Magic Tuber Stringband & Sam Wenc

Magic Tuber Stringband: Hailing from North Carolina, Magic Tuber Stringband probes the undercurrents of the landscapes around them. Highly skilled players and writers, the trio are leaders within the burgeoning avant composition world utilizing folk instrumentation. Their music appears to weave in and out of the fabric of their surroundings, reflecting their time spent living across the Southeast and studying its regional folk traditions and natural histories. Having performed recently at Big Ears, Hopscotch, Sound & Gravity (and many other places along the way) the group’s music resonates well beyond their regional roots. The ensemble stretches the parameters of acoustic instrumental expression with masterful flourishes of dense, textural arrangements, subtle minimalist gestures and deft improvisation. Sam Wenc: Sam Wenc is a composer, improviser, and interdisciplinary artist working with sound, text, performance and installation. He has released music on Longform Editions, Where to Now, Moone Records, Noumenal Loom, Sweet Wreath, and his own label Lobby Art Editions, amongst others. His work has been supported by Elektronmusikstudion (Stockholm, Sweden), Art OMI (Ghent, NY), Foundation for Contemporary Arts (NYC), Roulette Intermedium (NYC), Casa Del Lago / Cultura UNAM (México), Sonidos Primeros (Peru), Creative Alliance of Philadelphia, Kiosk Gallery (Chicago) and has performed throughout the US, Canada, Peru, México, and Japan. He is co-founder of Lobby Art Editions, a record label that highlights and releases works by artists exploring boundaries of genre and media. accessibility: street level entrance to venue but two steps to restroom.