Post by Ptarmigan on Feb 9, 2009 14:53:56 GMT
The Stairwell Sisters
May 14: Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
May 15: An Lanntair Centre, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
MAY 16: The Tolbooth, Stirling
May 17: Marryatt Hall, Dundee
May 19: Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
May 20: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
May 21: Buccleuch Centre, Langholm
May 22: Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
May 23: The Classic Grand, Glasgow
May 24 (afternoon matinee): Lochgilphead Village Hall
May 24 (evening): Arts Guild Theatre, Greenock
May 14: Eden Court Theatre, Inverness
May 15: An Lanntair Centre, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
MAY 16: The Tolbooth, Stirling
May 17: Marryatt Hall, Dundee
May 19: Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
May 20: Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline
May 21: Buccleuch Centre, Langholm
May 22: Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine
May 23: The Classic Grand, Glasgow
May 24 (afternoon matinee): Lochgilphead Village Hall
May 24 (evening): Arts Guild Theatre, Greenock
San Francisco’s all-gal urban old-time teardown, The Stairwell Sisters, have amassed a rowdy repertoire of timeless trad tunes plus a solid standing of smart, original material that is winning praise on a national level. Counter-culturalists of every generation enjoy their energetic musicianship, tight vocal arrangements and red-hot buckdancing.
Stephanie Prausnitz (fiddle) and Evie Ladin (banjo/clogging) are steeped in the old-time repertoire, bringing tunes with just the right intensity to suit the quintet's dynamic feel. Lisa Berman's unique approach to the dobro adds a grit that walks a line through country and blues. Martha Hawthorne (bass) and Sue Sandlin (guitar/tiple) motor the band forward with their lock-step rhythm. All of the sisters sing, and they have a knack for infusing the old music with intoxicating energy and soul.
The girls are joined for this Scottish Arts Council TuneUp tour by step-dance master, John Sikorski
BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO Fantastic!
"A powerhouse ensemble " SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Vocal prowess with skilled multi-instrumental chops and a hellbent-for-leather attitude."
OLD-TIME HERALD
“Five multi-instrumental, singing, dancing old-time gals hit the UK…their sassy modern take on southern old-time string band music was so feisty..they caught everyone’s attention.”FROOTS. . .
The Stairwell Sisters
Stephanie Prausnitz (fiddle) and Evie Ladin (banjo/clogging) are steeped in the old-time repertoire, bringing tunes with just the right intensity to suit the quintet's dynamic feel. Lisa Berman's unique approach to the dobro adds a grit that walks a line through country and blues. Martha Hawthorne (bass) and Sue Sandlin (guitar/tiple) motor the band forward with their lock-step rhythm. All of the sisters sing, and they have a knack for infusing the old music with intoxicating energy and soul.
The girls are joined for this Scottish Arts Council TuneUp tour by step-dance master, John Sikorski
BOB HARRIS, BBC RADIO Fantastic!
"A powerhouse ensemble " SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Vocal prowess with skilled multi-instrumental chops and a hellbent-for-leather attitude."
OLD-TIME HERALD
“Five multi-instrumental, singing, dancing old-time gals hit the UK…their sassy modern take on southern old-time string band music was so feisty..they caught everyone’s attention.”FROOTS. . .
The Stairwell Sisters
