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Oliver the Crow with Hoot and Holler
- Date:
- Sunday, August 11, 2019
- Time:
- 7:30PM
- Venue:
- The Main Stage
- Price:
- $15 / $15
- Status:
- Tickets on Sale Now
- Details:
- Main Hall Seated - Limited Tables Available with a Dinner Reservation :: All Other Seating is First Come First Serve General Admission :: Please Call Venue for Dinner Reservations
Hailed as an “inspired collaboration” by NPR, the Nashville-based duo Oliver the Crow (cellist Kaitlyn Raitz and fiddler Ben Plotnick) deliver a minimal yet expansive brand of orchestral folk.
Hoot and Holler is prize winning old time prowess on fiddle, banjo, guitar, and vocals. Observant, expressive, and fresh original songwriting. This duo reveres the music of old and forges the music of new.
Oliver the Crow · 7:30pm
Nashville-based cello/fiddler duo Oliver the Crow are a union built for the airy plains of the South. Their vast sound, which has been called “inspired” by NPR, evokes the wide open spaces surrounding Music City, but grounds itself in the minimal, stripped down instrumentation of cellist Kaitlyn Raitz and fiddler Ben Plotnick.
Kaitlyn and Ben’s chameleon-like ability to skip between genres stems from their roots as classically-trained performers (Kaitlyn has a masters degree in classical cello from McGill University and Ben has performed as a soloist with the Calgary Philharmonic) but also from their love of everything from Hank Williams to Prince. Raitz was a founding member of folk duo Bride & Groom, tours with The Bombadils and has performed everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Station Inn. Ben is a primary member of the JUNO award-winning folk string quartet, The Fretless, and has contributed to hundreds of recordings as one of North America’s elite fiddle players.
One thing is certain: Oliver the Crow cannot be defined by genre, and yet is timeless, indelible. Kaitlyn and Ben have mastered the art of anchoring a folk song in epic pop sensibility, and it’s exhilarating to hear them smash all the rules.
Hoot and Holler · 7:30pm
https://www.hootandhollermusic.com/
Hoot and Holler is a duo of songwriters and instrumentalists dedicated to honing their craft. Guitarist Mark Kilianski and fiddler Amy Alvey are influenced by wordsmiths like Gillian Welch and Townes van Zandt, as well as authentic mountain musicians like Roscoe Holcomb and Ola Belle Reed. In 2016, they lived out of a camper van and toured across the country. Their enduring love of American folk music has based them in Asheville, North Carolina since spring 2017.
