Rain Of Animals At The Grateful Fred Bijou Sessions

There are some musical duos so "meant-to-be-together", you?d hear folks say they must be ?joined at the hip.? It is startlingly clear that this pair sit very squarely in that category. World-roving troubadours, "Rain Of Animals", a richly euphonious collaboration between Pepita Emmerichs (Oh Pep!) and Theodore Barnard (Wire and Wool) grew from their love of all things mandolin, fiddle, guitar, harmony vocals, bluegrass, old-time, swing, and much, much more. Spanning originals to arrangements of classics and rare gems they?ve unearthed on their travels, their sound is both new and old; enchanting in its instrumental wizardry and musical integrity. More than happy to keep it mellow and acoustic, the duo first met and formed after an impromptu jam session in a legendary Melbourne bar in 2018, and they have continued to perform, write and tour together ever since. The instrumental album, they recorded during the very depths of lockdown, Nalis World represented a previous few years worth of fiddle tunes that were composed by Pepi and Theo throughout their musical adventures in Australia and Europe. Inspired by the landscapes and people they encountered along the way, guitar, fiddle, and mandolin never far from reach, the collection was self-produced and recorded (playing all instruments including double bass, cello, mandocello and tenor guitar) in their home-based studio. The tracks were given a final burnish by respected Nashville engineer Sean Sullivan (Molly Tuttle, Sturgill Simpson) for him to work his magic. Friends of the Cologne-based band, "Stereo Naked", they are very much kindred spirits and have performed together and collaborated on many different projects. Please come and join us for another great night of great, live acoustic music.