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Elephant Revival

Sun. March 2nd 2014 Studio 700 Vancouver BC $22

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Elephant Revival

"Where words fail ... music speaks." That simple line atop Elephant Revival's...
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Sun. March 2nd 2014 + Add to Calendar Studio 700 (All Ages)
8:00pm - 10:30pm  Doors at: 7:00pm $22.00

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Vancouver Folk Music Festival
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275 East 1st Avenue Vancouver BC

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Physical tickets at: www.thefestival.bc.ca, 604-602-9798

Event Description

"Where words fail ... music speaks."

That simple line atop Elephant Revival's Facebook page contains only five words, but reveals volumes about the band's reason for being. Music unites us in ways that no other medium can. Even when we don't understand one another's languages - we can be moved by a rhythm, soothed by a song. Brought together by a unified sense of purpose - the spirit of five souls working as one, in harmony, creating sounds they could never produce alone.

The five souls in Elephant Revival are Sage Cook (banjo, guitar, mandolin, tenor banjo, bass and fiddle); Bridget Law (fiddle, octave fiddle); Bonnie Paine (washboard, djembe, musical saw, stompbox); Daniel Rodriguez (guitar, banjo, bass); and Dango Rose (double- bass, mandolin, banjo). All share vocals and write songs. Paine delivers additional beats via footstomps on plywood, her stockinged feet doing near jigs as her hands, encased in antique leather gloves, rub silver nickel against corrugated metal.

This Nederland, Colo., quintet are, needless to say, quite a sound to be experienced. Their Ruff Shod/Nettwerk Records release, BREAK IN THE CLOUDS, garnered a best CD of 2011 award.

Elephant Revival also shares a commitment to responsible stewardship of the planet and its inhabitants, working with organizations such as the Conscious Alliance, Calling All Crows, Trees Water & People, and other nonprofits supporting humanitarian causes. Their very name was chosen out of empathy for a pair of zoo pachyderms who, upon being separated after 16 years, died on the same day. The band related that heart-rending story during their April 2012 debut on the internationally syndicated "eTown" radio show - like Elephant Revival, a blend of music and social consciousness.

Campout for the Cause festival organizers put it this way in an affectionate shoutout on their Facebook page. "We love Elephant Revival so much," they wrote, "not just for their incredible music and conscious lyrics, but for their commitment to living up to the standards they set forth and setting positive examples."

It's a paradigm worth spreading, and that's what Elephant Revival members intend to continue doing as they carry their music around the world, speaking one song at a time

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Studio 700
700 Hamilton Street

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