Fódhla
Presented by notloB Parlour Concerts
7 Fairbank Street, Harvard MA 01451
Saturday, June 1, 2024, 7:30pm
(Harvard, Mass) Since 2007, notloB has presented >200 not-for-profit folk, Celtic, old-time, bluegrass, and progressive string concerts in unique venues throughout the greater Boston area. notloB's current home is space rented in the renovated 1887 Harvard, Massachusetts library. Its season continues with the return of Fódhla (concert #188, May 28, 2016) who is Ellery Klein, Nicole Rabata, and Bethany Wakeman.
About Fódhla (*…it’s
pronounced foe-luh!)
Irish music from Portland and Boston
Fódhla brings both high energy and stellar artistry to the traditional music
stage.
The trio’s sound is firmly rooted in the traditional Irish melodies and
ornamentation that fiddler Ellery Klein and flute player Nicole Rabata honed
during years spent abroad in Ireland’s cities Cork, Limerick, and Ennis. Fiddle
and flute tunes are superbly supported by guitarist Bethany Waickman, whose
inventive, tasteful chords unfold with driving rhythm perfected from years of
playing for contradances.
Cognizant of their North American roots, Fódhla aims to appeal to a broad
audience by bringing variety, inventive harmonies and unique arrangements to
traditional music. A typical concert starts off with high-energy traditional
sets of Irish reels and jigs. Fiddle and flute then trade melody and harmonies
on a Québécois waltz paired with an elegant French bourrée. A joyful and
toe-tapping pair of barndances soar out on a high note. Finally, the soft notes
of guitar bring in a melancholy, exquisite slow air – music that brings out audible
sighs from a rapt audience.
Bios
Fiddler Ellery Klein toured nationally with the Billboard-charting Irish music
group Gaelic Storm from 2003-2007 and was a founding member of the all-female
ensemble Long Time Courting. In 2015 she was invited to be a featured soloist
with Duluth, MN’s Lake Superior Chamber Orchestra, performing Nickitas Demos’
Double Concert for Celtic and Bluegrass Fiddle. She earned an MA in Traditional
Irish Music from the University of Limerick. Ellery teaches private fiddle and
violin lessons at her home studio and Powers Music School, as well as early
childhood music at preschools in the Boston area. www.elleryklein.net
Irish flutist Nicole Rabata is highly regarded in traditional Irish, classical,
and Brazilian choro music circles. She has toured America and Europe. In 2014
she spent two months in India where she performed and taught music at the
Gandhi Ashram School in the Himalayas. She spent four years in the west of
Ireland where she immersed herself in the local music and was influenced by the
playing of many great musicians. She is on the music faculty at Colby College
and the University of Maine Augusta, and has an active private home studio in
Portland. www.nicolerabata.com
Bethany Waickman is a guitarist based out of Portland, Maine. She grew up in a
musical family in the Adirondack Mountains of northern New York state. After
college she spent some time traveling, hiking, and playing music in Ireland.
Upon returning, she moved to Boston to focus on music. She co-founded the
contra dance trio, Anadama, and is the guitarist for Vermont- based fiddler and
singer Lissa Schneckenburger. She’s toured across the US, Canada, Sweden,
Denmark, Belgium, and Germany. A resident of Maine since 2013, Bethany is a
mainstay of the Portland session scene and a guitarist in demand on the New
England contra dance circuit. www.bethanywaickman.com
ARTIST’S WEBSITE: https://www.fodhlamusic.com/
ARTIST’S VIDEO:https://youtu.be/4XIywqqZGtU?si=ysXT81hXU9iFWqaX
ADMISSION is by free-will offering, suggested amounts: Adults $20-25, teens and seniors $10-15. Cash at the door.
RESERVATIONS REQUESTED:
notloB Parlour Concerts are run on the "house concert" model. An accurate headcount is necessary. We also understand "life happens". To reserve or change a reservation, please email notlobresersevations at gmail dot com
RESERVATIONS EXPIRE AT SHOWTME.
VENUE: The concert will be presented at 7 Fairbanks Street, Harvard, Massachusetts 01451, the restored 1887 town library building. Handicap accessible. Doors Open at 7:00pm. This is a notloB concert in rented space, please do not contact the venue.
COVID PRECAUTIONS: Mask-friendly. Please read the venue’s’ COVID-19 protocols for events at https://www.fivesparks.org/
ABOUT
NOTLOB PARLOUR CONCERTS: Since 2007,
notloB has presented >200 not-for-profit folk, Celtic, old-time, bluegrass,
and progressive string concerts in unique venues throughout the greater Boston
area. notloB's current home is space rented in the renovated 1887 Harvard,
Massachusetts library - https://www.harvardpubliclibrary.org/about/history-library
- leased to the "Fivesparks" arts organization. Concerts in your home
can be arranged.
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UPCOMING CONCERTS:
Friday, October 18, 2024
Don White
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Harvard Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
