Beacons by Vinta

At a time when joy and celebration were far away, the four of us came together and shared everything we could. First came the old tunes, hot meals, and loud laughter - sure enough, then came the new tunes.

The compositions on this album are inspired by the folk music and social dancing traditions of western Europe. Two shining lights have led us to the music we create together: recordings of bygone musicians whose repertoires we revere, and our friends whose spirits keep these traditions alive.

With ever-deepening gratitude towards our beacons of music and dance,
-Emilyn, John, Nathan, and Alan

Thank you to our parents, our Balfolk Toronto family, the Big Branch community, Alison, Anne, Bethany, Lumyhna and Mikey, Bri, David and Nancy, Ellen and Chris, Jan, Kristi, Pat and Julie, our Patreon supporters, and our house concert/backyard concert hosts.

Four brilliant performers at the cutting edge of European traditional music in Canada. Bringing new intensity to old tunes, and growing new tunes from old sources, Vinta is making music that is powerful, profound, and fiercely danceable.

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