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SUMMARY:Taylor James Donskey & Nikki Lemire
DESCRIPTION:A special performance is coming up Saturday\, February 7th at 7pm – it’s Taylor James Donskey (guitar\, vocals) and Nikki Lemire (harp\, vocals). \nSaturday\, February 7th • 7pm \nTickets: \nAdult:$17/$20 \nYouth: 1/2 price \nKids 10&under ALWAYS FREE \n  \nMeet Nikki Lemire: An accomplished harpist\, keyboardist\, and backing vocalist\, Nikki Lemire has performed and recorded with award-winning songwriters Molly Maher\, Sarah Morris\, Matthew French\, Emily Haavik\, Charlie Parr\, and Taylor James Donksey. She has also collaborated with multiple bands including The International Treasures (Midwest Country Music Song of the Year Nominee)\, The Josh Cleveland Band (The Voice)\, The Twins of Franklin\, The Foxgloves (MCMO Americana Artist of the Year Nominee)\, and Katy Tessman and the Turnbuckles resulting in a catalogue of music that brings the pedal harp to unusual unexpected genres of Bluegrass\, Pop and Folk.  \nNikki Lemire spins her life around her music\, making space to perform in multiple fields and genres. Her songwriting features her expressive vocals over layered and hypnotic accompaniment. She dives deep into moving themes surrounding motherhood\, love and loss.  \nEmploying modern harp techniques\, loop and electric pedals\, her songs sit somewhere between the old folk bedrock of Joan Baez\, the musical innovation of Joni Mitchell\, and the influential pop stylings of Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift. Nikki artfully shapes the music to her words\, creating a sound that refuses to adhere to any one particular genre\, somehow feeling old and new at the same time. \nNikki performs as a solo artist and with her four piece all-female band of fiddle\, upright bass and hand drums weaving intricate textures and harmonies within her luscious soundscape.  \nAs featured on Smouse in the House for Adventures in Americana\, Nikki reflects on her musical roots and the legacy passed down through her family. She shares how music has become a thread connecting generations — from her own childhood to her children today — and how performing and storytelling remain central to her connection with community and family. \nListen Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFhQOR-bgS4 \nhttps://nikkilemiremusic.com/home \nMeet TJD: \nTaylor James Donskey is a lover and writer of songs. He is known for his work in the Minneapolis/St.Paul music scene as a side-man bassist\, music instructor\, host and soloist. He works to foster growth & connection through music. His songs tell stories of the everyday folks; stories set in the comfortable American styles of folk\, alt-country\, rock and indie. \nAbsorbing the sounds of the many bands he’s played in The Lowland Lakers\, Lena Elizabeth\, The Gentlemen’s Anti-Temperance League\, Barbaro\, Donskey has carved a unique spot for himself in the Twin Cities music scene that includes elements of pop\, bluegrass\, folk and jazz. \nRaised in La Crosse\, Wisconsin and influenced by his time in the Driftless Region\, he picked up the bass at 14 and began his life as a sideman. He played in pop punk bands and school jazz combos. He sang in choirs and played trumpet\, trombone\, percussion and most importantly\, the bass. This led him to playing paid gigs in high school\, sitting in with his uncle’s cover band. \n“I had to learn nearly two hours of rock cover songs\,” Donskey says. Playing music by Bowie\, Petty\, Harrison and McCartney left its mark. “A lot of that music had incredible bass lines like I’d never really heard. It really inspired me.” \nRecognizing his talent\, his uncle gave him a Sigma acoustic guitar. “He bought it in the seventies\, and I’ve continued to play it. A relentless old companion\, it has followed me wherever I go\, and it is the instrument from which many of my songs have grown.” \nHis next step is the sophomore album “JoyRide” which literally hits the gas as an exciting ride through the classic rock idioms. \nWhen not busy performing his own music or touring\, he teaches ukulele\, piano\, electric bass\, upright bass\, guitar\, songwriting\, music theory and voice. \n“Teaching is my great joy\,” he says. “I’ve watched my students grow into far more intelligent creatures than I. I am endlessly excited for what they do next” \nTaylor is also the songwriter and creative force behind the group Darling Lily Gave. \nListen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr7KOvXw9ek \nhttps://taylorjamesdonskey.com/ \n 
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SUMMARY:An Evening of Collaborative Music Featuring: Luke Callen\, Old Pup\, & The Nunnery
DESCRIPTION:We welcome you to enjoy the evening of collaborative music that will blend folk songwriting and storytelling with cosmic country\, dream pop\, and live looping. Brought to you by Luke Callen\, Old Pup\, The Nunnery\, Simon Cropp and Chris Gray.  \n  \nMeet the band: \nThe Nunnery begins with one voice\, layered upon itself becoming a lush soundscape.\nSarah Elstran is an independent musician that bridges the gap between bright-eyed pop composition and hands-on atmospheric live layering of voice. Her vocal loops give us the kind of detail and wide multi-octave range that we might come to expect from a marquee pop star\, while her production decisions continually keep us guessing as to what rabbit holes her tracks might fall into next. \nLuke Callen: At the intersection of Harry Smith’s Old Weird America – the songs of heartworn highways – and the tumult of today you can find the music of Luke Callen. The songs – equal parts tragic comedy and hopeless reverie – paint a picture of the places and people that make up his earthly home. A poet – a player – a folk singer – Luke has traversed his country unraveling tall tales – short tunes and all that’s hidden underneath.\nLuke has played hundreds of shows spanning both coasts\, the American West\, South\, and Heartland. He has had the opportunity to provide support for Dom Flemons\, Dead Horses\, The Dustbowl Revival\, Kacy & Clayton\, James McMurtry\, Whiskey Shivers\, Charlie Parr\, The Lowest Pair\, The Last Revel\, Lilly Hiatt\, Chicago Farmer\, and Robbie Fulks among others. He is a regular performer at the Historic Woody Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah\, OK – the progressive environmental festival Salmon Fest in Ninilchik\, AK\, as well as the regional indie Midwest Music Fest in La Crosse & Winona. \nIn 2022\, Old Pup—the pet project of Milwaukee multi-instrumentalist Will Hansen—introduced listeners to its winning mixture of psych\, folk\, and country with the release of Incognito Lounge. That impressive debut was followed by a steady diet of live outings and an underlying uncertainty about exactly how Hansen and his rotating cast of collaborators might possibly follow up that album. On Friday\, May 3\, Old Pup surprised its budding fan base by releasing a new EP with no advance notice. Even more surprising than that unannounced EP drop is the content of the release itself.
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LOCATION:Big River Theatre\, Big River Theatre\, 121 S. Main Street\, Alma\, WI\, 54610\, United States
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