Arborea
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
to support/pkg May/June 2010
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