Mad Agnes SYSTEM
Mad Agnes, who has won hearts on two continents, will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 4, at the Denmark Arts Center.
The trio uses primarily one microphone around which they form and re-form, early-radio style. Their ease with one another on stage invites the audience into their world of human connection and spontaneous fun. Well-crafted instrumentation – using guitars, mandolin, ukulele, piano, melodica, an inventive keyboard and three-part harmonies as tight as jeans from the dryer – enthralls audiences again and again. Mad Agnes is now recording their newest studio album, Likely Story.
Mad Agnes toured extensively from 2001-2011, including 4 separate UK tours ranging from 3 to 6 weeks. (The 2007 tour included performing a set at Fairport Conventions’s annual Cropredy Convention, England, for their 40th anniversary weekend festival.) The “Aggies” reformed in 2019, with a revised intimate format, and a desire to stay closer to home. They did a few shows in New England before COVID delayed their return to presenting live music, but it also served to solidify their commitment to each other and the music they make together. As one presenter once introduced them, “Together, the three of them make a great couple.”
“Their music is at once intricate, precise, mesmerizing, whimsical, eclectically intellectual… but, above all, utterly human. With warmth and humor, they envelop the listeners, inviting them to share in the moment.” Linda J. Morris, Dirty Linen
“When I first heard Mad Agnes I knew instantly these were special people with a special act. Musically, emotionally and spiritually they ticked all the right boxes. When I finally got to meet them, my suspicions were confirmed. They are lovely people making lovely music that reaches out and grabs you.” Simon Nicol, Fairport Convention
“If you’ve been struggling to find a link back to that addictive sound of progressive/alternative folk groups like Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention and Renaissance, listen up…Mad Agnes recreates with authenticity many of the musical qualities that adored us to those aforementioned groups. It’s definitely magic.” Robert A. Lindquist, Singer Magazine
Tickets are $15 supporting the Music Series and Denmark Arts Center. For reservations and more information go online at denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing). Our HEPA air purifier systems and ventilation will be engaged for indoor performances. For reservations and more information go online at www.denmarkarts.org/events (view calendar listing).
The Denmark Arts Center is an award-winning 501(c)3 cultural organization founded in 1994 in the rural community of Denmark. Housed in the town’s historic 1883 Odd Fellows Hall, the DAC offers year-round events and workshops in contemporary dance, theater, music and visual art to community members young and old. DAC is at 50 West Main St., Denmark. For more information, visit http://www.denmarkarts.org.
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