Indie/Folk Night

A Night of Indie/Folk

Come and join us for a very special night of indie/folk with four performances from some amazing performers:

Adam James Sorensen

Tricolor Tree Leaf

DC Rapier

Daz Booker

Start Time 9.00pm

Entrance Fee: $250

Adam James Sorensen

“Some of the spaces that Adam James Sorensen shares are as wide as the mouth of a canyon, easily accessed and open to us without posing any danger. My favorites, though, are the ones I have to squeeze into with caution and care, trying to connect to the pain, nostalgia and truth about us all that’s not quite so comfortable.” - Bob Hill

As Adam James Sorensen's lyrics navigate through personal terrain, the warm timbre of his voice evokes a subtle strength that embraces the listener with both arms. Returning to his native home, Chicago, was the catalyst for his newly released solo debut, MIDWEST. Evoking a strong melancholic undertone, MIDWEST offers Sorensen's observations with a reflective and honest fragility.

Born in Chicago, Sorensen studied Anthropology at Western Illinois University immediately after high school, but was restless and left his studies after only 3 semesters. His desire to explore first led him to Salt Lake City. While there he renewed his focus on music, and performed, recorded and toured as a sideman with several bands. He soon relocated to New York City to pursue his music career, immersed himself in NY's thriving music scene, and finished a BFA in performance at the New School University. As he began to perform regularly in both Europe and the U.K., he chose to again relocate. While spending his time in Barcelona, Edinburgh, Berlin and Paris, he continued his music career in Europe for three years before choosing to return to Chicago in 2009. As Sorensen's life had remained in constant motion for well over a decade, his return to Chicago provided a context to both reflect and process. “Returning to the Midwest wasn't easy, but it's been healing”.

On MIDWEST, he builds a lush and distinctive sound with the help of an eclectic, highly seasoned group of musicians. The album was recorded at Forgiveness Studio with renowned alt-folk producer Evan Brubaker (Edie Carey, Rachel Harrington), and features a remarkable line-up of guest musicians that include violist Eyvind Kang (Bill Frisell, Beck), multi-instrumentalist Mark Spencer (Son Volt), cellist Christopher Hoffman (Henry Threadgill), Seattle singer/songwriter Rachel Harrington & mandolin legend Don Stiernberg.

Tricolor Tree Leaf

A fusion of French and English songwriting with weaving harmonies and captivating melodies.
Formed in Taipei, Taiwan, through a mutual love of music and melody.

Three foreign females spanning Britain, the USA, and France have formed to bring you a fusion of French and English songwriting with weaving harmonies, captivating melodies, and instrumental experiments. Combining their different cultural backgrounds and musical influences, they create a fresh melodic indie/folk sound that stays with you well beyond the final harmony.

三位來至英國，美國和法國的國際團隊帶給您一個融合法語和英語的獨特歌曲傑作溶入了美妙的和聲，迷人的旋律以及創新的樂器搭配。來自不同文化背景和音樂的影響，他們創造出一個清新的旋律等著您來體驗讓您懷懷不望的民俗歌聲。

DC Rapier

DC Rapier was born in a little log cabin he helped his father build in Kankakee, Illinois. Later, he whittled a guitar out of firewood and taught himself to play simple tunes. After years of professional starvation as a 'working musician', DC found his way to Taiwan where he has lived and taught English as a foreign language for 24 years. In addition to being BoPoMoFo’s (ㄅㄆㄇㄈ樂團)lead singer, sax, flute, Blues harp-player, DC also performs as a solo performer singing songs from ‘Tin-pan Alley’; the popular music of the early 20th century written by legendary American songwriters and composers such as Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, the Gershwin Brothers, Hoagy Carmichael, Gus Kahn, Harold Arlen and Irving Berlin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Pan_Alley

Daz Booker

Born in Birmingham, England, Daz Booker moved to Taiwan in 2001. He started out as a drummer/percussionist performing with local Taipei band, Blues Vibrations, and more recently, Winking Owl. This acoustic singer/songwriter takes his influences from bands and artists such as Jeff Buckley, Hothouse Flowers and Glen Hansard. Now one of the new owners of Sappho Live he gets the chance to perform a mix of original songs and covers on acoustic guitar and vocals for your enjoyment.