BRATTLEBORO-Epsilon Spires offers contemporary folk music, presented by three creative masters of the genre. This concert will take place Friday, Aug. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the spacious sanctuary at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St.
Far from an antiquated and historic artform, this evening of music shares how traditional American folk music still resonates within the work of three distinct musicians, whose work synthesizes folk music with an incredible variety of musical expressions.
Coming from Tennessee, Joseph Allred will play guitar, drawing on the traditions of Appalachian folk, bluegrass, blues, flamenco, and classical guitar; as well as from folk musicians John Fahey and Robbie Basho, figures of the 20th-century avant-garde such as Albert Ayler, Derek Bailey, and Henry Flynt; and the musical traditions of India, Iran, and the Arab world.
Marissa Nadler is no stranger to New England, having grown up in Boston and touring the region extensively since her first album, Ballads of Living and Dying, was released in 2004. She will be sharing her "stylistically diverse" work, with elements of "delicate folk, windswept Americana, doom metal-adjacent darkness, meditative ambient music, and fearlessly experimental sounds, all anchored in her unmistakable singing voice and finger-style guitar."
Glenn Jones will round out the evening by sharing his solo guitar and banjo work, exploring "the complexity of personal experience, emotions, and our shared histories." His work builds upon "the better part of four decades exploring the boundaries of expression and storytelling with the guitar and banjo," say organizers.
Standard admission is $25, with a sliding-scale program supported by the Ben & Jerry's Foundation that will subsidize tickets for those who self-identify as facing economic hardship. These tickets will be available from $15. For more information, visit epsilonspires.org.
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