October Brings Trad AND Dance to Hillbilly Haiku

Evie Ladin brings Claw Hammer Banjo hoedowns and percussive dance

EVIE LADIN w/ Noelle Goodin opening

~Sunday, October 12, 2025

~Doors/Optional Potluck at 3:00pm, Music at 4:00pm

~RSVP Required: Email or Text (hillbillyhaiku@gmail.com, 615-500-8717)

~Address and Directions provided when you RSVP

~Suggested Donation $20, generosity rocks! ALL $ goes to artists

~BYOB and drink responsibly!

~Bring a potluck dish or deli/dessert item if you wish to participate

From Evie’s bio:

Banjo player, singer, songwriter, percussive-dancer, choreographer and square-dance caller, Evie has always been surrounded by music – credit to her upbringing as daughter of an international folk dance teacher, and an old-time folk music devotee, she grew up thinking that playing music, dancing, singing with others was what people do. Though entrenched in the traditional cultural arts of Appalachia, her home was in New York City, Baltimore, now Oakland – in cities, not mountains. But tradition bearers came through and played in her living room, with weekends spent at music festivals and house parties. Evie’s performances, recordings and teaching reconnect Appalachian music/dance with other African-Diaspora traditions, and have been heard from A Prairie Home Companion to Lincoln Center, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass to Celtic Connections, Brazil to Bali. In the percussive dance world, she directs the moving choir MoToR/dance, co-founded the International Body Music Festival, and is an ace freestyle flatfooter. In the trad world, Evie teaches banjo at the infamous Freight in Berkeley, online at Peghead Nation and many camps. In the songwriter world, she just writes great songs. A highly entertaining performer, Evie enjoys facilitating arts learning in diverse communities. A natural entertainer with a gift for infusing folk practices with contemporary verve
– San Francisco Chronicle

Ladin’s voice is a revelation. Clear, strong, delicate and emotive all at the same time…her exemplary examples of adult love songs deal with complicated subject matter, yet never lose their swing or get bogged down by maudlin sentimentality. In fact, the music is gorgeous.
—NO DEPRESSION

Noelle Goodin first entered our awareness when she purchased a vintage Holiday Rambler RV from us that Rick had worked on restoring. Subsequently, we learned that she was a tradition-informed local musician! We were extra pleased that our RV, lovingly known to us as the ‘hillbilly hilton’ had gone to a kindred musicial spirit. We are grateful for this long overdue opportunity to add her voice to Hillbilly Haiku House Concerts.

Please RSVP and join us for a Sunday afternoon of music and dance guaranteed to lift your spirits and allow all real-world stress to take a hike for a couple hours! Evie is beyond delightful and so talented in both music and dance. You can’t help but be lifted.

Click on the photos of Evie and Noelle above to be linked to their websites for more info on them and to have a listen.

See you on October 12!