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Evie Ladin

Song / Dance / Banjo

Evie’s mastery of the clawhammer banjo is an absolute wonder, and the soulful, salty tanginess of her voice grips the listener and refuses to let go as it narrates some wild musical tales — WOMAD Festival

UPCOMING EVENTS

03
Jun
2023
Mt Airy, NC
11am EST
04
Jun
2023
Winston Salem, NC
2pm
07
Jun
2023
Floyd, VA
2pm Banjo Workshop / 5pm Concert
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09
Jun
Jun
2023
2023
10
Jun
2023
Brasstown, NC
7pm
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16
Jun
Jun
2023
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17
Jun
2023
Concord, MA
7pm
19
Jun
2023
Northampton, MA
5-6:30pm
20
Jun
2023
Hopewell Junction, NY
6pm Potluck / 7pm Concert / JAM
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22
Jun
Jun
2023
2023
Saratoga Springs, NY

ABOUT EVIE LADIN

The polyrhythmic heat of Evie Ladin’s clawhammer banjo, resonant voice, real stories and rhythmic dance have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center, Celtic Connections to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Brazil to Bali. A prolific creator and gracious facilitator, Evie grew up steeped in traditional folk music/dance up and down the East Coast, bringing a syncretic vision to new work while holding fast to the roots.

A natural entertainer with a gift for infusing folk practices with contemporary verveSan Francisco Chronicle

Evie writes clever lyrics with mature arrangements, calls rowdy square dances for urban crowds, choreographs new body music/percussive dance for contemporary dance and film, leads seminars in movement anthropology, rocks straight up old time clawhammer banjo, and gardens, from the vibrant homebase of Oakland, California. She’s won ribbons and arts fellowships, performed in sold out concert halls and cozy living rooms, and toured around the world, to every state in the US except Florida. She’s never been to Florida.

DISCOGRAPHY

Original Songs • Traditional Banjo & Fiddle Duets • Instructional Buckdancing DVDS

Playing Our Hand

Evie Ladin Band | 2020

Caught on a wire

Evie Ladin Band | 2019 

RIDING THE ROOSTER

Evie Ladin | 2019 

Jump the fire

Evie Ladin Band | 2016