Evie Ladin Explained

Evie Ladin
Birth Place:New York City, U.S.
Genre:Americana
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, choreographer, dancer, clawhammer banjo, educator
Instrument:Singing, banjo, guitar

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]

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

The 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]

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

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gilbert . Andrew . Evie Ladin: Stompin' In the East Bay . . 21 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Evie Ladin Band . Jackie . Morris . FolkWorks . en-gb.
  3. Web site: Evie Ladin Band . Independent Music Awards (IMAs) . en-US.
  4. Web site: Banjo Babes 2019 calendar and CD . John . Lawless . Bluegrass Today . 6 December 2018.
  5. Web site: Artists from around the World Share Music You Can SEE and Dance You Can HEAR . November 15, 2013 . Wellesley College . en.
  6. Web site: Fired Up with The Evie Ladin Band . Ron . Olesko . 2016-04-29 . . en-US . 2019-10-14 . October 14, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191014191833/https://singout.org/2016/04/29/evie-ladin-band/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Evie Ladin: Dancing With Others . Paul . Kotapish . Banjo Cafe . October 4, 2016 . 2019-10-14.
  8. News: Body Music MiniFest presents corporeal performers in Berkeley . Andrew . Gilbert . . 14 October 2018.
  9. Web site: Spuhler . Robert . Evie Ladin Band brings folks together with music . SFGate . May 16, 2016 . April 27, 2023.
  10. Web site: I Like Everything About You (Yes I Do!). Heffley . Lynne . 2013 . Parents' Choice . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200918231148/http://archive.parentschoice.org/product.cfm?product_id=31813&StepNum=1&award=aw. September 18, 2020.
  11. Web site: Song Premiere: Evie Ladin Band, "News Cyclone" . . March 13, 2019 . en .
  12. Web site: Shameless Promotion of Local Artists: Bay Area Recordings in 2019 . December 17, 2019 . San Francisco Classical Voice . en.
  13. Web site: poet . j . The Outer Limits of Folk Music . East Bay Express . en.
  14. Brooks . David . Review: Evie Ladin's "Riding the Rooster" . Banjo Newsletter . July 2008 . en.
  15. Web site: Evie Ladin Has Fun with Her Down Home Designs . Lee . Zimmerman . No Depression Magazine . April 21, 2016.
  16. Web site: The Evie Ladin Band Shares High Energy and Catchy Melodies via 'Jump the Fire' . Brenda . Hillegas . Elmore Magazine . 6 April 2016.
  17. Web site: Evie Ladin Band: Evie Ladin Band . PopMatters . en . 10 September 2012.
  18. Web site: Evie Ladin Band - Float Downstream . Country Standard Time.
  19. Web site: EVIE LADIN - FLOAT DOWNSTREAM . FolkWorks . en-gb.
  20. Web site: The Stairwell Sisters: Get Off Your Money . PopMatters . en . 11 June 2008.
  21. Web site: Brooks . David . Review: Get Off Your Money, by the Stairwell Sisters . Banjo Newsletter . en.
  22. Web site: The Stairwell Sisters - Old-Time String Band Breaks Out . FolkWorks . en-gb.
  23. Web site: Pick of the Day: I Like Everything About You (Yes I Do!) . Beverly . Wrigglesworth . . August 2, 2013.

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