Hannah Epperson
PS21 and Stonykill Coffee & Records present a free afternoon concert with Hannah Epperson.
Opening set from Catskills-based fuzz folk duo, Miyaxx.
Only partially classically trained and mostly left to the wilderness of musical cross-pollination, Hannah Epperson creates immersive songscapes using violin, loop pedal, voice, and innovative rhythmic improvisations with proximate objects. She has worked in studio and on stage with artists such as Fleet Foxes, Dirty Projectors, Ry X, Julianna Barwick and Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan, and has performed at jazz and electronica, folk, art, new music, and rock festivals. A natural boundary crosser, Hannah has been called a neo-classical composer and musician, indie folk/rocker, and avant-garde pop artist. As a companion in musical experience, she is powerful yet playful and gentle, often exploring the essential cultural and political matters of our age without ever leaving the miracle of the commonplace behind.
Miyaxx (mee-yahx) is the new project of songwriter Lea Thomas and artist/producer John Thayer (Ezra Feinberg, Arp, YAI). Currently based in the Catskill Mountains of New York, their sound, described as “nighttime fuzz folk,” is a distinct union of each of their strengths.
Free and open to the public. Seating is very limited, so please make a free reservation.
Coffee, tea, and records available to purchase from Stonykill Coffee & Records.
Hannah Epperson is in residence at PS21 to create Catenary, a new interdisciplinary work with choreographer Rebecca Margolick and composer/pianist/electronic musician Niloufar Nourbakhsh.
Don’t miss the world premiere of Catenary at PS21 on Saturday, November 8 at 7:30 and Sunday, November 9, at 3:00. More info and tickets can be found here.
HANNAH EPPERSON
With early ties to the American Southwest and Canada’s Pacific coast, Hannah Epperson first heard music and stories as a traveler between high mountain desert and ocean shores. Her music draws from a life of listening and play inspired by musicians and artists across a wide range of genres: from generous childhood mentorships with cowgirl Meghan Merker, a clutch of old time dance musicians, and Peter Shumman’s Bread and Puppet Theater; to practicing arpeggios and discovering the eclectic discographies of European artists like Bjork, the Cranberries, Arvo Part and many others who captured the imagination of a young North American.
Hannah discovered her joy in collaborating with others early. Recently, that includes working in dialogue with the intense physicality of contemporary dancers in Brooklyn, New York and Banff, Alberta. She has worked in studio and on stage with artists such as Fleet Foxes, Dirty Projectors, Ry X, Julianna Barwick and Canadian spoken word artist Shane Koyczan
Hannah Epperson has been called a neo-classical composer and musician, indie folk/rocker and avant-garde pop artist. She’s performed at jazz and electronica, folk, art, new music and rock festivals.
With violin, loop pedal, voice and innovative rhythmic improvisations with proximate objects, she weaves an uncanny connection with her audiences, taking listeners on exhilarating journeys. As a companion in musical experience, she is powerful yet playful and gentle, often exploring the essential cultural and political matters of our age without ever leaving the miracle of the commonplace or us behind.
MIYAXX
Miyaxx (mee-yahx) is the new project of songwriter Lea Thomas and artist/producer John Thayer (Ezra Feinberg, Arp, YAI). Currently based in the Catskill Mountains of New York, their sound, described as “nighttime fuzz folk,” is a distinct union of each of their strengths.
Lea Thomas’s guitar, synths, and gently reassuring voice intertwine with John Thayer’s drums, organic percussion, field recordings, and electronics to guide listeners through moments of possibility, reflection, and release. Their detailed yet dreamlike arrangements create a soundscape that unfolds with purpose, shifting and flowing like the weather.
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