Hypnosis Negative and ETHNO On The Road • Folk Music Harvest Party

Hypnosis Negative – the feeling of being turned inside out, chasing your own feet around the floor. Fiddle and flute play a psychedelic array of traditional dance tunes the colour of blackberries and the texture of ice snapping across the lake in spring. Combined with tectonic gestures on drums and electric banjo, Hypnosis Negative creates a massive and powerfully danceable sound that sits at the unreal intersection of folk music, EDM, and jazz fusion. Katariina Tirmaste (Estonia) and Alan Mackie (Canada) are the core of this group, animating traditional music from their homes and from along the roads in between, collaborating regularly with other musicians from around the world. 

At the Harvest Party, they will perform a special program featuring not only themselves but also young musicians from the ETHNO On The Road, who will join them both separately and together on stage. Their combined efforts will transform the grand hall of the Traditional Music Center into a true dance haven on Friday night.  

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