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Arborea

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Photo by Shanti and Buck Curran


Arborea’s Bio

Equal parts psychedelia and backwater folk, inspired by Smithsonian field recordings, Arborea is a husband and wife duo from Maine. Buck Curran and Shanti Curran's music draws inspiration from progressive folk and rock traditions of groups like Pentangle and Led Zeppelin, as well as contemporaries Marissa Nadler, Espers, Devendra Banhart, and Iron and Wine. Buck plays guitar, slide guitars, bowed strings, flutes, banjo, and vocals. Shanti provides lead vocals, banjo, ukulele, bowed strings, harmonium, and percussion.

In March of 2009 the duo released their 3rd record House of Sticks through Borne! Records, with distribution throughout the U.S. and Europe. Arborea curated the Leaves of Life compilation with Marissa Nadler, Alela Diane, Devendra Banhart, Larkin Grimm & more. All proceeds from the album sales benefit the UN World Food Program.

Arborea has been featured on NPR, WFMU, WNYC's Spinning on Air and the BBC.

"Husband and wife team, Buck and Shanti Curran, construct a fragile, resonant world with a lingering Americana after-taste, shimmering with the same wide-open spaces Ry Cooder’s captured so well on Paris, Texas." -BBC

"Shanti and Buck Curran get it right, with memorable songs that linger in the ether long after the last track ends." -NPR

"Arborea's brand of folk music is ethereal, bone-chilling, and beautiful all at once!" -Performing Songwriter Magazine

Tour Dates

                                     
Thursday, February 11 Jarmusch Club Caserta IT      
Tuesday, February 16 Sass n' Jazz Brussels BE w/Nancy Elizabeth    
Thursday, March 04 The Space Hamden CT w/Alexander Turnquist    
Friday, March 05 The Spotty Dog Hudson NY w/Alexander Turnquist    
Sunday, March 07 Goat City House Concert Ski Lodge, Washington DC w/Fern Knight    
Monday, March 08 Cake Shop New York NY w/Cabinet of Natural Curiousities    
Wednesday, March 10 The Boot Norfolk VA      
Friday, March 12 Wonderroot Atlanta GA w/I Am the Dot    
Saturday, March 13 Firestorm Cafe Asheville NC w/Jeff Zentner    
Monday, March 15 WDVX: Blue Plate Special Knoxville TN on air 12 noon Eastern time    
Tuesday, March 16 Betty's Bar and Grill Nashville TN w/Paper Hats    
Thursday, March 18 Red Star Bar Baton Rouge LA      
Saturday, March 20 SXSW: St David's Church Austin TX Borne Recordings Showcase    
Friday, March 26 Earth House Collective Indianapolis IN w/Oblio    
Saturday, March 27 Project Lodge Madison WI w/Br'er    
Thursday, April 01 2739 Edwin Detroit MI w/Lac La Belle    
Saturday, April 03 Uncommon Ground Devon Chicago IL      
Monday, April 05 Monks Kaffee Pub Dubuque IA      
Tuesday, April 06 Ames Progressive Space Ames IA      
Wednesday, April 07 Clawfoot House Lincoln NE w/Ember Schrag and Manny Coon    
Friday, April 09 KRFC Live at Lunch On Air Fort Collins CO 12:00 noon Mountain Time    
Friday, April 09 Everyday Joe's Fort Collins CO w/Churchill    
Saturday, April 10 The Gift Shop Manitou Springs CO      
Sunday, April 11 The Laughing Goat Boulder CO      
Monday, April 12 Kilby Court Salt Lake City UT w/A Weather    
Thursday, April 15 Alberta Street Pub Portland OR w/Lindsay Clark   9:30 PM  
Sunday, April 18 Rite Spot San Francisco CA      
Thursday, April 22 Sophia's Thai Kitchen Davis CA w/Mark Geary    

Availability

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