Sun, Jan 07
|Honokaa People's Theatre
Chris Murphy with Ellie Rollins & Ben Vaughn
Folk Violin, with Vocals & Guitar
Time & Location
Jan 07, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM HST
Honokaa People's Theatre, 45-3574 Mamane St, Honokaa, HI 96727, USA
About the Event
Entertaining and an impressive “one-man-show” you’ll hear Folk, Blues, Bluegrass, Irish, Gypsy, Jazz, Gospel, and World Music influences on solo violin accompanied by electronic enhancements of looping and rhythms. “In another era,” he says, “I would have played square dances, and loved it. " "Brilliantly-talented multi-instrumentalist Chris Murphy works his fiddle with freedom and fluency against the backing of a stomping beat that makes the listener want to dance and sway."
Singer/Songwriter Ellie Rollins joins Chris at various points on stage, peppering the perfomance with songs about life, love, loss & magic. A single mother who raised her 3 kids in Waimea, Ellie’s music is Influenced by soul , gospel , country, folk & world music. Her rich alto voice rings with the sweat & truth of her journey & struggle through this life.