About Me
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We are musical friends who discovered that our voices and instruments blended together in a way to spark an exciting and engaging sound. Our repertoire consists of traditional and contemporary Irish/Scottish, Appalachian, bluegrass, New England and French Canadian tunes. We stir in some of our own original vocal and instrumental pieces for some additional flavor. Lively jigs and reels - beautiful waltzes and poignant Celtic ballads - Irish pub songs - bluegrass standards - Fairfield Crossing creates a musical adventure that will delight everyone.
Many thanks to our buddy Blacksmith Joe for taking all the wonderful pictures of us at our June, 2008 Mocha Coffeehouse show! He did a great job catching us in action.
Fairfield Crossing on Kevin Gallagher's public access show Time Out in March, 2008.
Erick Feucht has been actively playing mandolin, fiddle and guitar in this area for the past several years. His interests include bluegrass and old-time music along with Celtic themes. A passionate jammer, Erick is happiest in musical settings that challenge his creativity and expand his knowledge in new ways. Fairfield Crossing indulges Erick's long time love of Irish and Scottish song and dance music, allowing him to explore the subtleties of this endearing musical genre. Erick lives in Newtown and is, along with his wife, Kim, the owner of Stockbridge & Berry Home Furnishings in Monroe and Southbury.
Julie Sorcek has been playing flute since she was ten years old, and has been off and running ever since. Her love of folk and Celtic music stems from childhood, and she very much enjoys the opportunity to play music from both of these genres with Fairfield Crossing. A full time performing musician, Julie also plays with the contra dance band The Reel Thing , where she adds saxophone and occasionally bodhran to the musical mix, and with the folk trio Chicks 'n Sync. She is becoming well known on the Connecticut contra dance circuit, having played with the Reel Thing and as a guest artist with the contra dance bands Jane's Gang and Out on a Whim, and also having appeared at the NOMAD (NOrtheast Music and Dance) Festival in New Haven, CT, and the Philadelphia Folk Festival and Old Songs Festival with Groovemama. Julie is currently the band director at Immaculate High School in Danbury, and also runs a monthly acoustic music jam in Sandy Hook. She lives with her husband and teenage son in Bethel.
Britt Goodman is originally from the Midwest. She was introduced to contra dance music after moving to Connecticut and has been playing and dancing ever since. She plays hammered dulcimer and English concertina with Fairfield Crossing, with the trio Chicks 'n Sync, and with the HCD Contra Jammers. A founding member of the Nefesh Klezmer Band, Britt plays piano and dulcimer at weddings, bar mitzvahs and fundraisers, and can be heard on the Nefesh CD Unplucked.
Robin Reid brings a driving guitar and vocals founded in the bluegrass tradition to Fairfield Crossing. She is also a member of Chicks 'n Sync, and is a frequent contra dancer and avid music picker.
Louis Audette is joining us on stand up bass, and we are delighted that he is able to lend his talents to our group. Lou sat in with us at the 2007 NOMAD Festival, and was such a great addition that we invited him to join us for upcoming gigs. Lou also plays with the great country blues band Cornbread, and the ZuZazz String Orchestra.
Chicks 'n Sync is an off shoot of the band, comprised of the ladies of Fairfield Crossing. That group's appearances are also listed on this site.
Julie's two tunes Winter Sunset and Glendiferous and Britt's tune Tres Decu have been published in the tunebook The Connecticut Sound, compiled and edited by Mickey Koth, and containing 91 tunes from 20 Connecticut musicians and composers. You can purchase the book for $15 from The Connecticut Sound web site .
Fairfield Crossing and Chicks 'n Sync have played at a number of venues over the past several years: Mocha Coffeehouse in Sandy Hook, CT, Molten Java Coffeehouse in Bethel, CT, Starbucks of Newtown, CT, Plain Jane's Restaurant in Bethel, CT, the Greater Danbury Irish Festival, the Bethel Summer Sunday Night concert series, Cafe Little Europa in Brookfield, CT, Georgetown Saloon in Georgetown, CT, St. Mary's Carnival in Bethel, CT, Groovin' in New Fairfield, CT coffeehouse, the NOMAD Festival in New Haven, CT, the Bethel, CT Chamber of Commerce's summer sidewalk festival, and private parties and events.
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