Elsie Gawler and Ethan Stokes Tischler open the show

Low Lily releases album, celebrates with concert in Camden

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    CAMDEN — With the release of their new album Angels in the Wreckage, the New England-based American Roots band Low Lily tours as a five-piece with drums and bass for the first time ever. The concert will take place on Friday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m., at the Camden Opera House.

    Maine-based duo Elsie (Gawler) and Ethan (Stokes Tischler) open the show. Tickets available at www.camdenoperahouse.com

    The show features Hazel Royer on double bass, and Stefan Amidon (of the Sweetback Sisters) on drums.

    “This exclusive full-band performance brings the energy of fiddle music, the introspective quality of contemporary folk, the precision of Bluegrass, the drive of Americana, and combines all these elements into one stunning soundscape,” said band member Liz Simmons, in a news release. With a vocal blend that has been dubbed ‘outstanding’ and ‘meticulous,’ Low Lily has crafted a signature sound which they have shared with enthusiastic audiences throughout North America and the UK, garnering two #1 songs on international folk radio and two Independent Music Award wins.”

    In 2018, the band released a full-length album with 2X award-winning title track 10,000 Days Like These and their original song Hope Lingers On, which has been sung by choirs around the world as an anthem for peace and justice. Since then they have released a handful of singles, but their second full-length album was delayed due to the pandemic, so they are thrilled to finally announce its release, according to the release. 

    Low Lily’s core founding members are married couple Liz Simmons and Flynn Cohen, both of Brattleboro, Vermont, who welcomed Natalie Padilla from Bozeman, Montana, as the newest member of the band last summer after Lissa Schneckenburger amicably parted ways with the band. Though Schneckenburger is no longer a performing member of the band, Low Lily’s new album features four of her original songs.

    “New member Padilla's world-class fiddle-playing is versatile – she has won fiddle championships in multiple styles, including bluegrass, Old Time, and Texas fiddle,” said Simmons. “Her sweet, clear voice blends beautifully with Cohen’s and Simmons’ in close three-part harmony – a major feature of their new music. With Angels in the Wreckage, produced by banjo legend Dirk Powell, Low Lily’s sound has veered more assuredly towards the roots of American music, though the original folk songs that are the hallmark of Low Lily’s sound remain at the fore, as they tackle such complex topics as love, loss, hope, justice, family heritage, and environmental destruction.”

    Event Date: 

    Fri, 04/21/2023 - 7:30pm

    Event Location: 

    Camden Opera House

    Address: 

    29 Elm Street
    Camden, ME 04843
    United States