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The Spark Tour: Oliver Swain, Emily Braden, Ben Sollee

Oliver Swain, Emily Braden and Kentuckian Cellist Ben Sollee(The Sparrow Quartet...
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Sun. March 29th 2015 + Add to Calendar Fairfield United Church (All Ages)
7:30pm - 10:00am  Doors at: 7:00pm $18 adv, $22 door

Artists

Oliver Swain
Folk-Noir, Americana from Victoria BC
Available for Shows/Gigs
Emily Braden
from New York New York
Unknown
Ben Sollee

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Physical tickets at: Lyles Place, Larsen Music, http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-spark-tour-ben-sollee-emily-braden-oliver-swain-tickets-15645633511?a

Event Description

Oliver Swain, Emily Braden and Kentuckian Cellist Ben Sollee(The Sparrow Quartet) met last summer on stage at the Canmore Folk Festival. The workshop was so thrilling that the three have v=created a follow up tour with each member contributing material to this kinetic triple bill!
Those who know Oliver Swain and Emily Braden are aware the two have been collaborating for years; the award winning NYC Jazz singer and WCMA nominated folk artist have wowed international audiences from coast to coast touring with Swain's band BIG MACHINE. But last year something magical happened when they were paired with Kentucky-born cellist and former Sparrow Quartet (Bela Fleck) member Ben Sollee, during a festival workshop. For everyone involved, it quickly became obvious that the combination of the three created a unique spark that doesn't often happen.
In attendance at that show was Peter Wrench, a Brighton (UK) based Theatre Owner who said, "My award for the very best session from a fine set of musical encounters has to go to a Big Machine/Ben Sollee jam on Monday afternoon. The combination of Sollee's cello and Swain's double bass and Emily Braden's beautiful jazz-inflected vocals, set up a rolling beast of a sound which seemed to surprise and delight its creators just as much as their audience. Everything from straight country to 'Kentucky calypso' to chaingang hollers was grist to a very fine mill."

Venue

Fairfield United Church

1303 Fairfield Road Victoria BC
V8S 1E3

Event Poster

The Spark Tour: Oliver Swain, Emily Braden, Ben Sollee @ Fairfield United Church Mar 29 2015 - Dec 26th @ Fairfield United Church

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