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Bright Series: Taarka at Caffe Lena

Courtesy of Brown Paper Tickets | Posted on November 14, 2018

Where

Caffe Lena
47 Phila St.
Saratoga Springs, NY
Map
(518) 583-0022

When

Thu, January 3, 2019
7:00 pm

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About

Taarka is a Colorado-based modern string band that captures an embraceable and multifaceted sound. Described as a collision of Django Reinhardt and David Grisman, the group has derived its' genre-bending sound from diverse influences including bluegrass, pop rock, folk, old-time, Gypsy-jazz, and Celtic. Led by the husband-wife due, David (mandolin, tenor guitar, vocals) and Enion Pelta-Tiller (five-string violin, vocals), Taarka is known to bring a colorful show with each live performance.

As a band, they have shared the stage with artists like Grateful Dead, Phish, Yonder Mountain String Band, Sufjan Stevens, and The Decembrists and have been part of some of the more prominent festivals around the world (High Sierra, Pagosa Folk n' Bluegrass, Mendocino Music Festival, Berkeley World Music Festival)....

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