Syncopaths
Foggy Moon Contra Dance Weekend
YMCA of the Monterey Peninsula
600 Camino El Estero
Monterey, CA 93940
Nov 1 – 3, 2019
7:00 PM PDT
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Come join the Stringrays and the Syncopaths with callers Lisa Greenleaf and Susan Petrick as we raise the rafters with joyous dance and music on the beautiful Monterey Peninsula!
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Syncopaths Biography
From dance floors to concert halls, the Syncopaths bring a fresh, contemporary spin to music and songs rooted in the Scottish, Irish, and American folk traditions. Evolving beyond their contra dance origins, they are creating a "chamber folk" sound characterized by the compelling, rhythmic interplay of fiddle and mandolin, rich vocals, and unexpected colors and rhythms from the piano and bodhran. The exuberant joy they derive from the music and each other is palpable and contagious.
At the heart of the band's sound are the twin engines of Ryan McKasson's dynamic, Scottish-based fiddling and the understated-but-monster picking of mandolinist Ashley Broder. Jeff Spero provides wonderfully inventive and surprising piano accompaniment, anchored by the driving power of Christa Burch's non-traditional bodhrán. Christa also lends her singular voice -- warm, supple, expressive, and intimate -- to the band's songs. All in all, the Syncopaths are equally at home with pulsing, high-energy dance tunes and beautiful, contemplative songs. They ably stretch melodic boundaries while keeping a steady, compelling, danceable beat.
The Syncopaths tour nationally, and have released two CDs, Five Gears (2010) and Rough Around the Edges (2006).
Read MoreAt the heart of the band's sound are the twin engines of Ryan McKasson's dynamic, Scottish-based fiddling and the understated-but-monster picking of mandolinist Ashley Broder. Jeff Spero provides wonderfully inventive and surprising piano accompaniment, anchored by the driving power of Christa Burch's non-traditional bodhrán. Christa also lends her singular voice -- warm, supple, expressive, and intimate -- to the band's songs. All in all, the Syncopaths are equally at home with pulsing, high-energy dance tunes and beautiful, contemplative songs. They ably stretch melodic boundaries while keeping a steady, compelling, danceable beat.
The Syncopaths tour nationally, and have released two CDs, Five Gears (2010) and Rough Around the Edges (2006).
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Contra
Irish Folk
West Coast Chamber Folk
Americana
Celtic
Dance Bands
Bluegrass
Scottish Folk
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