Revels North present: Windborne in Concert

Windborne are longtime friends of Revels North and we are honored to present them in concert at our brand-new Revels North Center for Traditional Arts, right across from Colburn Park in downtown Lebanon, NH.

Join us for a very special intimate concert with one of the country's best folk groups, Windborne. It will be a night of magical harmonies, stunning arrangements and community singing, taking place in the heart of Lebanon at the Revels North Center for Traditional Arts on Sunday, September 29, 2024, doors open at 3pm.  Fee: there is a Sliding Scale of $10-$50
Limited space so booking ahead is recommended.  Location: Revels North Center for Traditional Arts located at 2 Mascoma Street Suite #3, Lebanon, NH

Windborne’s captivating show draws on the singers’ deep roots in traditions of vocal harmony, while the absolute uniqueness of their artistic approach brings old songs into the present. Known for the innovation of their arrangements, their harmonies are bold and anything but predictable. With a 20-year background studying polyphonic music around the world, Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan share a vibrant energy onstage with a blending of voices that can only come from decades of friendship alongside dedicated practice.

The ensemble shifts effortlessly between drastically different styles of music, drawing their audience along on a journey that spans continents and centuries, illuminating and expanding on the profound power and variation of the human voice. The singers educate as they entertain, sharing stories about their songs and explaining the context and characteristics of the styles in which they sing. BBC Traveling Folk describes Windborne as “subverting expectations and redefining the genre… just absolutely phenomenal!”

Audiences and critics lavish praise upon the singers not only for their technical mastery, but for the passion, engagement, and connection with each other and the audience that imbues each performance with a rare power. But there’s another, crucial dimension to Windborne that guides and roots their artistry. They are adherents to folk music’s longtime alliance with social activism, labor and civil rights, and other movements that champion the oppressed, the poor, and the disenfranchised. Their latest project, Of Hard Times & Harmony, explores themes of social consciousness, singing in four languages and showcasing the depth of emotion their voices can evoke, as well as moments of true hilarity and wit. The group is committed to bringing vocal traditions to a younger audience and over the past year has found surprisingly viral success on TikTok for such unlikely genres as Corsican polyphony or early 20th century labor anthems.

Windborne is proud to announce our newest project: a book & album of music for midwinter called To Warm the Winter Hearth and they are asking for your support to help bring it to life! With lush vocal harmony, guest musicians, and a full-color book to accompany the music, it’s our most impressive project so far and will arrive in time for the holidays.