DANISH FOLK BAND TO PERFORM AT WCT
Willits Community Theatre welcomes Gangspil March 4
In their local debut performance, award-winning Danish folk band Gangspil will grace the Willits Community Theatre stage on Saturday, March 4 at 7:30 p.m.
For a lively and variated journey through Scandinavian folk traditions, Sonnich Lydom and Kristian Bugge perform old dance tunes and songs from every corner of their home country. From the rural islands to the metropolis of Copenhagen, they deliver the sounds and lyrics of wild polkas and jigs to lyrical waltzes, fiery reels and happy hopsas.
In 2016, Gangspil was awarded the equivalent of the Danish Grammy for Traditional Danish folk Band of the Year. In the same year Bugge was also awarded “Musician Instrumentalist of the Year.”
With Lydom on fiddle and Bugge on diatonic accordion and harmonica, the band ventures into exotic “Sønderhoning” dance tunes from the famous Island of Fanø and other long forgotten Nordic tunes.
They have performed widely throughout North America with more than 120 shows to date. Their double album “Gangspil 2” is currently available in CD from the Go' Danish Folk Music label.
The band's vocal performances are also spiced with humor and stories from their many years on the road. Bugge says, “We're really looking forward to visiting Willits and sharing our lively and soulful music.”
For a rare treat from one of the leading Scandinavian folk bands, the Gangspil performance at the WCT playhouse is not to be missed. Tickets are $20 and available online at wctperformingartscenter.org, or at the door until sold out.