Friday April 12, 2024

Rainshadow Concerts: Kathryn Claire and Margot Merah with special guest Timothy Hull Friday, April 12, 7:30pm The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd. Port Townsend, WA 98368 Tickets: $20 each online at https://www.ticketstorm.com/e/29630/t/ or $25 cash or check at the door. Rainshadow Recording welcomes singer-songwriters Kathryn Claire and Margot Merah, Friday April 12 at 7:30pm at The Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Rd.  Opening the show is special guest, Whidbey Island singer-songwriter Timothy Hull. Series sponsors are Corvus Crafts Printing and Robin’s Nest. Media sponsor for this series is KPTZ-FM radio. Music can bring people together in unexpected ways. That's certainly the case for Kathryn Claire and Margot Merah. Growing up on opposite sides of the world, you can expect them to never have met. And yet they did, in the fall of 2013, in a small Irish pub in Amsterdam. The musical connection was instant. Their love of songwriting, traditional music, folk and harmony singing not only brought them together; it took them all over the world.  After two and a half years apart, the two reunited in the summer of 2022 in the Pacific Northwest for a tour featuring original and traditional songs and instrumentals along with their favorite covers.  They began writing together on the road and when they toured again in Europe in March 2023, they decided the time had come to create an album of music together.  They released their duo album last summer and toured it through Oregon,Washington and all the way out to Montana! In their live shows and on their recent album, Come Close, Come In, these two multi-instrumentalists feature guitar, fiddle, ukulele, bodhran, harmonica and breathtaking vocal harmonies.  Kathryn Claire is based in Portland, Oregon. She plays violin, guitar and ukulele, has a crystal clear voice and writes songs that are honest, poetic and profound. She weaves together stories and melodies rooted in her classical and traditional musical background. Each song is imbued with an energy and electricity that you can feel, and she has the ability to move seamlessly between genres. https://kathrynclairemusic.com/ Margot Merah is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She is a real “storyteller,” exactly what the folk tradition is all about. Margot's music is comforting, hopeful and melancholic. Her songs tell about life, simple and small, with an eye for detail and the bigger picture. She regularly performs as a solo artist, but prefers to collaborate with other musicians in various projects. Her musicality and sense of harmony and rhythm are perfect for this.  https://margotmerah3.wixsite.com/margotmerah Video Links Traveling Dreams: Kathryn Claire feat. Margot Merah - Traveling Dreams Bowley’s Dance: Margot Merah feat. Kathryn Claire - Bowley's Dance Little Sparrow: "Little Sparrow" Dolly Parton Cover - Margot Merah & Kathryn Claire Tickets are $20 each online at https://www.ticketstorm.com/e/29630/t/ or $25 cash or check at the door. More information: Matt Miner 503-484-8196