Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present roots music quartet Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem at Next Stage on Saturday, October 26 at 7:30 pm.
One of “America’s most inventive string bands” (The Boston Herald), Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem mix traditional, original and contemporary sounds on fiddle, guitar, bass and recycled percussion, and top that with joyous harmonies from four skilled lead singers. Hailed as “one of the most song- and arrangement-oriented bands in a field overgrown with pyrotechnic, jam- and solo-conscious virtuosos” (San Francisco Guardian), the band tackles the human condition with playfulness, courage and heart.
Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem draw from the deep well of American roots music, and have an adventurous way of mixing things up. They’ll hang a 200-year-old Georgia Sea Islands song over a New Orleans groove. They’ll set original lyrics to an Irish fiddle tune, then layer it with a groove on a South American box drum. A Leonard Cohen cover gets a clawhammer banjo; Springsteen gets high-octane, bluegrass- style harmonies, and band’s originals range from Unitarian funk gospel tune to 1950s swing. With influences from Doc Watson to Django Reinhardt, from Ghanaian drumming to the funky Meters, and from Fiddlin’ John Carson to Bob Dylan, daisy mayhem celebrates America’s rich musical past and brings it into the present. These are four musicians who pick up what’s lying around — from tin cans, to old songs, to human stories — and create something new.
“An eclectic mix of folk, roots, swing, bluegrass, and other American and international styles, played with a bright, bouncy flair. The band ranges through the entire history of acoustic music with a sparkling, high energy show marked by breathtaking musicianship.” – East Bay Express
“Playful and profound.” — The Boston Globe
Next Stage is located in the former United Church at 15 Kimball Hill in downtown Putney, VT. Tickets for this concert are $20 General / $18 Students and Seniors / $10 Kids 10 and under. For ticket reservations and information, call 802-254-9276. Advance tickets are available at www.nextstagearts.org and Offerings Jewelry in Putney, VT. JD McCliment’s Pub will provide a beer and wine cash bar.
For more information, visit www.raniarbo.com, www.nextstagearts.org and www.twilightmusic.org.
