The East Pointers at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis All shows are 21+
unless otherwise specified. Any tickets suspected of being purchased
for the sole purpose of reselling can be cancelled at the discretion
of Rams Head/Eventbrite. All sales are final. Rams Head does not offer
refunds. Refunds are only available for cancelled shows. Redefining
the ever-evolving genre–modern folk–with Billboard-worthy pop
hooks,deep acoustic groove, trance-like trad breakdowns and three-part
harmonies, Tim Chaisson (vocals/fiddle/percussion), Koady Chaisson
(banjo/tenor guitar/moog) and Jake Charron (guitar/keyboards), already
internationally acknowledged as musical trailblazers, have made sure
their new album, Yours To Break, will light a path for a new
generation of music lovers who don’t care for labels. What We Leave
Behind was one of the international standout albums of 2017, nominated
for the‘ Traditional Roots Album of the Year’ at the 2018 JUNO
Awards and attracting over four million streams on Spotify. In the
short time between their 2015 JUNO Award-winning debut Secret Victory
and the upcoming album Yours To Break, the band has performed over 450
shows in Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the UK, Europe, Mexico, the
USA, and Canada. Yours To Break sits uneasily in a classic genre
demarcation. The East Pointers have always been musically complex and
technically brilliant, the core is definitely traditional Celtic, but
on the new album, fiddle tunes are grounded in complex rumbling bass
lines, a dirty Americana exploration turns on a dime into a
lighthearted guitar feature with flamenco reference palmas, playful
keyboard tones turn traditional solos into urgent dance-party
journeys, and off-the-leash festival jam sessions give rise to vocal
numbers that are either perfect pop songs or moving tributes to the
home and people they love. “I feel like this album is the best
expression to date of the band’s appreciation for so many different
types of music and the fact that we as a band are comfortable enough
in our own musical voice to start expressing those influences and
loves.” says Koady Chaisson, who plays either banjo or tenor guitar
on stage, along with the bass pedals underpinning much of the groove
of this album. Taken from a line in the song ‘Elmira’ – a tune
named for a town in Prince Edward Island near where fiddler, Tim
Chaisson, and his cousin, banjo player Koady Chaisson, grew up –
Yours To Break puts a pin in the creative landscape in which the band
currently sits, as well as where they may be headed. Official Website
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