Recently eschewing electronic instruments for a banjo, Seattle composer and singer-songwriter Kaley Lane Eaton’s music is colored by her eclectic musical expertise, spanning the Renaissance lute, 20th century post-tonal harmony, American minimalism and frontier songs of the American west. Her “disconcertingly lovely” (Seattle Weekly) compositions are “unconfined by genres and musical classifications” (V13 Media), combining her “glass-like voice” (Earshot) with folk roots and avant-garde chamber music. Backed by an all-acoustic string band featuring Lady Zade on cello, Rian Souleles on Greek bouzouki, baglama, and guitar, Jon Butler on upright bass, Kaley, on voice, banjo, and harmonium, presents all new original songs interspersed with new arrangements of American frontier songs, uncovering an emotional history of the Western US.
The Friendship Quilt
The Friendship Quilt is a Seattle-based trio of musicians Anna Preston, Kayce Guthmiller, and Marina DeMarco. Their sound draws on a range of traditions, including North-American fiddle and folk song, country, singer-songwriter, western classical, and improvisatory music.