Syncopaths

Celtic / American Folk

Be Like The Sea

It’s been 13 years since we released Five Gears, but we haven’t ever stopping making music. We are so proud of our new album, which shows the progression of the band over the past decade.
 
This CD contains many Synco favorites – old and new – including:
 
Tear My Stillhouse Down
Brand
No Ash Will Burn
Follow The Heron Home
Miraleia
The One I Love Is Gone
 
And many, many more!
 
How can you get your copy? It’s available at Bandcamp, and will soon be featured on the usual streaming sites as well. And all three of our albums are available on our Albums page.
 
And… check out our new GIGS page to find out where we’ll be performing and how you can attend. 

Biography

From dance floors to concert halls, the Syncopaths bring a fresh, contemporary spin to tunes and songs rooted in the Scottish, Irish, and American folk traditions. Evolving through their contradance origins, they are creating a “chamber folk” sound, characterized by the compelling rhythmic interplay of fiddle and mandolin, rich vocals, and unexpected colors and rhythms of the piano and bodhrån. The exuberant joy they derive from the music and each other is palpable and contagious.

 

Founded in 2002 as a backup band for bluegrass fiddler Richard Greene, the Syncopaths stepped out on their own shortly thereafter to rave reviews from audiences who delighted in the band’s improvisational and playful style. At the heart of the band’s sound are the twin engines of Ryan McKasson’s dynamic Scottish-based fiddling, and the understated-but-monster picking of mandolinist Ashley Hoyer. Jeffrey Spero provides wonderfully inventive and surprising piano accompaniment, anchored by the driving power of Christa Burch’s inventive bodhrån. Christa also lends her singular voice as lead singer – warm, supple, expressive, and intimate – to the band’s songs. 

Each member of the band is also an accomplished tunesmith, with recordings of original compositions on each of the band’s CDs. All in all, the Syncopaths are equally at home with pulsing, high-energy dance tunes, and beautiful, contemplative songs. They ably stretch melodic boundaries while keeping a steady, compelling, danceable beat.

“Make no mistake, the Syncopaths are nothing short of a Celtic supergroup.”

Irish Herald