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Annie & The Beekeepers w/ Zak Trojano
Annie Lynch began her love of live music while eavesdropping on the Cape Cod Little Fiddlers' painstakingly squeaky rehearsal in the gym of her elementary school en route to after-school pickup. This was music to her ears. The sound of their little uneven bows on the cheap instruments might as well have been that of a world-class orchestra. She begged her parents for a violin, a wish they were pleased to grant, and screeched her way through five years of Suzuki lessons until she discovered the music of Joni Mitchell and began to sing. Guitar followed singing, writing followed guitar, and by the time Annie was fourteen, creating and performing songs had seemingly become a vital necessity to her coming of age. Her love of bowed instruments would continue though, thankfully, her violin has not since been publicly unearthed.
After several teenage years of playing locally in coffeehouses on Cape Cod, Annie attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where she met the musicians who would become known as "The Beekeepers", Alexandra Spalding (Cello and Voice), Ken Woodward (Bass), and Mat Davidson (multi-instrumentalist). Annie and The Beekeepers recorded a demo of Annie's songs in the winter of 2006, and continued on to release their self-titled debut, Annie Lynch and The Beekeepers in 2007 with Grammy-nominated producer-engineer, Jack Gauthier. The album was given rave reviews from the likes of The Boston Globe and Paste Magazine, and receives frequent airplay on Boston's WUMB and WERS, and NYC's WFUV amongst others. The city's Americana music scene warmly embraced Annie and The Beekeepers, and it took little time for the foursome to gather northeastern notoriety.
In 2009, the group released their EP, Squid Hell Sessions, named after the studio in the Jamaica Plane neighborhood of Boston where Berklee peers, Adrian Olsen and Kyle VandeKerkhoff, recorded the bulk of the EP. Amidst the release of Squid Hell Sessions, the band relocated to Brooklyn, NY. Annie and The Beekeepers went on to tour nationally, sharing stages at venues like NYC's Town Hall and Bowery Ballroom, and Nashville's Ryman Auditorium with the likes of Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle, Joe Pug, David Wax Museum, The Low Anthem, and Lissie. Annie and The Beekeepers have performed at notable festivals such as SXSW, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion, and Boston Folk Festival. In September of 2010, the band embarked on their first UK tour, highlighted by a slot at End of the Road music festival in Dorset.
Upon completion of this tour, the band changed outfits to create the newly-released and already critically acclaimed album, "My Bonneville", named after Annie's first car. Annie and The Beekeepers, now including multi-instrumentalists, Jeni Magana, Javier Cruz, and Keenan O'Meara released "My Bonneville" with headlining shows at NYC's Joe's Pub and The Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Performer Magazine describes "My Bonneville" as "American roots music, sweetly intimate with vast boot-stomping songwriting". The album is due to be rereleased in March of 2013.
Zak Trojano is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Amherst Massachusetts. He tours nationally as a solo performer as well as with his band Rusty Belle. He has shared stages and made records with many wonderful artists including Chris Smither, Jeffrey Foucault, KrisDelmhorst, and Peter Mulvey. Zak will be performing original material from his record "Two Lines" accompanied by guitarist and producer David Goodrich.
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LocationThe Parlor Room at Signature Sounds (View)
32 Masonic St
Northampton, MA 01060
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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