ROCKPORT — The trio Springtide will play with the Pine Tree Flyers, Saturday, April 20, at the Rockport Opera House. The concert is “bringing the intricate and delightful traditional fiddle music of New England to the Opera House stage,” said the Opera House, in a news release.

Opening the show: Springtide is Elsie Gawler (cello), Ethan Tischler (guitar), and Willy Clemetson (fiddle) – musicians, songwriters, and instigators in the Midcoast Maine fiddling scene. 

“We combine a love of high energy traditional Celtic and Scandinavian fiddle music, heartfelt original tunes and songs, and spacious creative improvisation to produce our unique trio: Springtide,” said Springtide, in the release. “We aim to lift audiences with the music of the landscapes we come from, drawing inspiration from the tidal rhythms and creative energies of the coastal land we call home.

And fresh off their tour overseas, four voices in New England's traditional music scene shine a renewed light on the tunes of the Northeast. From festival stages and concert halls to raucous August nights at fiddle camp, the Flyers are here to make sure New England music has a seat at the table as a distinct and vital American tradition. All residents of Portland, Katie McNally (fiddle), Emily Troll (accordion), Owen Marshall (guitar), and Neil Pearlman (piano) cut their teeth playing for contra dances and learning from the greats. Individually, they've toured the world playing Irish, Scottish, and Quebecois music and they bring this wellspring of knowledge and technical prowess to the American music that was born from these traditions.

Tickets - General Admission - $25 advance $30 at the door Student - $15