Evie Ladin is Coming Thru!

Evie Ladin is coming to Ithaca for a super night of community music & dance at Chris Gleason’s new Barn! Eat, Listen, then DANCE to the Big Eyed Rabbits playing with Evie calling a rowdy Square Dance. She says dance calling is one of her superpowers. Don’t miss her passing through! Write chrisgleason801@gmail.com for more info. Banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive-dancer, choreographer and square-dance caller, Evie Ladin grew up steeped in traditional folk music/dance, and brings a contemporary vision to her compositions and choreography. Evie’s performances, recordings and teaching reconnect Appalachian music/dance with other African-Diaspora traditions, and have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to Celtic Connections, Brazil to Bali. Based in Oakland, CA, Evie tours solo, with Keith Terry, and her Evie Ladin Band; and has produced numerous CDs and instructional DVDs. In the percussive dance world, she directs the moving choir MoToR/dance, co-founded the International Body Music Festival, and is an ace freestyle flatfooter. In the trad world, Evie teaches banjo online at Peghead Nation, privately, and many camps. In the songwriter world, she just writes clever, powerful songs. A highly entertaining performer, Evie enjoys facilitating arts learning in diverse communities.

10/11/2026 5:00 pm