Name: Windborne at The Iron Horse with Nicole Singer and Becky Wright
Start: 2024-10-06T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 18 Center St., Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01060

Windborne at The Iron Horse with Nicole Singer and Becky Wright

Windborne
at The Iron Horse
Sunday, October 6th
SHOW: 7:00pm / DOORS: 6:00pm (Separate Bar Area will be open prior to venue door time)
Opening Act: Nicole Singer and Becky Wright
ADV TIX:
Reserved Seated: $30 GA / $28 MEMBERS
General Admission Seated: $25 GA / $23 MEMBERS
DOS TIX:
Reserved Seated: $35 GA / $33 MEMBERS
General Admission Seated: $30 GA / $28 MEMBERS
TIX HERE: https://theparlorroom.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SHn00000r17jBMAQ
Windborne’s captivating show draws on the singers’ deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony, while the absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the present. Known for the innovation of their arrangements, their harmonies are bold and anything but predictable.
With a 20-year background studying polyphonic music around the world, Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan share a vibrant energy onstage with a blending of voices that can only come from decades of friendship alongside dedicated practice. The ensemble shifts effortlessly between drastically different styles of music, drawing their audience along on a journey that spans continents and centuries, illuminating and expanding on the profound power and variation of the human voice. The singers educate as they entertain, sharing stories about their songs and explaining the context and characteristics of the styles in which they sing.
BBC Traveling Folk describes Windborne as “subverting expectations and redefining the genre… just absolutely phenomenal!” Audiences and critics lavish praise upon the singers not only for their technical mastery, but for the passion, engagement, and connection with each other and the audience that imbues each performance with a rare power.
But there’s another, crucial dimension to Windborne that guides and roots their artistry. They are adherents to folk music’s longtime alliance with social activism, labor and civil rights, and other movements that champion the oppressed, the poor, and the disenfranchised. Their latest project, Of Hard Times & Harmony, explores themes of social consciousness, singing in four languages and showcasing the depth of emotion their voices can evoke, as well as moments of true hilarity and wit
The group is committed to bringing vocal traditions to a younger audience and over the past year has found surprisingly viral success on TikTok for such unlikely genres as Corsican polyphony or early 20th century labor anthems.
About Nicole Singer and Becky Wright:
Becky & Nicole started singing together in college over a decade ago and have been dear friends, music partners, and road trip buddies ever since. Influenced by Becky's background in shape-note singing and Nicole's background in sea music, they sing traditional songs and songs-in-the-tradition with beautiful poetry, enchanting stories, and delicious harmonies. They released their first album, Two in a Garden, in 2021.