Video: Peregrine Road: “Blue Heron” performed by Peregrine Road:
Karen Axelrod, piano
Rachel Bell, accordion
Filmed by Louise Bichan

Accordionist Rachel Bell and pianist Karen Axelrod will present a live stream concert of tunes on the accordion and piano on December 2, 2021. They are all original jigs, reels, waltzes, mazurkas, and more from Rachel’s new tune book, “This Part of the World.”

The program consists of Jigs, Reels, Waltzes, Mazurkas, Bourrees, and more by Rachel Bel performed by Peregrine Road:Karen Axelrod: piano & accordion and Rachel Bell on accordion. You can go to Rachel Bell’s Facebook page for the Live Stream. If you would like to support the show: Once the live stream starts, hit share to share it with friends. Suggested donation: Sliding scale $10-$20 or pay what you can.

Rachel Bell is performer, tunesmith, and teacher who is sought after for concerts, contra dances, French bal folk dances, English country dances, workshops, and festivals–all in virtual form during the pandemic. Rachel dreams every day of the time when all of these activities can resume as joyous, in-person, community experiences. She plays with Eloise & Co., Peregrine Road, Alchemy, and Old World Charm School. Her playing spans an enormous range of emotion, from nuanced and sensitive to exhilarating and powerful. Excerpts from her website: Over a decade of musical travel has landed her smack-dab in the middle of some of her most exciting projects ever. A vibrant and versatile collaboration with Karen Axelrod, exquisite violin and viola sounds from Eric Martin, a rich and energetic contra dance band called Seaglass, and a slew of French-focused music and dance adventures with Susan Kevra are just the tip of the iceberg. A recent addition has been a joyful musical partnership with Becky Tracy, and other combinations often round out the mix.

Rachel shares, “Ever since I released my book, I’ve been wanting to do a series of online events based around the book. Haven’t had time until now. So here it is! The beginning of my little series. This Thurs, Dec 2, 2021: Tunes from the tune book with Karen Axelrod and Thursday, Jan 6, 2022: Tunes from the tune book with Andrew VanNorstrand, as well as tunes from his tune book! Hope you’ll join us to hear some of the tunes we love to play all the time as well as some of the tunes that have been buried a little deeper in the book, some you might not have heard just yet. And we’ll premier a couple brand new tunes that came into the world after the book was published. We made even take a request or two partway through. Hope to see you there!”

For further information: rachel@rachelbellmusic.com