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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Awarded the OPUS prize for “Discovery of the Year 2017-2018”, among many other accolades since their first album release in 2017, this trio has been winning over the hearts of listeners worldwide, young and old alike. É.T.É are Élisabeth (fiddle, step-dancing, vocals), Thierry (bouzouki, podorythmie, vocals), and Élisabeth (cello, vocals). The word été in French means summer–a fitting tribute to how their original, lively take on Québec traditional music is infused with a new vitality.
With lovely vocal harmonies, deep groove, and rich instrumentation, É.T.É are an explosive trio on stage, transforming the nostalgia of a kitchen party into an unforgettable show experience that celebrates the joie de vivre of Québecois culture.

​Recorded 7/12/22.

For more info on the band, visit https://canismusic.com/artist/e-t-e/[ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]In 2022 the Vermont Folklife Center is celebrating 30 years of innovation in tradition in their Vermont Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (VTAAP). In the words of program founder Greg Sharrow, “the making of art is an irrepressible force that is true of everyone!”  VTAAP works to create opportunities for traditional arts in Vermont communities to grow and thrive, helping to shape identity and support both individual and community wellbeing.

An apprenticeship is a face-to-face learning opportunity where a master artist passes on their skills to one or more apprentices through hands-on work. During the past 30 years, Vermont Folklife Center has supported over 350 apprenticeships representing everything from the arts of native Abenaki and of English, French, Polish and Irish immigrants, to those of Lao, Somali Bantu, Congolese, Bosnian, Tibetan and Bhutanese Nepali refugee communities.

Anniversary festivities are taking place throughout 2022 including at the 2022 Festival on the Green! The July 12th showcase highlights three virtuosic artists who have been involved with VTAAP over the years and have made major efforts to pass on their artistic mastery to the next generation:

• Migmar Tsering – Migmar plays traditional Tibetan music on the dranyen, a long-necked, seven-stringed instrument. Born in Tibet, brought up in India, and a Vermonter since 2011, Tsering is a singer, songwriter, musician, composer, and Tibetan dance instructor. He is the founder of the Rolyang Lobling school (in English, “music class”) where he has worked with dozens of apprentices to make Tibetan music and dance happen in Vermont.
• Pete Sutherland – Pete is a living legend of the traditional music and dance scene in Vermont, and is nationally recognized as a musician, composer, visual artist, writer, and storyteller. Within the apprenticeship program he has worked with multiple students to share his knowledge of Franco-American fiddling, Vermont song and fiddle repertoire, and most recently, contra dance piano accompaniment with Emmett Stowell of Waitsfield, VT who will join him on the FOG stage.
• Shyam Nepali – Hailing from the centuries old Gandharba musical tradition of Nepal, Shyam has enjoyed an almost 30 year long career bringing the sounds of the Nepali Sarangi (described as “the wooden bird that can fly”) to audiences around the world. Shyam has filled a very unique and important role in the Sarangi tradition of Nepal, expanding on the work of his Grandfather, Magar Gaine, and his father, Ram Sharan Nepali, legendary Sarangi players who broke new ground on the world of Sarangi playing, with their technical and artistic innovations to the instrument. Since 2018 Shyam has been working with apprentices within the Bhutanese-Nepali community in Burlington, planting the seeds of a new generation of Vermont sarangi players.

​Recorded 7/12/22.

For more info, visit https://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/[ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Kaleta got his start in the late 70s performing in church and was soon after picked up by iconic Juju master and world music pioneer King Sunny Ade. A few years later Fela Kuti came calling. Kaleta would go on to tour the world playing guitar for the King of Afrobeat in his storied band Egypt 80 through the 1980s and into the 1990s. Now based in New York City, Kaleta has been leading Super Yamba Band since 2017. The members of Super Yamba Band have honed their craft performing with a diverse range of artists including David Byrne, Rubblebucket, Yeasayer, and Between The Buried And Me, to name a few. Collaborating over several years with Senegalese griot and talking drum master Modou Mbenge, known best for his work with African pop star Abdou Guite Seck, was a defining moment in the development of Super Yamba’s sound and the musician’s understanding of the African music tradition.

​Recorded 7/10/22.

For more info on the band, visit https://www.superyambaband.com//[ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]With a vocal blend that has been dubbed “outstanding” and “meticulous,” Low Lily’s cohesive sound comes naturally for musicians whose lives have been entwined on the road and onstage for almost two decades. Setting down roots in Brattleboro, Vermont, the band has crafted a signature sound which they have shared with enthusiastic audiences throughout North America and the UK, garnering two #1 songs on international folk radio and two Independent Music Award wins. Low Lily is Liz Simmons, Lissa Schneckenburger and Flynn Cohen.

​”Deftly understated virtuosity, tight arrangements, freshness of sound and clarity of musical vision.”-Fatea”

​Low Lily brandishes their formidable individual Folk foundations within a collective sound that’s as smart with sense of pop phrasing and flair as it is roots-savvy.”-Roots Music Report

​Recorded 8/6/21.

For more info on the band, visit https://www.lowlily.com/[ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Since its formation in 2013 with a mission to resurrect the music of the iconic bluegrass band Old and In the Way, Beg, Steal or Borrow has appeared at numerous prominent festivals and venues throughout the northeastern United States and features a ever-growing repertoire of solid original music.  Known for its warm harmonies, virtuosic instrumentals, and tight musical interplay, Beg Steal or Borrow has won bluegrass festival band competitions at Podunk, Grey Fox, and Thomas Point Beach, hence being dubbed a “Triple Crown Bluegrass Band” by Bluegrass Today.  The quintet is based in Vermont and continues to perform on the heels of its celebrated debut album of original music, Old Mountain Time.  Beg Steal or Borrow is Roland Clark, Fran Forim, Jeremy Sicely, Luke Auriemmo and Geoff Goodhue.
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“Beg, Steal or Borrow have managed to absorb their essential influences — Appalachian, folk and country sounds in particular — and refashion them in a way that’s so accessible and infectious that the music’s all but irresistible.”~ Lee Zimmerman  – Bluegrass Today~

​Recorded 8/5/21.

For more info on the band, visit https://www.begstealorborrowvt.com/ [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Treetop Mansion Sounds Like…
The Beach Boys partying with Imagine Dragons in the fertile valley between the ocean of 60’s psychedelia and the mountains of 90’s rock music.
This is Treetop Mansion – the brand new recording project from Clint Bierman and Peter Day . They write original music inspired by their shared eclectic musical taste with a focus on songcraft, vocal harmony, groove, and vibe.  When Treetop Mansion plays live or lays down new tracks, they are generally joined by a supportive cast of amazing musicians, including, for this concert:
Clint Bierman – guitar, vocals, Pete Day –  bass, guitar, vocals, Dave DeCristo – bass , Ryan “The Claw” Clausen – drums Leon Campos & Tyler Mast-keys

​Recorded 8/4/21.

For more info on the band, visit https://treetopmansionmusic.com/ [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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From his early years, playing blues on Chicago’s South Side, to his present multi-faceted career based out of northern Vermont, Paul has earned an underground reputation as a true “musician’s musician”. He has played and recorded with legends like John Lee Hooker, Earl Hooker, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Pops Staples, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, Junior Wells, and numerous others.

He formed the Paul Asbell Quartet, soon to be renamed Kilimanjaro, and recorded 2 award-winning albums for Philo Records, which led to several appearances at the Kool Jazz Festival at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Roskilde Festival in Copenhagen
He’s also appeared at major festivals  including the Newport, Healdsburg, and Montreal Guitar Shows, MerleFest, Lunenburg (Canada) Folk Harbour Festival.
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He’s had featured spots in 30 years of Burlington’s Discover Jazz Festival, annual shows at Burlington First Night since 1995, etc.
In 2018, he released Burmese Panther, featuring original jazz compositions, and in 2019 he received Seven Days magazine’s Daysie Award for “Best VT Instrumentalist”. Featuring Paul Asbell, Clyde Stats, Chris Peterman, Tom Cleary and Gabe Jarrett.
​Recorded 8/3/21.

For more info on the band, visit https://paulasbell.com/ [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV

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[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end] KeruBo is a performing music artist born in Kendu bay, Kenya. She has been a working musician for more than 20 years. Her diverse musical influences range from traditional African music to gospel, blues, Afro-jazz, and jazz.  She has toured the world working as a backing vocalist and dancer for prominent African-fusion artists such as Suzanna Owiyo and the late Achieng Abura.
​They have been her strongest influences in her love for Afro-Jazz and the World Music genre.  Before relocating to the United States, KeruBo was lead singer and manager her own band Keru-Blues, a jazz-blues fusion band that played venues in Kenya. KeruBo now lives in Vermont serving her community as a cultural broker, social worker, and K-12 educator.
​KeruBo is Irene Webster, Cody Sargent,  Joshua Child, Luke Hauserman, Mami-Hassan Coly, Michael Webster, Ruth Baldasty,  Connor Young, Demitrius Kingeorge. Recorded 8/2/21.

For more info on the band, visit https://www.kerubomusic.com/ [/ezcol_2third_end][ezcol_1third] Producer: MCTV