Winners, Great American Duet Sing-Off
General Admission $15
($13 Opera House Members)
Folk in Fredonia Music Series
For Anne and Pete Sibley, it is the simplicity of the music: the words, the vocals, the harmonies. The storytelling and intimate nature of their original songs has drawn fans and encouraged the husband and wife duo to keep delivering. They aren't afraid of making music that is personal, pairing it down, staying true to their instincts. The audiences and the communities and the correspondence from their fans in the past five short years has made it very rewarding for the couple and reinforced their commitment to their music.
Raised in New England singing in choirs, studying all types of music - except folk and bluegrass - Anne and Pete stumbled upon their true calling when they moved west to Jackson Hole, Wyoming - the land of the Tetons. They consider folk and bluegrass the people's music, nature's music; and they sing it freely and graciously. In April 2009, the Sibleys took top honors in the "Great American Duet Sing-Off" on NPR's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keilor.
Anne and Pete have recorded four well-received CDs, including one for Christmas. They celebrated their newest release, Coming Home, in April 2009, just as they were winning the Sing-Off.
"What emerges front and center are the couple's transcendent harmonies, vocal renditions that embellish already artful songwriting." - Bluegrass Now magazine
"Their harmonies are warm, tight and soulful; and their performances simple, poignant and unforgettable." - Nashville Public Radio
