Broadside Electric with Einstein's Little Homunculus
On Sunday December 1, warm up your winter with this incredible
pair of Celtic-fusion-energy bands! Show starts at 7:30 in the
parish hall of St Mary's Church of Hamilton Village, 3916 Locust
Walk, in the heart of the University of Pennyslvania's campus.
The electrified folk band Broadside Electric, focusing on the
music of English and Celtic traditions, uses rock idioms and
innovative arrangements to bring new energy to traditional
music. The result is a hybrid sound that blends the music of
different countries and cultures with a striking consistency. The
emphasis is on the music of the British Isles, but�features such
distinct influences as Klezmer, bluegrass, Balkan, Swiss, blues,
and classical.�The diverse tastes of the talented individuals of
Broadside Electric join into a unique collective identity in
arranging and performing traditional music.
Armed with fiddles, saxophones, guitar, bodhran, flutes,
mandolins, pennywhistles and ethnic percussion, Einstein's
Little Homunculus serves up a joyful, eclectic Irish stew of music
that has been called "a true knockout. The 5 members play,
among other things, fiddle, guitar, flute, sax, and percussion.
Music ranges from Celtic dance tunes to tangos, Eastern
European music, and songs touching on topics from sponges to
celibacy. As to their name...don't ask.
Pictures, sound clips and all sorts of musical wackiness on their
web pages:�www.broadside.org , www.elh.org
General Cherry Tree information is at www.cherrytree.org.
Advance tickets are available from House of Our Own Books at
3920 Spruce Street; Rustic Music at 333 S. 13th Street; and
MADs Records in Ardmore. Cherry Tree concerts are supported
in part by a grant from the Philadelphia Folksong Society. For
more information, call the Cherry Tree at 215-386-1640.
