Pine Tree Flyers are four of the finest exponents of New England’s traditional music scene, shining a renewed light on the tunes of the Northeast with excitement and respect. Few people realize what a rich, strong, and specific repertoire exists born of the New England states. It is this specific story Pine Tree Flyers brings to the stage, in all its flying colors, musical heritage born of the transmigration of peoples from Canada and beyond the waters.
From festival stages and concert halls to raucous August nights at fiddle camp, the Flyers are here to make sure New England music has a seat at the table as a distinct and vital American tradition. All residents of the great state of Maine, Katie McNally (fiddle), Emily Troll (accordion), Benjamin Foss (guitar), and Neil Pearlman (piano) cut their teeth playing for contra dances and learning from the greats. Individually, they’ve toured the world playing Irish, Scottish, and Quebecois music and they bring this wellspring of knowledge and technical prowess to the American music that was born from these traditions.
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