Windborne (USA) w/ Those Folk at Tom Atkin Hall

Peace Run Records is proud to present Windborne (USA) at Tom Atkin Hall on Sunday 29 March, supported by Aus/USA husband and wife Folk-Americana duo, Those Folk. After sold out concerts on their first Peace Run Records tour in 2024, Windborne return for a Festival packed month of shows across Australia and are coming to Tom Atkin Hall for the very first time.

Lovers of vocal harmony, social justice and accapella music will enjoy this concert with Windborne sharing their repertoire of songs that delve into the roots of vocal tradition ranging from songs featuring Corsican polyphony, songs from the US Archives and even a song about Spotify. Tickets are $35 pre-sale and $40 on the door with youth tickets (13 – 17) at $25. Doors are at 6pm for 6.30pm show start. Read more about the performing artists below.

WINDBORNE (USA)

If you have seen American vocal group Windborne before, you know that they are no ordinary vocal group. Their songs, passion, harmonies and performances create an unforgettable live experience. Over the almost 10 years they have been performing, they’ve amassed a global following of people who have discovered these old songs that Windborne have brought into the present through their artistic arrangements and engaging performance style.

With a 20-year background studying polyphonic music around the world, Lauren Breunig, Jeremy Carter-Gordon, Lynn Rowan, and Will Rowan share a vibrant energy onstage with a blending of voices that can only come from decades of friendship alongside dedicated practice. The ensemble shifts effortlessly between drastically different styles of music, drawing their audience along on a journey that spans continents and centuries, illuminating and expanding on the profound power and variation of the human voice. The singers educate as they entertain, sharing stories about their songs and explaining the context and characteristics of the styles in which they sing.

BBC Traveling Folk describes Windborne as “subverting expectations and redefining the genre… just absolutely phenomenal!”Audiences and critics lavish praise upon the singers not only for their technical mastery, but for the passion, engagement, and connection with each other and the audience that imbues each performance with a rare power.

But there’s another, crucial dimension to Windborne that guides and roots their artistry. They are adherents to folk music’s longtime alliance with social activism, labor and civil rights, and other movements that champion the oppressed, the poor, and the disenfranchised. Their latest project, Of Hard Times & Harmony, explores themes of social consciousness, singing in four languages and showcasing the depth of emotion their voices can evoke, as well as moments of true hilarity and wit

The group is committed to bringing vocal traditions to a younger audience and over the past year has found surprisingly viral success on TikTok for such unlikely genres as Corsican polyphony or early 20th century labor anthems.