Asheville Concert - Countercurrent

Name: Asheville Concert - Countercurrent
Start: 2025-04-29T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-29T22:00:00-04:00
Location: 90 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NC 28801-1038, United States

Schedule

Tue Apr 29 2025 at 07:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

90 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NC 28801-1038, United States | Asheville, NC

Tuesday night concert with PNW contra dance sensation, Countercurrent!
Location: The Odyssey School, 90 Zillicoa St, Asheville, NC
Time: Doors 7:00, concert 7:30
Suggested donation: $20
About the artists:
Countercurrent is a powerhouse acoustic folk duo based in Olympia, Washington, featuring driving guitar, lyrical fiddle, harmony vocals, and foot percussion. Bringing the deep drive of dance music to every performance, their arrangements blend both traditional and modern influences with astounding musicianship and fluency. They have achieved nationwide acclaim for their high-energy style, which draws on deep traditional roots from Ireland and North America while incorporating new influences to create a sound that is at once unique and timeless. A repertoire of songs that includes potent contemporary anthems, trad ballads, old-time hollers, and biting political content leaves no room for boredom. Alex’s driving guitar and gifted songwriting, Brian’s lyrical fiddle and rock-solid foot percussion, and the duo’s lively interplay, tight vocal harmonies, and unstoppable groove make a Countercurrent performance an event unlike any other. Wherever they go, the question remains the same: “How does that much sound come from just two people?”
Performing together since 2009, they have played at such venues as Club Passim (Cambridge,MA) The Freight and Salvage (Berkeley,CA), The Flurry Festival (Saratoga Springs, NY), and have frequently been the closing band for The Northwest Folklife Festival (Seattle, WA). Countercurrent is one of the most in-demand bands for contra dance weekends and camps across the country. Being highly collaborative musicians, Alex and Brian are part of several other bands (together or separately) including One Dollar Whiskey, Gallimaufry, The Iona Fyfe Trio, The Engine Room, Dear Crow, and others. Alex Sturbaum is a songwriting sensation, gaining notoriety across the continent for their work bringing visibility and queer representation in newly composed trad folk songs. Brian Lindsay is also one of the region’s top sound engineers for acoustic performances and recordings, and uses his expertise to ensure that every Countercurrent performance is a stellar auditory experience.