Ground Lift is genre-bending project from Chistopher Jacoby and Brian Lindsay, featuring live electronic music and wild fiddling. The goal of this project is to create electronic and pop music for contra dances, and still capture the seamless fluency of dancers, caller, and musicians that we experience at a dance with acoustic instruments. This is not remixed top-40 pop songs, nor is it simply fiddle tunes with a heavy beat underneath. Blending new compositions and arrangements (sometimes using tunes that already exist) Ground Lift crafts sets that support the structure and flow of a contra dance, and bring along a whole bag of juicy synth sounds and beats to make it a party.
With a wealth of experience as dance musicians, Brian and Christopher are equally comfortable playing acoustic sets for contra and English Country dances. For those dances, the band will feature Christopher’s creative guitar accompaniment and a bevy of tunes from Brian’s 5-string fiddle.
Upcoming Dates!
5 March, 2020 Thursday
Lake City Techno Contra
Caller: Noah Grunzweig
Seattle, WA
6 March, 2020 Friday
Bellingham Techno Contra
Caller: Susan Michaels
Bellingham, WA
7 March, 2020 Saturday
Port Angeles Contra Dance
Caller: Michael Karcher
Port Angeles, WA
8 March, 2020 Sunday
Portland Techno Contra
Caller: Noah Grunzweig
Portland, OR