Evie Ladin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, percussive dancer, choreographer, square dance caller living in Oakland, California. She performs with The Evie Ladin Band, a trio with Keith Terry and Erik Pearson, and also collaborates with Keith Terry as a duo.[1] Other projects include two all-female groups: The Stairwell Sisters, an old-time group utilizing clawhammer banjo, guitar, bass and percussive dance; and MoToR/dance.[2]
Evie Ladin | |
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| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | Americana |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, choreographer, dancer, clawhammer banjo, educator |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, banjo, guitar |
| Website | www |
Ladin's 2012 CD titled Evie Ladin Band was voted Americana Album of the Year by the Independent Music Awards (IMAs) Vox Pop Vote.[3] A banjo player since childhood, Ladin features regularly on the annual Banjo Babes compilation album and calendar.[4] Ladin is also the Executive Director of the International Body Music Festival (IBMF), a project of the Oakland-based arts non profit Crosspulse.[5]
Background
editThe daughter of an old time and traditional music enthusiast and International Folk Dance Instructor, Ladin and her sister Abby grew up immersed in traditional American music and dance. Summers were spent at either folk festivals or music camps. At home during the later years of American folk music revival, traveling musicians would often stop over for the night. She attended Brown University where she created a major in African Studies in Dance. She later traveled to Nigeria and studied dance on a Fulbright Fellowship.[6] In the early 1990s, Ladin studied jazz and tap in New York followed by eight years working with Ohio-based dance company Rhythm in Shoes.[7][1]
Ladin's work often explores the intersection of Appalachian music and dance with the traditions of the African Diaspora. In 2018, she returned to Africa for the 10th International Body Music Festival (IBMF) in Dzodze, Ghana.[8]
Awards and honors
edit- 1991 Fulbright Fellowship[9]
- 1991 Watson Fellowship
- 2012 Americana Album of the Year - Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Fan Vote
- 2013 Parents’ Choice Gold Award[10]
Discography
edit- Evie Ladin Band: Caught on a Wire (2019)[11][12][13]
- Evie Ladin Band: Riding the Rooster (2018)[14]
- Evie Ladin Band: Jump the Fire (2016)[15][16]
- Buckdancing for Beginners 2: Freestyle (2013)
- Evie Ladin Band, Evie Ladin Band (2012)[17]
- Evie Ladin Band: Float Downstream (2010)[18][19]
- Stairwell Sisters, Get Off Your Money (2008), Lloyd Maines[20][21]
- Stairwell Sisters, Feet All Over the Floor (2005), Yodel-Ay-Hee[22]
- Stairwell Sisters, The Stairwell Sisters (2003), Yodel-Ay-Hee[22]
- Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble: I Like Everything About You, Yes I Do![23]
- Crosspulse, Professor Terry's Circus Band Extraordináire (with Linda Tillery, David Balakrishnan, George Brooks, Paul Hanson and others)
- Crosspulse, Body Tjak: The Soundtrack (with Indonesian artists)
- Buckdancing for Beginners: The Basics of Southern Appalachian Flatfoot Clogging (2002)
- Banjo Babes
References
edit- ^ a b Gilbert, Andrew (February 21, 2013). "Evie Ladin: Stompin' In the East Bay". Berkeleyside.
- ^ Morris, Jackie. "Evie Ladin Band". FolkWorks.
- ^ "Evie Ladin Band". Independent Music Awards (IMAs).
- ^ Lawless, John (December 6, 2018). "Banjo Babes 2019 calendar and CD". Bluegrass Today.
- ^ "Artists from around the World Share Music You Can SEE and Dance You Can HEAR". Wellesley College. November 15, 2013.
- ^ Olesko, Ron (April 29, 2016). "Fired Up with The Evie Ladin Band". Sing Out!. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Kotapish, Paul (October 4, 2016). "Evie Ladin: Dancing With Others". Banjo Cafe. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
- ^ Gilbert, Andrew (October 14, 2018). "Body Music MiniFest presents corporeal performers in Berkeley". The Mercury News.
- ^ Spuhler, Robert (May 16, 2016). "Evie Ladin Band brings folks together with music". SFGate. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ Heffley, Lynne (2013). "I Like Everything About You (Yes I Do!)". Parents' Choice. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Song Premiere: Evie Ladin Band, "News Cyclone"". Folk Alley. March 13, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: Bay Area Recordings in 2019". San Francisco Classical Voice. December 17, 2019.
- ^ poet, j (April 3, 2019). "The Outer Limits of Folk Music". East Bay Express.
- ^ Brooks, David (July 2008). "Review: Evie Ladin's "Riding the Rooster"". Banjo Newsletter.
- ^ Zimmerman, Lee (April 21, 2016). "Evie Ladin Has Fun with Her Down Home Designs". No Depression Magazine.
- ^ Hillegas, Brenda (April 6, 2016). "The Evie Ladin Band Shares High Energy and Catchy Melodies via 'Jump the Fire'". Elmore Magazine.
- ^ "Evie Ladin Band: Evie Ladin Band". PopMatters. September 10, 2012.
- ^ "Evie Ladin Band - Float Downstream". Country Standard Time.
- ^ "EVIE LADIN - FLOAT DOWNSTREAM". FolkWorks.
- ^ "The Stairwell Sisters: Get Off Your Money". PopMatters. June 11, 2008.
- ^ Brooks, David. "Review: Get Off Your Money, by the Stairwell Sisters". Banjo Newsletter.
- ^ a b "The Stairwell Sisters - Old-Time String Band Breaks Out". FolkWorks.
- ^ Wrigglesworth, Beverly (August 2, 2013). "Pick of the Day: I Like Everything About You (Yes I Do!)". School Library Journal.