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MIDWEST GYPSY SWING FEST ON THE ROAD COMES TO GREEN LAKE

Green Lake, Wis. (December 27, 2023) – The Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest is heading to Thrasher Opera House on January 26, 2024.  Catch a sampling of the wildly successful MGSF, hosted semi-annually in Wisconsin for the past 20+ years.  Featuring some of the world’s best gypsy jazz artists year after year, this year, it features three artists.

Hailing from Madison, Wisconsin, Harmonious Wail are purveyors of Americana-infused Gypsy Jazz, who for over 30 years have taken their listeners on a ride via the music of the Hot Club sounds of Parisian cafes, to the deepest blues of the Memphis Delta, to the heartfelt folk scenes across every-town-America lifting spirits all along the journey.

Singer and guitarist Leïla Duclos, visiting from France, is a rising star on the international jazz scene. This young artist has always been immersed in the universe of Django Reinhardt and Ella Fitzgerald. She performed on the famous musical stages of the Parisian milieu. She traveled to festivals worldwide, showcasing the extent of her musical personality, particularly the astonishing virtuosity of her scat.

One of the world’s most respected exponents of Gypsy Jazz guitar since Django Reinhardt, Englishman Robin Nolan, will join us from his current home base in The Netherlands.  After a career-altering visit to the Django Reinhardt Festival in Samois-Sur-Seine, France, in 1991, Robin relocated to Amsterdam and fully embraced the gypsy way.  Nolan’s freedom to play wherever and whenever he liked in the streets of Amsterdam led to a whole new artistic independence and his virtuosity today.

Tickets for the performance on January 26 at 7:30 p.m. are $25 and are available at www.thrasheroperahouse.com or by calling 920.294.4279

Thrasher Opera House’s mission is to promote the arts and the power of live performance, provide a community gathering place, and preserve the historic Thrasher Opera House—a charming, intimate, friendly venue with excellent acoustics. Built-in 1910, restored in 1997, and on the National Register of Historic Places. Seats 200.  For more information, please visit www.thrasheroperahouse.com

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