wo 19 mrt '25

Laura Cortese's Acoustic Evening

ft. Dirk Powell, Anna Massie en Kaia Kater

Root music at its transatlantic best

€ 13,3 Early Bird while supplies last (?)
€ 19 Presale / € 10 student
€ 23 Box office / € 14 student
€ 3,8 Uitpas reduction + EDC

Unnumbered seats - club

19:15 Deuren
20:15 Concert

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Root music at its transatlantic best

De Amerikaanse songwriter en violiste Laura Cortese (The Dance Cards, Bright Light sessions) gaat vanuit rootsmuziek steeds op zoek naar pareltjes in klank, groove en melodie. Ze emigreerde uit de VS naar België en toert intensief zowel in de VS als in Europa. Zo bouwde ze een stevig netwerk uit van bevriende muzikanten.

Voor haar 'Acoustic Evenings' brengt ze vier van de meest gevraagde en productieve songwriters samen aan beide kanten van de Atlantische oceaan samen voor een unieke samenwerking. In enkele dagen bouwen deze vier bekende solo-performers een programma op om elkaar te ondersteunen en spontaan magie in elkaars nummers te blazen.

Laura Cortese's Acoustic Evening
Laura Cortese (viool, zang), Dirk Powell (banjo, viool, diatonische accordeon, zang), Kaia Kater (banjo, zang), Anna Massie (gitaar, viool, zang)

Dirk Powell (Louisiana) learned banjo and fiddle from his Kentucky grandfather - James Clarence Hay - and has been part of Louisiana's thriving Cajun/Creole music community since his early twenties. He is a reference on the diatonic accordion for the Cajun style of music. He has toured and recorded with the likes of Joan Baez, Rhiannon Giddens, Eric Clapton, Buddy Miller and Loretta Lynn.

Scottish guitarist and fiddler Anna Massie (Blazin' Fiddles and RANT) hosts BBC Radio Scotland's award-winning folk program "Traveling Folk" and is a gifted singer. She has been nominated three times for 'Best Instrumentalist' at the Scots Trad Music Awards and won the Trad Music in the Media Award in 2021 and the Producer of the Year Award in 2022 for her work on 'Black Isle Correspondent'.

Finally, Kaia Kater joins the team on banjo and vocals. She has received rave reviews from NPR's Tiny Desk, The Guardian, Rolling Stone and No Depression. Through her artful banjo playing and lush songwriting, Kaia draws on influences rooted in Quebec, the Caribbean and Appalachia, reflecting the diversity of her background.