What better way to kick off the Folk Song Society's year-long 40th anniversary celebration than to present the Short Sisters in concert! This year is the 20th that Fay Baird, Kate Seeger, and Kim Wallach have been singing together, and its clear that they still sing for the genuine love of singing. Whether a cappella or with guitar, autoharp, and banjo, Fay, Kate, and Kim blend their individual voices in stunning and original harmonies.
Kim is well known as a solo performer and songwriter, and has several albums out on the Black Socks Press label. Kate is a member of the musical Seeger family, and began singing and performing in family concerts as a young child. Fay learned traditional music in a less formal but time-honored way, playing banjo at contra dances and singing with friends
In concert, the trio celebrates life and its seasons, with songs both traditional and new: offbeat rounds, musical curiosities and chorus songs, songs about work, family and love, Sacred Harp hymns, ballads, and much more. The Short Sisters favorite songs, funny or moving, thought-provoking or frivolous, convey optimism about tackling lifes challenges at the end of the twentieth century. Their delight in harmony, humor, and high spirits captivates their audiences.
One of Folk Song Society's goals has always been to provide opportunities for people to make music together for the pure pleasure of it. The Short Sisters are a perfect example of folks being brought together by this joy of music making. The three began singing together in 1979, initially as part of larger groups, most notably Norumbega Harmony, an eastern Massachusetts group that sings Sacred Harp music. By 1984, when they'd been together for five years, they started to take themselves more seriously, and released their first recording, the Short Sisters Short Tape. Since then, they have performed steadily at festivals and clubs all, and have produced three more albums: A Little Gracefulness, A Planet Dancing Slow, and Live from Four States.
As Dick Pleasants has said of the trio, "It's wonderful when friends can make good music together." Hope you'll join us for a lively evening with these friends and their good music!
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