Billy Wylder at the Dance Hall w/ Skye Darling

Name: Billy Wylder at the Dance Hall w/ Skye Darling
Start: 2025-04-12T19:30:00-04:00
Location: 7 Walker St, Kittery, ME, United States, Maine 03904

Schedule

Sat, 12 Apr, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

7 Walker St, Kittery, ME, United States, Maine 03904 | Kittery, ME

The Dance Hall presents Billy Wylder w/ special guest Skye Darling on Saturday, April 12
“A sense of mystery and majesty.” –No Depression
From the front-lines at Standing Rock to the archaic streets of Jerusalem, the Sahel Desert to Carnegie Hall, music has been the source of strength for Billy Wylder. The band features Avi Salloway (Bombino/Hey Mama) joined by an inspired cast of singular artists who have performed across six continents including concerts at Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.
Billy Wylder weaves together American folk and rock with sensibilities from the Sahara Desert, exploring new musical space akin to Devendra Banhart, Beck, and Tinariwen. Their new recordings evoke musical evolutions built on grooves informed by ancient African rhythms, art-rock textures, expansive guitars, violins, synths, and drum machines. Band leader Avi Salloway’s lyrics flow with inspiration from mythical songwriting hero Leonard Cohen, while threading together more abstract imagery reminiscent of Thom Yorke.
“Art rock band Billy Wylder carry the torch of the niche dug out by Talking Heads and their groundbreaking album "Remain in Light." -WBUR
Standing room only, so bring your dancing shoes!
GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY
Saturday, April 12th @ 7:30
$17 advance | $22 day-of | $12 student
https://portsmouthnhtickets.com/events/billy-wylder-4-12-2025
Skye Darling:
Skye Darling is a Boston-based violinist, guitarist, and singer-songwriter. She has a passion for exploring new ideas through improvisation and she began her journey under the direction of Bruce Molsky, studying both voice and instrument. She has been featured at Silkroad’s Global Musician’s Workshop Festival and was recently selected as one of Portsmouth Music Hall’s Emerging Artists. Skye’s journey as a singer-songwriter has been anything but linear, and this is reflected in her performances. With a bachelor’s from UNH and a Master’s from Boston Conservatory and Berklee, Skye’s indie-folk style combines her classical training with elements of her Celtic roots, old time folk, and jazz.