Irata Live In Studio A And Collaborative Dance And Music With Sara Baird And Meg Mulhearn

Irata

Eddie's guests today are Cheryl Manner, Jason Ward, and Jon Case. They make up the band Irata.

Irata's new album Sweet Loris comes out on October 9th. They're heading out on tour for a few weeks with Kylesa starting October 6th in St Petersburg, Florida. You can see then next in North Carolina on October 10th in Asheville, with Kylesa, Inter Arma, and Indian Handcrafts. Special thanks to volunteers Iggy Livengood and Marley Priest - we couldn't have pulled off this session without you!

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SECCA and Point & Counterpoint

On Saturday October 3rd, The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, SECCA, is holding the opening reception for Point & Counterpoint. It's a celebration of 18 artists from a variety of disciplines, who've all won NC Arts Council fellowship grants this past year.

Eddie's guests today are premiering a piece called "Godai." It's a collaborative dance and music piece between choreographer Sara Baird and composer/violinist Meg Mulhearn.

Asheville-based composer Meg Mulhearn is a violinist with many projects, ranging from experimental to metal to film composition and all points in between. You can catch her in the bands US Christmas and Judas Horse. She also performs as a solo artist under the name Divine Circles.

Sara has been a professional dancer and choreographer for over twenty years. Shes the artistic director of the Asheville-based Anemone Dance Theatre. Sara creates multimedia performances that integrate choreography with light, original music composition, sculptural costumes, and striking set design.