Evie Ladin

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Evie Ladin
BornNew York City, U.S.
Genres Americana
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, choreographer, dancer, clawhammer banjo, educator
Instrument(s)Singing, banjo, guitar
Website www.evieladin.com

Evie Ladin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, percussive dancer, choreographer, square dance caller living in Oakland, California. She performs with The Evie Ladin Band, a trio with Keith Terry and Erik Pearson, and also collaborates with Keith Terry as a duo. [1] Other projects include two all-female groups: The Stairwell Sisters, an old-time group utilizing clawhammer banjo, guitar, bass and percussive dance; and MoToR/dance. [2]

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Ladin's 2012 CD titled Evie Ladin Band was voted Americana Album of the Year by the Independent Music Awards (IMAs) Vox Pop Vote. [3] A banjo player since childhood, Ladin features regularly on the annual Banjo Babes compilation album and calendar. [4] Ladin is also the Executive Director of the International Body Music Festival (IBMF), a project of the Oakland-based arts non profit Crosspulse. [5]

Background

The daughter of an old time and traditional music enthusiast and International Folk Dance Instructor, Ladin and her sister Abby grew up immersed in traditional American music and dance. Summers were spent at either folk festivals or music camps. At home during the later years of American folk music revival, traveling musicians would often stop over for the night. She attended Brown University where she created a major in African Studies in Dance. She later traveled to Nigeria and studied dance on a Fulbright Fellowship. [6] In the early 1990s, Ladin studied jazz and tap in New York followed by eight years working with Ohio-based dance company Rhythm in Shoes. [7] [1]

Ladin's work often explores the intersection of Appalachian music and dance with the traditions of the African Diaspora. In 2018, she returned to Africa for the 10th International Body Music Festival (IBMF) in Dzodze, Ghana. [8]

Awards and honors

Discography

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