Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards
Laura Cortese's Acoustic Evenings w/ Kris Drever, Eli West & Nora Brown
Dranouter Center
Dikkebusstraat 234
Mar 22, 2024
8:30 PM GMT+1
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Laura Cortese (The Dance Cards, Bright Light sessions) is een Amerikaanse songwriter en topvioliste die vanuit rootsmuziek steeds op zoek gaat naar pareltjes in klank, groove en melodie. Ze die emigreerde uit de VS naar België en tourt intensief zowel in de VS als in Europa. Zo bouwde ze een stevig netwerk uit van bevriende muzikanten. Voor haar 'Acoustic Evenings' brengt ze vier van de meest gevraagde en productieve songwriters samen aan beide kanten van de Atlantische oceaan samen voor een unieke samenwerking.
Een van hen is de Schotse folk-singer-songwriter Kris Drever (Lau, Spell Songs). Kris (gitaar en zang) is de ruggengraat van de hedendaagse roots- en folkscene. Hij won al verschillende prijzen. Ook de Amerikaanse arrangeur, songwriter en componist Eli West (Cahalen Morrison, John Reischman, Bill Frisell, Dori Freeman) zal er bij zijn met zijn kenmerkende 'Pacific Northwest' sound. Eli speelt banjo en zingt. Tot slot zal ook Nora Brown de ploeg versterken met banjo gitaar en zang. Nora is een jonge Amerikaanse met een passie voor de muziek en verhalen uit de Appalachen. Ze zingt en speelt banjo en gitaar.
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Kristine
January 19th 2024
FANTASTIC show! Harmonies and chemistry between Isa Burke, Valerie Thompson and of course, Laura Cortese were just incredible. A mix of new songs and old favorites, and they wrapped by playing an extra encore of a Shaker song, fully acoustic and with the lights darkened entirely in the venue. Spine tingling and awesome.
Ketchum, ID@Argyros Performing Arts Center
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Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards Biography
Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards is nothing if not a culmination: the gathering of a select group of acoustic roots musicians at the zenith of their careers. Together, these women build something that is more than the sum of their already impressive parts. They create something wholly new–a fusion of the countless traditions and influences that they each bring with them into the creative process.
Best thought of as a collective rather than a fixed band, this ensemble has featured a rotating cast of unmatched talent over the years since its official founding in 2014: Valerie Thompson (cello), Jeni Magana, Zoe Guigueno, & Natalie Bohrn (bass), and Jenna Moynihan, Sumaia Jackson & Mariel Vandersteel (fiddle). And of course, at its core lies Cortese herself–serving as both the gravitational center around which the group organizes and the creative engine that fuels the compositions that emerge from it. Performing live in trio or quartet configuration, these artists produce music as rich and intricate as any symphony; as heartfelt and true as any country classic. Centered on the virtuosic string instrumentation of its members, Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards ties together driving rhythms, broad creative vision, and resonant harmonies to create music that sweeps you up in its current, carrying you away from your everyday worries and into the arms of its cathartic embrace.
Read MoreBest thought of as a collective rather than a fixed band, this ensemble has featured a rotating cast of unmatched talent over the years since its official founding in 2014: Valerie Thompson (cello), Jeni Magana, Zoe Guigueno, & Natalie Bohrn (bass), and Jenna Moynihan, Sumaia Jackson & Mariel Vandersteel (fiddle). And of course, at its core lies Cortese herself–serving as both the gravitational center around which the group organizes and the creative engine that fuels the compositions that emerge from it. Performing live in trio or quartet configuration, these artists produce music as rich and intricate as any symphony; as heartfelt and true as any country classic. Centered on the virtuosic string instrumentation of its members, Laura Cortese & the Dance Cards ties together driving rhythms, broad creative vision, and resonant harmonies to create music that sweeps you up in its current, carrying you away from your everyday worries and into the arms of its cathartic embrace.
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