Brandon Vance

fiddle ~ voice

Press Release

That Which is Heard brings the depth and excitement of musical improvisation to a live audience from award-winning Celtic artists Eliot Grasso (flute, whistle, uilleann pipes, shruti box) and Brandon Vance (fiddle, vocals, shruti box). Each performance is a unique journey of discovery to see how new tunes emerge through the process of improvising with traditional ideas. They’ll roll the dice, turn on the shruti box, and a musical dialogue will gradually unfold.

“…playing is remarkably compact and precise, tastefully embellished with a restrained creativity and inventiveness…”

- Eamonn Costello, Journal of Music in Ireland

“…each of the members has superior skills – but I think it’s the chemistry that makes their music especially interesting…”

- Dan Neely, The Irish Echo

“Just as the music activates the space, the tonal relationships and layered intricacies begin to shift acting more like a symphony elapsing in time…”

- Cathy Denning, Art Historian, Oregon State University

“That level of musical trust—let alone interpersonal trust—is really rare. And the result is beautiful."

- Dr. Sarah Wilfong, Eugene Symphony Orchestra

“This was a refreshing and nourishing musical experience.”

- audience member

“Sublime.”

- audience member