Ollabelle

Drawing both inspiration and materials from a deep well of rural American roots music - including gospel, blues, bluegrass, and country - Ollabelle reimagines these sounds for contemporary audiences, honoring the spirit and substance of the original sources while allowing this music to live and flourish in a post-modern era.

An egalitarian sextet whose members' resumes run the gamut from rock and jazz and pop to avant-folk and downtown classical ensembles, Ollabelle began as humble side project for each of its musicians before quickly evolving into a musical entity with a life - and sensibility - all its own.

While Ollabelle is keeping the music of a bygone America alive in a performing tradition that's neither stale nor archival, the group's distinctive modern musical touches are neither gimmicky nor sensational. Ollabelle is very much in sync with the original spirit and intention of this music.

With Ollabelle, the past, the present, and the future is, as they say, history.

Ollabelle

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