He has several collaborations which he tours the country including a duo with Irish singer/multi-instrumentalist Dave Curley, a duo with Scottish guitarist/bouzouki-player Alan Murray, accompanying singer Merlefest songwriting-winner Anya Hinkle, and various other projects as a side-man and featured soloist. His 2016 recording, Roots (featuring Cillian Vallely of Lúnasa and John Doyle) debuted at number #46 on the folk DJ charts, and he has performed with artists including John Doyle, Flook, Rising Appalachia, Liz Carroll, Open the Door for Three, the Paul McKenna Band, Trio Brasileiro, and many others. He has been featured on MTV-U, TEDx, and multiple times on NPR’s The Thistle & Shamrock. He is a Fulbright Fellow, South Arts Emerging Traditional Artist, North Carolina Arts Council Fellow, recipient of Patreon’s “What the Fund” award, All-Ireland fiddle finalist, and signed to Ropeadope records. North Carolina-native violinist/fiddler Andrew Finn Magill grew up studying traditional Irish music, oldtime, bluegrass and swing every summer with the best fiddlers in the world at the Swannanoa Gathering. Anyone seeking compelling new acoustic music needs to join Buffalo Rose in the future right now. Fans of Lake Street Dive, Nickel Creek, and Punch Brothers will find much to like in this crew. Rather than play the folk music of the past, the band gleefully combines genres and ideas together to move acoustic music forward to a new, contemporary place without ever losing sight of its roots. This combination of artistry and enthusiasm makes Buffalo Rose one of the most vital and important groups working today. They go from up and moving to sad and sweet and back again, bringing the entire audience along.
They use powerful vocal harmonies, strong playing, and an original vision to operate at every possible emotional level and put on dynamic live shows that are unforgettable experiences. The band’s upward trajectory will continue into 2022 with an upcoming EP created in collaboration with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tom Paxton, scheduled for release on February 22nd, followed by a new full-length LP later in the year.īuffalo Rose’s lineup of Lucy Clabby (vocals), Margot Jezerc (vocals), Bryce Rabideau (mandolin), Malcolm Inglis (dobro), Jason Rafalak (upright bass), and Shane McLaughlin (guitar, vocals) pushes itself and each other far beyond their perceived limits and blends their diverse and atypical approach to songwriting with the desire to see how unique a song can get and still feel like home. Since then, Buffalo Rose has dropped two EPs, 2019’s Big Stampede and 2020’s Borrowed and Blue, opened for the Wood Brothers, Mipso, Pokey LaFarge, Tyler Childers, Infamous Stringdusters, and shared a festival stage with the legendary Sam Bush. The band released their debut album, The Soil and the Seed, in 2018 and established themselves as a vocal, instrumental, and creative force. They take the singer-songwriter tradition to a new level by crafting original songs which are emotive, meticulously arranged, and inspired by a world of idiosyncratic influences that never let a dull or predictable moment creep in. Performers are not required to wear a mask while on stage or among themselves backstage, but must do so if mixing with members of the audience.īuffalo Rose is a wildly charismatic six-piece modern folk/Americana band from Pittsburgh that will change your entire perspective on acoustic music.
Masks are required to be worn when the room is open to the public except when lowered to sip a beverage. This requirement also applies to musicians, their crew if any, and Focal Point volunteers working the show. Self-administered home tests are not acceptable. We will ask to see a vaccination card or a photo of the card (phone photo is OK), or proof from a testing facility of either a negative PCR test within 72 hours of the show or an antigen (rapid) test within 24 hours.
Admission to shows will require proof of full Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test.