KERAK at Riverside Theatre
Thank you so much to Riverside Theatre and to all who shared with us in this act of making, this act of hope. We love you.
Category: music
Our once in a lifetime is here
Listen, we need each other. Two truths: but This performance idea began with me getting very excited that a play by my favorite Irish poet Seamus Heaney opens at Riverside on January 30. One of the central lines of this play bursts with resonance for KERAK because our music vibrates with themes of justice and… Read More Our once in a lifetime is here
Broken Glass EP by Ion Alexakis
BROKEN GLASS ~the new EP by Ion Alexakis~ is now available! “Ion’s music is an inward reflection focusing in on resilience of the worker. Enduring the working class hardships through the Guthrie lens over a sonic guttural rawness that hones in on the prospect of our power as the people to maintain vigilance and hope.”… Read More Broken Glass EP by Ion Alexakis
An Evening with KERAK at Riverside Theatre
“…Once in a lifetime the longed-for tidal wave of justice can rise up and hope and history rhyme.” THE CURE AT TROY -Seamus Heaney THE CURE AT TROY opens at Riverside Theatre on January 30 and in the meantime we need the collective strength of harmony more than ever. In this spirit of integrative action… Read More An Evening with KERAK at Riverside Theatre
KERAK for IWNJC at PS1
Thank you to PS1 for hosting this fundraiser for Immigrant Welcome Network of Johnson County. Thank you to the beautiful audience who support us so nicely. We are KERAK and we can’t wait to meet you again soon. LA GRINTA is an original by Nielo’s project NAÏAS. Video by Niki Conover Daphne Lison, Capacity Navigator… Read More KERAK for IWNJC at PS1
Kerak at PS1 for IWNJC
On Saturday, December 28 at 8 pm, KERAK will play at Public Space One Close House (538 South Gilbert St). KERAK: Nielo Gaglione (mandole algérois, vocals), Tara McGovern (fiddle, vocals), and Chris Dimond (guitar) present a global collision of love and unity through strings and song. This concert will also provide a final opportunity for… Read More Kerak at PS1 for IWNJC
Things Up There by E.J. Jones
I am thrilled to share this epic album by my friend E.J. Jones and so honored to have had the privilege to add my fiddling to contributions from Lily DeTaeye, Bob Griffiths, Jessica Woitte, Emily Seibert, Emily Duncan with additional vocals and beautiful album art by Jasmine Jones, additional lyrics by Terra Richardson and mastering… Read More Things Up There by E.J. Jones
Freegrass at The Black Angel
Innocent by Nielo & Rastyron
I am very honored to have my fiddling and singing featured on this beautiful cry by my friends Nielo & Rastyron for immediate ceasefire and ongoing liberation in Palestine and Gaza.
MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE April 26-28
April 26-28 at Willow Creek Theatre in Iowa City Act 1: MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE from the writing of Rachel Corrie edited by Alan Rickman and Katharine Viner, co-directed by Luke Brooks and Clara Reynen and starring Clara Reynen with lighting design by Brian Nilles and stage managing by Tara McGovern. Act 2: ARTISTS Rima… Read More MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE April 26-28
Tara McGovern 