Red Thread
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A harmony-forward ensemble playing original & traditional music rooted in Eastern European, Yiddish, and Americana lineage.
TOUR
April 3, 2026
Minneapolis
"One more song": Carlisle Evans-Peck, Red Thread, & Phlox Carolina
New City Center
6:00 doors, 6:30 music
$15-25 donations / NOTAFLOF
https://www.facebook.com/events/901292942877901/
Folksongs and three-part harmony in Yiddish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, even English (!), followed by Kleztronica dance music by Phlox Carolina. What is Kleztronica? Find out at the show!
April 8, 2026
Saint Paul
Polina Shepherd & Red Thread
Fingal's Cave @ MetroNOME Brewery
7:00pm music
$30 advance tickets
https://metronomebrewery.com/live-music/polina-shepherd-red-thread/
Polina Shepherd is a central figure in global contemporary Yiddish music. Shepherd’s solo performances weave together 19th–20th century folklore with original compositions. Born into a Russian Jewish family in Novosibirsk, Polina was a young Jewish leader in Tatarstan during the 1980s and 1990s, as Jews in the Soviet Union began to reconnect with their roots. Think Kate Bush, in Yiddish & Russian, singing and on grand piano.
Shows by our friends!
Wednesday, April 1
Saint Paul
KALUSH ORCHESTRA at the Amsterdam
None other than EUROVISION-winning Kalush, straight from Ukraine, making a special stop in Minnesota on their global tour. These guys are a trip, and if you haven't watched their Eurovision song, do it, and get tix to this show.
https://www.amsterdambarandhall.com/events/amsterdam-ukrainian-american-community-center-presents-kalush-feat-ukrainian-village-band/
Tuesday, April 7
Minneapolis
YAGODY at The Cedar
This women-led Ukrainian ensemble is the REAL DEAL. They are totally amazing, as evidenced by their live KEXP performance - I personally can't WAIT to see them in person.
https://www.thecedar.org/events/an-evening-with-yagody
Red Thread plays original folk music illuminated from within by lineages of Yiddish, Balkan, Irish, and Scandinavian immigrant singers. With the tight harmonies of a family band and lush, innovative instrumentation, the ensemble shares traditional and new music with warmth and humor.
Red Thread is a collective of musicians, based in Minneapolis MN, fronted by songwriter and folklorist Sarah Larsson. Performers in Red Thread each study their own musical folk traditions, and bring arrangements to the group. Ensemble members include: Rada Kolarova, Josh Rosard, Kat Parent, Sophie Javna, Erika Lantz, Julia Hobart, Colleen Bertsch, Pat O'Keefe, Dex Wolfe, Jacqueline Ultan, and McKain Lakey. These musicians have studied with master-artists including Ethel Raim, Michael Alpert, Sam Lee, Dáithí Sproule, stringband master-artists in Transylvania, and others. Red Thread further unspools the line of folk tradition, merging rich vocal and string arrangements with the stories of real people’s lived experience that are embedded within folk songs.
US & International booking
Eliana Durnbaugh | redthreadsings [at] gmail . com
for other inquiries please use Mailing List form
https://www.redthreadsings.com/mailing-list
Red Thread is a recipient of the MRAC Flexible Support grant for 2025 and 2026, and Sarah Larsson is a 2026 recipient of the Minnesota State Arts Board's Creative Individuals grant.
Performances in MN are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board and Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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