Live & Upstairs!
The renovation of Chandler's Upper Gallery has transformed it into a lovely and accessible room that offers space for a diverse array of performances, films, dances and special events.
Chandler's Live & Upstairs! Series presents affordable performances featuring regional musicians. Advance tickets are available by calling the box office at 802-728-6464 weekdays between 3 & 6 PM. Tickets are also available at the door. For more information about this series or programming suggestions, please email Executive Director Becky McMeekin.
The Chandler Film Society presents a series on Sunday evenings with guest lecturer and curator Rick Winston. Each evening opens with hospitality - cash bar and light refreshments - at 6:30 PM. A brief lecture precedes the film at 7 PM. For more information about this series or membership in the Chandler Film Society, please email outreach@chandler-arts.org.
2013 WINTER/SPRING FILM SERIES - LOVE IN THE MOVIES
January 20 - Smiles of a Summer Night
Thursday February 14 - special Valentine's Day fundraiser - Holiday
February 17 - The Apartment
March 17 - The Wedding Banquet
April 21 - Room with a View
Individual and family memberships are available for $30 and $50 respectively. Admission is $5 for Film Society Members and $8 for walk-ins. Tickets available at the door.
Please join us for an informal evening in an intimate setting.
2013 LIVE & UPSTAIRS PERFORMANCES
Past Upper Gallery Performances
Myra Flynn - May 11, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Saturday May 11, 7:30 PM
Tickets $25
Singer/songwriter Myra Flynn spends her career embracing dichotomy. Half Irish and half African American, her original indie/soul/folk songs blend soulful vocals with a lyrical delivery that doesn't let listeners get too comfortable. She returns to her hometown in support of her third record. Myra will perform new songs from the upcoming record with band members from her current home in New York City. A cash bar will be available.
Second Wind Reunion - May 04, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Saturday May 4, 7:30 PM
$13 advance/$16 day of show
Friends, family and Chandler staff have planned a night of dancing to celebrate the spirit and musical gifts that this popular Central Vermont band has shared with the wider community during more than 20 years of making music together. From James Taylor to John Hiatt to The Band, with an ample offering of original and traditional tunes, Second Wind’s music moves easily among diverse styles.
The band has enjoyed unusual longevity. Lead singer Jim Sardonis, lead guitarist Jim Green, and bassist Eric Sakai began performing as Second Wind in 1987. Drummer George Rich played with Green several years earlier in a popular rock band, Union Street. Green has also played with Whiskey Sour and other bluegrass and rock groups, and currently performs with fiddler Beth Telford.
Guitarist Ed Burgess, a veteran of several local rock bands, including Jeannie and the Hi-Tops, One Eye Open, and currently, The Party Crashers, takes over on lead when Green switches to mandolin and shines on slide guitar. Rounding out the band’s line-up is percussionist Ralph Molinario who adds conga and other percussion flavors, as well as a dash of harp and accordion to the band’s tasty sonic stew.
A cash bar will be available.
See additional performance details.
Seth Glier - May 03, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Friday, May 3, 7:30 PM (changed from Feb 8 due to snowstorm)
$16 advance/$19 day of show
MPress recording artist Seth Glier will grab you...if not with his powerful falsetto or his melodic prowess, then with what Performer Magazine calls his “intoxicating groove.” The 22-year-old singer, pianist and guitarist – who abandoned studies at The Berklee College of Music after one year because he “decided I should be playing for people and not for grades” – aims straight for the gut & has quickly established himself on the national scene performing over 250 shows a year.
Despite his relatively young age Glier is a seasoned troubadour, traveling all over the United States and performing over 200 dates a year. In 2010 he opened for Edwin McCain and The Verve Pipe, appeared with his idol James Taylor and performed on main stages of the prestigious Falcon Ridge and Kerrville Folk Festivals, with rave reviews and a constantly-expanding fan base following him every step of the way. “I’m an ambassador,” Glier explains. “I travel from place to place carrying my songs and stories with me, and I want people to leave my show changed. Some people won’t remember the songs I sing, but they will remember how they felt while hearing them. That’s what I want to do – to remind people, including myself, why we’re here: to connect!”
Glier doesn’t just concern himself with connecting with paying audiences, either. Along the massive tour behind his MPress debut, “The Trouble With People”, Glier, an environmentalist and altruist used his music to make a difference wherever he could. His “green” CD release tour involved organizing tree planting parties in cities along the tour route (which he reached in his hybrid Toyota Prius); promoting carpools for fans to attend his shows; selling t-shirts made out of organic materials, and more. He also made frequent visits to such unlikely venues as elementary schools, nursing homes, and hospitals. In the same vein, Glier closed out 2010 with the “Light It Up, Let It Go” tour. Deriving its name from a lyric from the new album, Glier continued his partnership with the organization Musicians On Call to visit hospitals and perform at charity benefits, and he plans to continue incorporating such appearances into his ongoing tour. The inspiration he derived from these appearances directly influenced the songs on “The Next Right Thing”.
With the release of “The Next Right Thing”, Seth Glier hopes to continue to make as many personal connections as possible with his music. He declares, “I am inspired, and I will inspire the person sitting next to me.
The only musical member of his family, Seth was raised on the music of Joni Mitchell, Martin Sexton and Randy Newman, but considers his brother to be his greatest influence. “My brother is autistic and non-verbal. I learned to communicate with words better once I realized how to communicate to someone without them.” Maybe the term ‘old soul’ has meaning after all…
"This is a young man with a distinctive voice, a falsetto that sticks to your ribs, and can he write songs.” - Blogcritics.com
"The greatest pop songwriting since Billy Joel" - Livingston Taylor
A cash bar will be available.
Sky Blue Boys - Apr 05, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Friday, April 5, 7:30 PM
$16 advance, $19 day of show
Two fellows with a mandolin and guitar, a musical teamwork built of habit, their voices fused in the special blend produced by kinship. They were called "brother duets," and during the 1930s and ’40s it was the predominant format in country music, practiced by now-legendary teams of brothers on radio stations and stage shows throughout the countryside.
In Vermont, Dan and Willy Lindner, The Sky Blue Boys, have revived this beloved tradition. Following the example of old-time duos such as The Blue Sky Boys, The Monroe Brothers and the Louvin Brothers, they have built up a large repertoire of wonderful old ballads, parlor songs, heart songs and sacred numbers. Heeding their own musical instincts they have expanded the instrumentation to include a variety of acoustic instruments and added some newer songs including their own compositions.
Will and Dan have played together for decades. They formed the celebrated Vermont bluegrass band Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys in 1972 and have toured and recorded extensively in that context, as well as sitting in on shows and recording sessions for many of the region's top acoustic musicians. But never far from their hearts were the sounds they learned to love long ago - the simple moving sounds of the early "brothers duets."
It's that clean, evocative sound The Sky Blue Boys now recreate for audiences throughout New England...a reminder of things past, and of things constant.
A cash bar will be available.
http://www.skyblueboys.com/Northumbrian Ranters - Apr 04, 2013 - 7:00 pm
Thursday April 4, 7 PM
Admission by donation at the door
The ensemble features 37! young musicians on fiddle, cello, accordion, flute and Northumbrian pipes playing traditional music from England, Ireland, Scotland, as well as from Norway and Spain.
Northumberland Creative and Performing Arts is an organization dedicated to protecting their county’s rich musical heritage by enthusing young people to learn about, play and perform traditional music. The ensemble plays all types of traditional music from England, Ireland, Scotland, as well as from Norway and Spain.
Northumberland is the first county in England to introduce traditional music exams in partnership with an international examinations board. There are presently no accredited exams in traditional music in England, but this organization helps ensure that within two years they will be among the first to be able go to university with a music qualification in traditional music.
http://education.northumberland.gov.uk/music/NR.htmMade in America - Voices of American Labor in Story & Song - Feb 23, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Saturday, February 23, 7:30 PM
$10 suggested donation at the door
Rochester resident Susie Smolen presents a one-woman show highlighting labor songs written between 1897 and 1983. The voices of textile mill workers, coal miners, railroad men, union organizers, women and children, factory and mill owners, operators and union busters are brought to life in a powerful blend of storytelling and skilled musicianship.
Mayfly - Feb 16, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Saturday February 16, 7:30 PM
Tickets $13 advance, $16 day of show
Katie Trautz and Julia Wayne comprise Mayfly, a Vermont-based Old-time and Appalachian duo that performs old-time New England and Appalachian music, as well as original songwriting on guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and vocals. Mayfly has been performing for over 10 years, touring throughout New England and Canada. The girls have two albums, one of which won ‘Best Traditional Album of the Year’ in Vermont. Mayfly intersperses close harmony vocals with strong instrumentals influenced by blues, ballads, and American roots music.
A cash bar will be available.
http://www.katietrautz.com/Stand-up Comedy with Jason Lorber - Jan 25, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Friday, January 25, 7:30 PM
Tickets $12
Comedian Jason Lorber has opened for Joan Rivers, headlined at the Green Mountain Comedy Festival, appeared on TV, and triumphed at the Vermont's Funniest Comic Contest, after which he'll advance to the New England's Funniest Comic in February 2013. He’s known to Chandler audiences from his appearances in several Chandler Pride productions on the main stage, including "8 the Play," "Boys in the Band," and others.
Ben Orbison will be opening for Lorber. Orbison has performed all over Vermont and Manhattan, including Stand-Up NY and the Upright Citizens Brigade theater. You can also see him perform sketch comedy on the new MTVu show, College Quickies.
David Koechner, was a finalist in the Higher Ground Comedy Battle and
New England's Funniest Comic Competition and has performed on stages
in NYC, Boston and London.
A cash bar will be available. Tickets also available at the door.
See a video clip of Jason Lorber.
Woody Sed - Nov 02, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Friday November 2, 7:30 PM
$15 advance/$20 day of show
Celebrate the centennial of the iconic musician’s birth with Woody Sed, a new and critically acclaimed one-man show. “Touching, funny and full of heartbreak, Woody Sed is a powerful piece delivered by a powerhouse talent” (Uptown Magazine) about the life, times, and music of Woody Guthrie.
The play was born out of “the sheer astonishment” actor and musician Thomas Jones experienced learning about Woody Guthrie’s life, and the relevance to the world we live in today that he found in his work and life story. Woody Sed is loaded with songs, both well known and obscure, with each song framed in a theatrical context. Woody Sed is a memory play, telling Guthrie’s story in his own words. The production features 19 songs, and a cascade of 25 colorful characters, all interpreted and brought to life by Thomas Jones.
Woody Guthrie wrote about what he witnessed – from the dust bowl of Oklahoma to the towers of New York City, and from Hobo Jungles to the Merchant Marine. Woody Sed takes the audience on a journey that charts Guthrie’s rise to fame and his struggle to escape a harsh and predestined fate. It is both the biography of a seminal American musician and an epic drama of Greek proportions.
“Jones is a natural storyteller who peoples his tales with vibrant portrayals of Guthrie and his friends, switching characters as smoothly as he changes chords on the guitar … “– Edmonton Sun.
A cash bar will be available. See additional performance details.
The Starline Rhythm Boys - Oct 26, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Friday October 26, 7:30 PM
$13 advance/$16 day of show
Dance the night away with this popular Vermont band and its spirited country and juke joint sounds that evoke the Texas Honkytonks of the 1940s and 50s.
Danny Coane, the rockin’ pride of Vermont, just keeps rollin’. He has fronted bluegrass, country and blues bands, but the rockabilly, rock ‘n roll act, “The Throbulators”, gained him national exposure. Danny led the “Throbs” across the country and across the border. When you talk about “the real deal”, you’re talking about someone like Danny. He writes and sings with relentless enthusiasm, and pick a banjo and guitar with equal ability. He is the singer and thythmic foundation for the band he now fronts.
Billy Bratcher holds down the beat for the trio on upright bass. He toured with Texas Juke Joint King Wayne Hancock and became well known throughout the US for mastering the unique “slap bass” style. He can be heard on the title track of Hancock’s “That’s What Daddy Wants” CD. In addition to his high-energy playing and flamboyant showmanship, Billy is a consummate songwriter. He writes most of the SRB’s songs, and their latest CD, “Honky Tonk Livin’”, features 13 originals that ring like classics.
Al Lemery shines bright under any stage light. The sound that echoes out of his well-used Fender “widow maker” can be spine-tingling. Al has been banging on the beat throughout the northeast for thirty years. After stints in Albany, NY with the likes of Johnny Rabb’s Jailhouse Rockers, Al made his way north to Burlington. He’s in his element with the SRB. When “Big Al” croons out a ballad, everybody listens. His powerful harmonies round out the trio’s high lonesome and hot rockin’ sound.
A cash bar will be available.
http://www.starlinerhythmboys.com/
Ken Waldman - May 11, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $13, day of show $16
Ken Waldman proudly wears his statehood on his sleeve. Alaska’s Fiddling Poet combines two very different art forms into one highly regarded act that weaves together old-time music with timeless storytelling. The songs and stories are understated and straightforward and communicate simple human truths. “ …. might tempt you to plan a road trip with a journal under one arm and a fiddle under the other.” – Boston Globe
Molasses Creek - Apr 27, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $16, day of show $19
This high-energy acoustic group presents traditional music from the tidewater marches of Ocracoke Island, NC with elegant harmonies, blazing instrumentals and a quirky sense of humor. Cash bar available. Tickets will be available at the door.
See performance details.
Visit the Molasses Creek website.
Comedy in Film – Lavender Hill Mob - Apr 15, 2012 - 7:00 pm
$5 for film society members and $8 for walk-ins
In this classic 1951 comedy from the Ealing Studios, Alec Guinness gives one of his finest performances as a meek bank clerk who oversees the shipment of bullion. He joins with an eccentric neighbor (Stanley Holloway) in a plan to steal the gold bars and smuggle them out of the country as Eiffel Tower tourist trinkets. 80 minutes.
Yankee Chank - Mar 24, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $9, day of show $11- CANCELED
Drawn together by their passion for traditional Cajun and Zydeco music, this group of Vermont musicians performs dance music from Southwest Louisiana. Cash bar available.
Comedy in Film – The Firemen’s Ball - Mar 18, 2012 - 7:00 pm
$5 for film society members and $8 for walk-ins
Milos Forman emigrated to the United States shortly after the Czech authorities banned his biting comedy, putting a premature end to the “Czech New Wave.” The film is set at a firemen’s ball in the provinces, in which the firemen’s bureaucracy proves incapable of handling the increasingly chaotic events of the evening. 1967, 83 minutes, in Czech with subtitles.
An Evening of Comedy with Nathan Brady Crain - Mar 17, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $9, day of show $11
Vermont’s only full-time stand-up comedian/musicians offers a night of comedy geared to adult audiences in the Esther Mesh Room in the Upper Gallery.
Randolph’s own Nathan Brady Crain headlines the evening. Crain has performed stand-up comedy at colleges, comedy clubs, casinos and private businesses from coast to coast and was a 2005 finalist at the Higher Ground Comedy Battle and 2009 semi-finalist at the Yuk Yuk’s Great Canadian Laugh Off in Toronto.
Cash bar available.Jeanne & the Hi-Tops - Mar 10, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $9, day of show $11
Jeanne & the Hi-Tops celebrate more than 20 years together with their eclectic brand of rollicking Memphis soul, Zydeco, Tex-Mex, reggae and the blues styles of Kansas City, Chicago and Austin. A cash bar will be available.
Cape Breton Fiddlers Wendy MacIsaac and Andrea Beaton - Mar 04, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Cape Breton fiddlers Wendy MacIsaac and Andrea Beaton will be in Randolph for Beth Telford's Fiddling Camp. While in the area, they'll offer an evening of fiddling and stepdancing in Chandler's Upper Gallery
See performance details.
General Admission Tickets: $17 in advance, $20 on the day of the show. To order, call the Box Office at 802-728-6464.
Marko the Magician - Mar 03, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $11, $13 day of show
Join us for an hour of stand-up magic with one of Vermont’s most celebrated magicians! Cash bar available.
See Marko the Magician performance details.
The Return of Crazy Chase - Mar 02, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $15, day of show $18
Allen Church’s one-man presentation brings back the legendary dance hall fiddler and wonderful Vermont character Crazy Chase and a time of neighborhood cake parties and seasonal barn dances. Through stories, traditional fiddle tunes and original songs, Allen Chase reflects on a time when life was a little bit slower and communities more closely knit. “
… brilliantly and hilariously revives one of Vermont’s least-known and most fascinating individualists. At a time when ‘the Village was the world’ for most Vermonters, Alfred ‘Crazy’ Chase made his life into a work of art. Cross-dresser, musical savant, entertainer, and piano tuner extraordinaire, Chase was literally one in a million. – Howard Frank Mosher
See Crazy Chase performance details.
Comedy in Film – Zelig - Feb 19, 2012 - 7:00 pm
$5 for film society members and $8 for walk-ins
Woody Allen’s brilliantly conceived and executed mock-documentary profiles Leonard Zelig, the "human chameleon” who achieved fame in the 1920s. Zelig’s overwhelming desire for conformity is manifested in his ability to take on the facial and vocal characteristics of whomever he happens to be around at the moment, including Charles Lindbergh, Babe Ruth, and other celebrities of the time.1983, 84 minutes.
Bow Thayer and the Holy Plow - Feb 04, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Sat, Feb 4, 7:30 PM
Advance tickets $16, day of show $19
An evening of original Americana and roots music with Bow Thayer, Patrick Ross and Kristina Stykos. Bow Thayer and The Holy Plow combines the talents of three of Vermont's most unique musical minds. In this acoustic trio, songwriter and rocker Bow Thayer has provided his provocative and dynamic original music for reinterpretation through the lens of guitarist/producer Kristina Stykos and the Northeast Kingdom's fiddler par excellence, Patrick Ross.Together they drive the "Holy Plow" through formerly unfurrowed regions of a story-driven, fabulously musical and magical universe.
Cash bar available.
Ian Ethan- Double-Neck Guitarist - Jan 28, 2012 - 7:30 pm
Advance $10, day of show $12
Acoustic double-neck guitarist Ian Ethan began a journey into truly uncharted territory when he picked up this seldom-seen 18-string instrument in 2005. His strikingly unconventional, self-invented approach to the instrument is both baffling and mesmerizing. At times intensely percussive and rhythmically complex, Ian’s music is just as often spacious, delicate and melodic. As one first-time listener in California commented, “Ian’s music is phenomenal – watching him play is not “listening to music” … it’s a full mind experience. Transporting.” A cash bar will be available.
Comedy in Film – Duck Soup - Jan 15, 2012 - 7:00 pm
$5 for film society members and $8 for walk-ins
In a film featuring some of the Marx Brothers' zaniest routines and funniest quips, Groucho becomes the leader of Freedonia, quickly frustrating his cabinet and offending the neighboring Sylvania to the point of war. Chico and Harpo are spies sent by Sylvania to spy on Groucho and try to steal his battle plans. 1933, 70 minutes. (Good for kids!)
Comedy in Film – M. Hulot’s Holiday - Dec 18, 2011 - 7:00 pm
$5 for film society members and $8 for walk-ins
Frenchman Jacques Tati was an heir to the great silent comics. He wrote, directed, and starred as the amiable (and accident-prone) Hulot, who spends his summer holiday at a small seaside resort where he inadvertently triggers a series of mishaps. Mainly without dialogue, occasional subtitles, 1954, 105 minutes. (Good for kids!)
Skellig - Dec 10, 2011 - 7:30 pm
Saturday December 10, 7:30 PM
Skellig performs Irish, Québécois, Scandinavian and original music, with a side journey or two always a possibility! Members Rachel Clark and Bob DeMarco of the band Wind that Shakes the Barley join John Drury, a veteran of the Québécois and New England folk scene, blending their talents as a trio with happy results. Featuring Irish flute, whistles, fiddle, accordion, guitar, cittern and voice, Skellig explores the rich terrain of traditional music with spirit and imagination. Their warm and enlivening shows have delighted audiences at the New World Festival, the Strafford Summer Artist Series, The Music Box, and The Canoe Club, among other local venues. Hear samples of their music at http://skelligvt.com.
Comedy in Film - THE LADY EVE - Nov 20, 2011 - 7:00 pm
$5 for film society members and $8 for walk-ins
Writer-director Preston Sturges was at his wittiest in a film that was remarkably risqué for its time. A shy millionaire (Henry Fonda), homeward bound after two years collecting snakes in the Brazilian jungle, encounters a gold-digger (Barbara Stanwyck) and her cardsharp father (Charles Coburn) aboard an ocean liner. If you’re a newcomer to Sturges, this is the best place to start. 1941, 107 minutes.
They Might Be Gypsies - Nov 04, 2011 - 7:30 pm
Advance $9, day of show $11
Inspired by the 1930s Gypsy Jazz of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli, They Might Be Gypsies plays high energy, uplifting music with tremendous passion. They weave together the traditional sounds of early 20th century France with modern influences from Argentina to Barcelona. At the core, the group is comprised of father and son duo, Greg and Aidan Ryan, both exceptional guitarists. Rani Arbo calls then two, “Simultaneously cool and on fire …. hellbending energy and musicality and an ease and joy that lets the rest of us sit back, gape and grin.”
A cash bar will be available.
http://www.theymightbegypsies.com/
Student Open Mic Night - Oct 21, 2011 - 7:00 pm
$5 admission day of show
Kids of all ages are invited to this first 18-and-under open mic night. Bring a poem, a song, a magic trick, a short story, a dance, or another special talent and share them with the audience. Audience members of all ages are encouraged to come cheer on these young performers!
Those who wish to participate are encouraged to contact Claire to sign up. She can be reached at upperevents@chandler-arts.org or 802-522-6877.
Comedy in Film – Steamboat Bill, Jr. - Oct 16, 2011 - 7:00 pm
$5 for film society members and $8 for walk-ins
What has made audiences laugh for the past 80 or so years? Using clips from 15 classics, Rick will discuss the different forms of comedy on screen, including the physicality of the silent masters, the “screwball comedies” of the 1930s, satires and parodies, slapstick and cerebral wit. There’s a good chance that some of your favorites will be in the mix. Approximately 105 minutes.
Benefit Dance for Flood Victims - Oct 08, 2011 - 7:30 pm
Jeanne & the Hi-Tops and The Party Crashers bring their prodigious talents to the Esther Mesh Room in a special benefit dance to help Central Vermont residents rebuild after Tropical Storm Irene. Doors open at 7:30 and the dancing begins at 8 with The Party Crashers. The Hi-Tops close the evening. A cash bar and light snacks will be available. Suggested donation $15.
PossumHaw - Oct 07, 2011 - 7:30 pm
Advance $13, day of show $16
PossumHaw is a dynamic, original, authentic bluegrass and folk quintet from Burlington. Originally formed in 2004, the band has evolved to combine award winning, evocative songwriting and singing with top-notch bluegrass instrumentation. Onstage they offer a genuine, energetic, and highly entertaining performance without gimmickry.
Colby Crehan (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Ryan Crehan (banjo, vocals, harmonica), Charley Eiseman (lead guitar, vocals), Pat Melvin (upright bass, vocals), and Steve Waud (mandolin, vocals) comprise the band.
A cash bar will be available.
Dave Keller Band - Sep 23, 2011 - 7:30 pm
Advance $13, day of show $16
Based in Montpelier, the Dave Keller Band’s reputation for dynamic, soul-stirring performances extends throughout New England. With over 1000 shows to his credit, Keller is a singer/guitarist who has forged a style uniquely his own – intense and soulful, gritty and sweet.
Like the best blues and soul men before him, Keller learned his art firsthand from the masters: Mighty Sam McClain, Paul Rishell, Fontella Bass, and the late great Robert Ward. Most recently, Keller was featured as singer and co-writer on Living in the Light, the new CD by legendary guitarist Ronnie Earl.
The Dave Keller Band features three of Vermont’s top sidemen: Jan Schultz on Fender bass, Brett Hoffman on drums, and Ira Friedman on Hammond organ.
A cash bar will be available.
Adult Open Mic Night - Sep 10, 2011 - 7:30 pm
$5 admission day of show
Chandler is pleased to offer its first open mic night strictly for those over 18. Bring a poem, a short story or a song to share or simply sit back and enjoy an evening of eclectic performances. A cash bar will be available.
Those who wish to participate are encouraged to contact Claire to sign up. She can be reached at upperevents@chandler-arts.org or 802-522-6877.
Friday April 5, 7 PM
$16 advance, $19 day of show
Two fellows with a mandolin and guitar, a musical teamwork built of habit, their voices fused in the special blend produced by kinship. They were called "brother duets," and during the 1930s and ’40s it was the predominant format in country music, practiced by now-legendary teams of brothers on radio stations and stage shows throughout the countryside.
In Vermont, Dan and Willy Lindner, The Sky Blue Boys, have revived this beloved tradition. Following the example of old-time duos such as The Blue Sky Boys, The Monroe Brothers and the Louvin Brothers, they have built up a large repertoire of wonderful old ballads, parlor songs, heart songs and sacred numbers. Heeding their own musical instincts they have expanded the instrumentation to include a variety of acoustic instruments and added some newer songs including their own compositions.
Will and Dan have played together for decades. They formed the celebrated Vermont bluegrass band Banjo Dan and the Mid-nite Plowboys in 1972 and have toured and recorded extensively in that context, as well as sitting in on shows and recording sessions for many of the region's top acoustic musicians. But never far from their hearts were the sounds they learned to love long ago - the simple moving sounds of the early "brothers duets."
It's that clean, evocative sound The Sky Blue Boys now recreate for audiences throughout New England...a reminder of things past, and of things constant.
A cash bar will be available.
http://www.skyblueboys.com/Tickets can be ordered by calling the Chandler Box Office at 802-728-6464. Check our Facebook page for more information about these and other upcoming performances.
Be sure to look upstairs in the foyer of the Esther Mesh Room for one-month shows featuring area artists chosen from this past year's Area Artists Show.