Events

The next Worlds of Music residency is with Eloise & Co., music of New England and Quebec

Public performances in Buffalo, Wyoming are:

Friday, March 7

12:45 – 2:00PM – Buffalo Senior Center (671 W. Fetterman St.) performance and talk

10:30AM – 12:30PM – workshop at The Playhouse, 7 N. Main St. in Buffalo 

7:30 – 9:30PM – public dance and concert at The Playhouse, 7 N. Main, Buffalo

These Worlds of Music public events are free & open to the public.

For information, please call David Romtvedt: 307-217-2812. 

School visits in Buffalo, Wyoming are:

Tuesday, Mar 4 

12:30 – 1:10PM – Cloud Peak Elementary School assembly (grade 3)

1:20 – 2:00PM – Cloud Peak Elementary School assembly (grade 4)

2:10 – 2:50PM – Cloud Peak Elementary School assembly (grade 5)

8:00 – 8:45AM – Buffalo High School concert band (plus other interested students)

8:49 – 9:34AM – Buffalo High School jazz band (plus other interested students)

Thursday, March 6

8:53 – 9:43AM – Kaycee School assembly (all K-12 students)

9:46 – 10:36AM – Kaycee School middle and high school music students

12:51 – 1:34PM – Clear Creek Middle School assembly

2:30 – 3:15PM – New West High School all students

Friday, March 7

9:00 – 9:25AM – Meadowlark Elementary School kindergarten

9:30 – 9:55AM – Meadowlark Elementary School grade 1

10:00 – 10:25AM – Meadowlark Elementary School grade 2

Eloise & Co – Bio Note

The Brattleboro, Vermont based band Eloise & Co. is a trio with Becky Tracy on fiddle, octave fiddle, and vocals; Rachel Bell on piano accordion and vocals; and Rachel Aucoin on piano. They play a range of music including French bal folk, Quebecois tunes, and Celtic reels and waltzes.  Committed to exploring ways to enrich the music and dance scene at home in New England and Quebec, the band also travels extensively, performing for festivals, concerts, bal folk and contra dances, and community residencies. 

     Eloise & Co began when Becky and Rachel Bell found themselves in a jam session with Quebecois pianist Rachel Aucoin at a music camp in 2017. The musical chemistry was instant and palpable, and the three knew immediately that they wanted to play together again. Rachel Aucoin’s piano playing is unmatched. Her classical background and technical skills are mind-boggling, and her work with dance bands like Domino and Raz-de-marée over the years has cemented her position in the pantheon of legendary rhythm backup players. Based in Beaumont, Quebec, she tours widely both with Eloise & Co and other musicians. 

     It’s hard to pin down exactly what sparked the creative synergy Becky and Rachel Bell felt while playing with Rachel Aucoin, but there is something transcendent about the blend of their rhythmic sensibilities and musical energy. The three began rehearsing, recording, and playing concerts in 2018 but then were forced to stop performing together because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In April of 2024, they reunited for a trio of concerts in New England, about which Carol Compton of the Brattleboro, Vermont Music Center wrote, “Weeks later, people were still talking about this trio's concert! The programming was fabulous, the music extraordinary, and their connection with the audience warm and engaging. Can't wait for their next visit!”  In the summer of 2024, Becky and Rachel Bell were hired as a duo for the Centrum Foundation’s Festival of Fiddle Tunes with Rachel Aucoin also hired as part of another group. During the week of Fiddle Tunes the three played and performed together at every opportunity. While there they connected with David Romtvedt of Worlds of Music and were invited to present their music, through teaching, performing, and dancing with the people of Buffalo, WY.

     Performing together made Becky, Rachel, and Rachel dream of making an album of music, so they are currently working on the recording, “Avec Elodie,” recording in Quebec on Rachel Aucoin’s favorite piano. As Eloise & Co., they’re are excited to offer listeners a variety of musics ranging from old traditional tunes to their own new compositions, all infused with the energy that originally drew them together.