Brandon Vance

fiddle ~ voice

Press Release

That Which is Heard brings the depth and excitement of musical improvisation to a live audience from award-winning masters in the Celtic tradition Eliot Grasso (flute, whistle, uilleann pipes, shruti box) and Brandon Vance (fiddle, vocals, shruti box). They’ll roll the dice, turn on the shruti box, and a musical dialogue will gradually unfold.

“…playing is remarkably compact and precise, tastefully embellished with a restrained creativity and inventiveness…”

- Eamonn Costello, Journal of Music in Ireland

“…each of the members has superior skills – but I think it’s the chemistry that makes their music especially interesting…”

- Dan Neely, The Irish Echo

“Just as the music activates the space, the tonal relationships and layered intricacies begin to shift acting more like a symphony elapsing in time…”

- Cathy Denning, Art Historian, Oregon State University