Join us on Friday Dec 13th for a very special edition of Race Brook Lodge's beloved tradition of sea shanty singalongs. Shantyman and Balladier, Alex Harvey is brining world famous traditional singers Bonnie Milner and Deirdre Murtha to join him for 2024's final Shanty night.
Shinbone Alley combines the musical forces of a rotating cast of musicians lead by multi-instrumentalist, Alex Harvey, SHINBONE ALLEY. Its an old world folk collective that reimagines archaic street ballads and songs of the sea. We gather to celebrate the haunting intercultural exchange of 18th and 19th century sea songs and balladry - whose ingredients travelled from the furthest corners of the globe to be remade and stitched anew by sailors of every shade and shape at port and at sea.
Stay over with us! Race Brook is offering a 20% discount on overnight accommodations for guests attending Shinbone Alley using code SHANTY. Click here to book your room with the discount now.
Thursday, November 21st
Doors Open: 7pm / Music Starts: 8pm
In the Down County Social Club at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MA - Click here for Location
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the door
Advance Tickets | Facebook Event Link
The Down County Social Club, beneath The Stagecoach Tavern at Race Brook Lodge, features a handpicked selection of extraordinary and rare entertainment presented in an intimate speakeasy-style environment. Our live performances include music, dance, performance art, poetry and multimedia works. We also occasionally offer films and academically themed events. Our programming is as eclectic as you can imagine! For info and dinner reservations at The Stagecoach Tavern
DINNER RESERVATIONS AT THE STAGECOACH TAVERN
ARTIST BIO
Esther Quansah, known artistically as Essie Quoi, is an emerging musician and multidisciplinary artist whose work defies easy categorization, weaving together sound, story, and emotion into an immersive tapestry of experience. As much an alchemist as an artist, Essie fuses the realms of music, visual art, and performance to create a unique and evocative language that speaks directly to the heart. Currently based in New York, Essie is the visionary behind Esther's Laboratory (composer, producer, performer) and The Narcotix (co-composer, instrumentalist, vocalist), with the latter having garnered attention from major publications such as NPR, Pitchfork, Earmilk, and Bandcamp Daily.
Essie’s artistic mission is to push the boundaries of creative expression through fearless experimentation and raw vulnerability. Rooted in West African rhythms, global folk traditions, and the avant-garde textures of musique concrète, her soundscapes are both deeply personal and universally resonant. Each piece is an invitation to explore the depths of emotion, memory, and identity, often blurring the lines between the organic and the synthetic, the real and the imagined.Check out Esther’s music on Bandcamp.
