Wayfaring, a duo that takes its name from the beloved American folk song “Poor Wayfaring Stranger,” appears in Mount Vernon Oct. 1 to open Cornell’s 2018–2019 Music Mondays season. Their concert is at 7:30 p.m. in King Chapel and is free and open to the public.
Wayfaring is a duo project between bassist and vocalist Katie Ernst and clarinetist James Falzone. What began as a casual meeting between like-minded players has formed into a collective of unusual nuance and depth, drawing on source material from the jazz tradition, hymns, folk songs, and original compositions.
Wayfaring performs a wide array of material including jazz, American folk, hymns and spirituals, arrangements of popular songs, and originals.
“There’s something ethereal, mystical—even spiritual—about “I Move, You Move,” the haunting debut album of the duo Wayfaring,” wrote the Chicago Tribune’s Howard Reich in 2017. “Listen to Ernst’s fervent, otherworldly vocals and Falzone’s radiant, rounded tones on various clarinets and flute, and you’re hearing music that aspires higher. Elements of jazz, folk, pop, blues, and other genres course through this work, but it’s the long-lined lyricism and pervasive warmth of the music-making that leave the deepest and most lasting impression.”
Upcoming Music Mondays concerts: