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Avi & Celia with The Tecumseh Strings

Presented by Club Passim at Club Passim

June 18, 2009

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A raucous washboard, sliding steel guitar, and two resounding voices bond together to deliver gritty, original music. Simmering with hip-bending, blue-tinged melodies, this powerhouse duo is creating something that it totally their own. How do you make something new? Study the old-Avi & Celia have delved deep into the traditions of American music; exploring and studying the cultural music of the delta and country blues, the activist folk songs of the Pete Seeger era, jazz from New Orleans to itâ's contemporary, the soul music of the early Atlantic Records recordings, all the way to rock n' roll and today's pop music. The two versed musicians take what they've learned from their predecessors and weave it through their dynamic personalities and experimentation.

"You can tell right away that this music comes from the very fiber of their souls and it is absolutely spellbinding to listen to." –Rock and Roll Report

Since moving to Cambridge, MA from Vermont, Avi & Celia have focused on making music expressively for the people: trying to integrate and inspire those of all backgrounds, races, and classes. Their new album, Let it Rise, (independently released, September, 2008) combines this hopeful idealism with personal commentary on social and political agendas. The song structures and deep blues inflections intuitively weave through the lyrical content. Both deeply personal and politically charged Let It Rise is a collection of stories that the Seven Days calls "powerful and believable." www.aviandcelia.com