Podcast #90: Mandalele and Anne Kirby from The Candy Factory

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Mandalele is a folk trio that formed in Sperryville, VA, a small town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The band is made up of Lorraine Duisit (vocals, mandolin, guitars) and Wendi Sirat (vocals, ukekele, percussion), and Lancaster native Frances Miller (vocals, violin, viola, hang drum). All three women are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists creating very unique tapestry of sound that has been captured beautifully on their debut album, Riddled in Rhyme.
Frances spent several of her childhood years in Kenya and her post-high school years living in various parts of the United States including Sperryville, where she met Lorraine and Wendi. She moved back to the Lancaster area during the spring of 2012 with her husband, Tim Sauder to open Fiddle Creek Dairy, a small dairy farm in southern Lancaster County.
Since moving back to back to the area, Frances has performed with Dr. Amanda Kemp and Theatre for Transformation, worked alongside violinist Michael Jamanis at a summer strings camp with Music for Everyone, performed several concerts with our world-influenced folk band, Sopa Sol, and was the pied-fiddler in the Wood Stove House production of Plays Grounds, our onsite theater event during the 2012 Spring ArtWalk here in Lancaster. She has had no trouble quickly becoming an integral part of the Lancaster creative scene.

The Candy Factory

This week on the show I also caught up with Anne Kirby from The Candy Factory, a communal work place in Lancaster city that opens its space to artists and arts producers at no charge during off hours. Over the past few years, The Candy Factory has hosted concerts, visuals arts shows, and even some experimental theater. Learn more at their website.

Other Upcoming Events

• Dogstar Books presents the Dogstar Poetry Revue with Jim Warner, Wednesday, Jan 9 @ 7 pm at 401 W. Lemon St., Lancaster. FREE
• Wood Stove House and Tri State Indie presents the Central PA Showcase at World Cafe Live, Saturday, Jan 12 @ 7 pm at World Cafe Live in Philly, 3025 Walnut St., Philadelphia. $4 TICKETS
• Theatre for Transformation presents Emancipation Sweet, Tuesday, Jan 15 @ 6 pm at Midtown Scholar Bookstore, 1302 North Third Street, Harrisburg. FREE
• Theatre for Transformation presents Emancipation Sweet, Monday, Jan 21 @ 12:15 pm at the YWCA Lancaster, 110 N. Lime Street, Lancaster. FREE