Alba’s Edge, A Thousand Years at Sea

Freight & Salvage, Berkeley. Fiddlers, guitarists, singers, and songwriters, Colin Cotter and Ethan Lewis do it all – and they do it in high-energy performances where they lay all their cards on the table, holding nothing back, and uplifting audiences with heartfelt songs, rocking tunes, and virtuosic mad skills. Cotter and Lewis form the core of “A Thousand Years at Sea,” their ever-evolving exploration of contemporary American songwriting and the living-tradition of Celtic music. ATYAS has created a new sound that stays true to the band’s roots in folk music, integrating Celtic, rock, Americana, and instrumental improvisation “into something sweet and subtle” (Sacramento News Review). Djembe master and kit wizard, Isaac James, provides the rhythmic backbone of the band, and Neil Pearlman adds genre-defying, foot-stomping piano grooves.