcome the folk super-group Randi Arbo and daisy mayhem. It is sure to be a new, unique, and lovely evening of Songs of the Season. Please join us for this special performance” ??
LISTINGS INFORMATION FOR UPCOMING SHOWS
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem: An Evening of Holiday Music Saturday, December 3rd at 7pm Tickets $22 (children under 12 half price) http://stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/event/rani-arbo-and-daisy-mayhem Joanne Lurgio and Michael Laureanno Saturday, January 7th at 7pm Tickets $16 (children under 12 half price) http://stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/event/joanne-lurgio-and-michael-laureanno/ Sally Rogers and Claudia Schmidt Saturday, March 4th at 7pm Tickets $18 (children under 12 half price) http://stonesoupcoffeehouse.org/event/sally-rogers-and-claudia-schmidt/?instance_id=14
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ABOUT RANI ARBO & DAISY MAHEM Rani Arbo??& daisy mayhem are Rani Arbo (fiddle, guitar), Andrew Kinsey (bass, banjo, ukulele), Anand Nayak (electric and acoustic guitars) and Scott Kessel (percussion). At the helm, Arbo is ???blessed with an unmistakable voice, both light RANI ARBO & DAISY MAYHEM and sultry, with a hint of tremolo and smoke??? (Acoustic Guitar). With Kinsey and Nayak???s vibrant baritones and Kessel???s resonant bass, the band???s signature lockstep harmonies can shake the rafters or hush the room. Arbo???s fiddle is sweet and sinewy, while Nayak???s guitar stretches across genre lines. Kinsey???s old-time bass anchors the deep groove of Kessel???s homemade percussion kit ??? a truly funky collection of cardboard boxes, tin cans, caulk tubes, packing-tape tambourines, bottle-cap rattles, Mongolian jaw harps, and a vinyl suitcase.
In??the lineage of string bands who blur the boundaries of American roots music, Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem have always been standard-bearers, with a particular knack for pairing words and music. From bluegrass barnstormers to sultry swing, old-time gospel to bluesy folk-rock, they consistently turn in lush arrangements with ???stylish, unexpected choices??? (Acoustic Guitar). Original songs fit seamlessly aside artful re-workings of Georgia Sea Islands music, Hank Williams, Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen ??? just a few of the many places this band is willing to go. Writes Maverick Magazine, ???How refresh-ing to hear something that sounds as if it has come from people who are genuinely original thinkers. As soon as Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem strike up, you realize this is a band that is unpredictable and impossible to pigeonhole. But, what a thoroughly mellifluous melange ??? sophisticated, soulful and always handled with care and a lightness of touch that is part folk/jazz/ country, part blues/old time, and all good. There is a togetherness that flows right through the heart of the performance. It never gets too clever and always remains understated and classy.
ABOUT STONE SOUP COFFEEHOUSE Stone Soup Coffeehouse is one of the oldest coffeehouse venues in New England, presenting live music on Saturday nights from September through May. Stone Soup presents talented artists such as Greg Brown, Patty Larkin, Ellis Paul, and Catie Curtis as well as many gifted acoustic musicians and songwriters from Rhode Island and the New England Area. Stone Soup Coffeehouse has a history of recognizing talent and is proud to have featured many artists, such as, Dar Williams, Ingrid Michaelson, The Low Anthem, and Erin McKeown, many of whom have since become well known internationally.
Stone Soup is a member of the Boston Area Coffeehouse Association and supports the work of the Rhode Island Songwriters Association (RISA) and The Red Bandana Fund.
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