Karen Savoca & Pete Heitzman

Karen and Pete first met on a stage and immediately recognized each other as the ideal musical partner. Years of leading their all-original, dance-driven group imbued this duo with the sonic power of a live band, be it pulsing funk or haunting ballad. Electrifying, unique, and always uplifting, these improvisational performers possess "the fearlessness of a high wire act working without a net."

An 1890’s church in the hills of upstate New York serves as home, recording studio and headquarters for their own Alcove Records. Savoca’s eighth acclaimed solo release is I SHOOK THE TREE.

Notable appearances include A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, Big Top Chautauqua, The Vancouver, Edmonton & Winnipeg Folk Festivals. They have produced records for Greg Brown and Robert Hazard, and their music has been heard in movies and documentaries, and they have scored two feature length films.