Tony Trischka’s Holiday Show: Of A Winter’s Night
- Bluegrass
- Holiday
Tickets will be on sale to the public 10/1 at noon. On sale to all Passim members 9/24 at noon. On sale to All Access Passim members 9/17 at noon.
Tony Trischka hosts a banjo-driven celebration of the season where he turns his considerable melodic inventiveness loose on Bluegrass and Americana music for the holidays. A diverse, highly textural seasonal collection, Trischka also revels in songs long forgotten and little known. Truly a sumptuous feast for the ears presented as only Tony Trischka can.
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Tony Trischka
- Bluegrass
- Trad
Tony Trischka is considered to be the consummate banjo artist and perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world. For more than 45 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of bluegrass and acoustic musicians with the many voices he has brought to the instrument.
A native of Syracuse, New York, Trischka’s interest in banjo was sparked by the Kingston Trio’s “Charlie and the MTA” in 1963. Two years later, he joined the Down City Ramblers, where he remained through 1971. That year, Trischka made his recording debut on 15 Bluegrass Instrumentals with the band Country Cooking; at the same time, he was also a member of America’s premier sports-rock band Country Granola. In 1973, he began a three-year stint with Breakfast Special. Between 1974 and 1975, he recorded two solo albums, Bluegrass Light and Heartlands. After one more solo album in 1976, Banjoland, he went on to become musical leader for the Broadway show The Robber Bridegroom.
With his fearless musical curiosity as the guiding force, Tony Trischka’s critically acclaimed release, Territory roams widely through the banjo’s creative terrain. Nine selections partner Tony with fellow banjoists Pete Seeger, Mike Seeger, Bill Evans, Bill Keith and Bruce Molsky.
Farayi
- Roots
Growing up in rural Idaho, Farayi was exposed to a diverse cross-section of American music through her parents. Her dad was fond of classic country, while her mom loved jazz, Motown, and ’80s pop acts such as Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
“I studied jazz for many years and I let the other part of my musical identity go,” she adds. “Race was a big part of it. When I was a kid, I didn’t see any Black fiddlers, so I didn’t really know what was possible for me. I didn’t see a lot of people like myself represented in roots music spaces, so I didn’t feel like I had permission to be in those spaces. I can see that changing now.”
However, Farayi makes it clear that every part of her musical life is interconnected. “I identify myself as an American roots artist and songwriter who is fundamentally rooted in the blues,” she says. “I don’t see any of the music that I’m doing—or any of my influences—really being that different. And if we recognize what all the American music that we love and listen to has in common, we find that we’re not so different.”
