Old-Time Harmony Singing Workshop with Evie Ladin

Whether you want to learn more about finding harmony parts, feel stronger about holding harmonies, be more confident in your vocal technique, or just enjoy singing in harmony in an old time style, we’ll use a variety of approaches in the tradition to increase your skills. Using Carter Family songs, hymns and other old time songs, we’ll sing sing sing, while developing  skills for listening, blending and making harmonic choices.

Students will get:

• Tips for stronger vocal tone and confidence.
• Ideas of how to find harmonies.
• Practice in holding harmonies.
• The enjoyment of singing with others.

This workshop is appropriate for individuals 15 years and up

Banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive-dancer, choreographer and square-dance caller, Evie Ladin grew up steeped in traditional folk music/dance, and brings a contemporary vision to her compositions and choreography.  Evie’s performances, recordings and teaching reconnect Appalachian music/dance with other African-Diaspora traditions, and have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to Celtic Connections, Brazil to Bali. A longtime former member of Rhythm In Shoes, based in Oakland, CA, Evie tours solo, with Keith Terry and her Evie Ladin Band; and has produced numerous CDs and instructional DVDs. In the percussive dance world, she directs the moving choir MoToR/dance, co-founded the International Body Music Festival, and is an ace freestyle flatfooter. In the trad world, Evie teaches banjo at the infamous Freight in Berkeley, online at Peghead Nation and many camps. In the songwriter world, she just writes great songs. A highly entertaining performer, Evie enjoys facilitating arts learning in diverse communities. A natural entertainer with a gift for infusing folk practices with contemporary verve – San Francisco Chronicle