Elixir is a high
energy dance band and caller combination that brings
together superb calling, driving fiddle and rhythm
guitar, and the excitement of a full horn section which
creates a thrill in contra dance that is unequaled.
The band performs tightly crafted music drawing on
a wide range of styles and evoking a variety of moods.
Elegant melodies evolve into raucous dixieland
horn riffs; transcendent harmonies, playful
improvisations, and rock, swing and reggae-inspired
rhythms weave in and out of traditional and original
Irish, French Canadian and New England tunes.
Elixir plays for dances, festivals, camps,
weddings and many other events.
Elixir is:
Nils
Fredland, calling /
trombone / vocals
Ethan
Hazzard-Watkins, fiddle
Jesse
Hazzard-Watkins, trumpet /
flugelhorn
Anna
Patton, clarinet /
vocals
Owen
Morrison, guitar / foot
percussion
Since its start
in 2005, Elixir has evolved a sound that combines musical
innovation with strong danceability, and has quickly become
popular with dancers and audiences all over the country.
In 2007, the band recorded a short four-track CD (now
out of print), and in 2008 released their first full-length
recording entitled Super
Tonic. Their
brand new CD Rampant is
hot off the presses and available
now! And
while these recordings certainly rock, the real thing is
even better!