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ERIC EVERSON (Bouzouki)
Eric Everson has been playing guitar for over 25 years, and traditional Irish bouzouki for about five years. Early influences included blues artists, both American and English, and ethnomusicologists like The Grateful Dead and David Bromberg. Eric is a superb accompanist who has a knack for playing melody, and wields a mighty flatpick.
HILARY SCHRAUF (Fiddle, Vocals)
Hilary Schrauf has been playing one instrument or another since she was five years old. She'd tell you she still plays like a five year old, except on fiddle, which she learned as a grownup. Hilary's influenced by trad Irish players from counties Galway and Clare, and by friends near and far.
LAWSON
Together, they form a musical partnership nearly two decades in the making. Their repertoire includes traditional tunes popular in Clare and Galway, as well as the Sligo tunes from New York, and compositions from both sides of the pond. Hilary sings both a capella and accompanied songs in English. Mostly Irish, but some Scots or English-influenced songs creep in. It's sort of hard to keep them out....isn't it?
So, what does the name mean? Well, read on, MacDuff...
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YOUR LAST NAME ISN'T LAWSON. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Really, the convergence of circumstances was too much to pass up…and all the really good names were taken (just kidding, Mom!).
ROBERT LAWSON
Eric’s grand-dad was from County Monaghan. He came to the States before World War 1, and served in the U.S. Army (gee, what a surprise…) as a Chaplain. We honor Eric’s Scots-Irish heritage by using the name. (...and it's a great way to suck up to my mother-in-law!)
LAWSON WATERMAN
In the mid-1800s, Hilary’s ancestor Lawson owned the family farm in Eastern Ohio:
Heritage Farms.
He was a farmer, a canal boat builder during the time canals were critical to the development of the nation. Many of his workers were Irish. We know there was music of one sort or another around the farm, as Lawson was a musician. We honor Hilary’s family’s laboring heritage and connection with the Irish community.
LIVING HISTORY
Coincidentally, Eric is a boatbuilder by trade. There seems to be an inexorable link between boats, water, and music. Back in the canal times, music was used to share news, entertain weary laborers, and build community.
Our hope is to preserve the intimate traditional character of tunes played and songs sung the old way, the way you'd find in a tiny crossroads pub in West Clare, for instance, where neighbors gather to catch up on the week's news and have a friendly pint.
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