Windborne performs at Friday Night Folk in New London

19 Jay Street,New London CT 06320

19 November, 2021

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Vibrant energy, vocal agility, connection, and stories about the music they sing. "A feast of a cappella harmonies." Peter Amidon The internationally acclaimed vocal ensemble Windborne includes four singers grew up immersed in the traditional song and dance communities of New England. Over the past decade, Windborne has sought out masters of traditional singing in the US and around the world. Through these collaborations, they have developed the vocal agility and authentic sound for which they are known.... Their repertoire includes music from the Republic of Georgia, Corsica, Bulgaria, the Basque region, and Quebec, but they remain deeply rooted in American folk singing traditions as well. The mission of Friday Night Folk at All Souls is to joyfully support social and environmental justice by bringing live traditional, contemporary and multicultural folk music to the larger community in a welcoming and accessible performance space. In 1989, Friday Night Folk concerts began bringing quality folk music and performers to at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Congregation in New London, CT. Folk music fans from all over New England have enjoyed the music of artists including Richard Shindell, John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Geoff Kaufman, Kim and Reggie Harris, Utah Philips, Cheryl Wheeler, Gordon Bok, Bill Staines, Bill Morrissey, Vance Gilbert, Aztec Two-Step, Ida Red, Work o’ the Weavers, The Burns Sisters, Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, John Flynn and John Wort Hannam, and emma’s revolution, Join us for a lively evening of true folk music – traditional and new!