Sharon Cordisco summarized her feelings when first hearing the music of Low Lily in three words.
“I was smitten,” said Cordisco, who is the theater manager at Tim Noah’s Thumbnail Theater in Snohomish. “They’re just beautiful artistically, instrumentally and vocally.”
One of their songs, “Hope Lingers On,” with its rhythmic clapping and tight vocals, is “perfect for the times and really a beautiful song,” she said.
The band, based in Vermont, performs with an American roots sound, mixing the influences of Irish, Scottish and bluegrass music, with “a little drop of pop influences as well,” said Liz Simmons, one of group’s three vocalists, who also plays guitar.
The group formed four years ago, although they all had known each other previously while living in Boston. “Boston is this point where the acoustic music of New England grows out of,” Simmons said.
She is married to Flynn Cohen, who sings and plays guitar and mandolin in the group.
The third member of the band is fiddle player Lissa Schneckenburger, who composed “Hope Lingers On.” The song’s message “seems to connect with a lot of people,” Simmons said.
That may be because people are bombarded with messages through social media and multiple news channels, she said, which can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed. “It feels like too much.”
Listening to a good song or watching a play or show “can really uplift me as well,” Simmons said. “Art is really important in that way.”
Low Lily performed three years ago as part of National Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Concert series.
The group’s stop in Snohomish is part of a West Coast tour that includes stops at the Conway Muse in Skagit County, the Seattle Folklore Society, and in Vancouver, British Columbia.
“We’re looking forward to it,” Simmons said. “We haven’t been out that way in a while.”
Cordisco said the Snohomish venue draws performers because the 85-seat theater is known for its excellent acoustics. “It’s such a small venue; it will really be an intimate show,” she said.
“We just think they’re a class act. I just love harmony, vocals, violin and guitar, so it’s going to be great.”
Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486 or salyer@heraldnet.com.
If you go
Low Lily’s concert is scheduled at 4 p.m. March 24 at the Tim Noah Thumbnail Theater, 1211 Fourth St., Snohomish. Tickets are $20. Call 360-568-9412 or go online to www.thumbnailtheater.org for more information.
Learn more about Low Lily at www.lowlily.com.
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