VOCO

moira smiley & VOCO - moira smiley & VOCO is a visionary blend of voices - redefining harmony singing with the power & physicality of folksong, avant-garde fearlessness of B�la Bart�k and delicious, vaudevillian accompaniment of cello, banjo, accordion, uke and body percussion.
Moira Smiley crafts riveting performances of striking, emotional music through lush vocal harmony, visceral rhythm and voices as many-colored instruments.
Original improvisation-built songs steeped in roots of Appalachia and Eastern Europe.
"fascinating & multi-lingual" - LA Times "volkish radiance" - LA Weekly "riveting" - Dirty Linen
Voted #1 a cappella band in the U.S. in 2007, VOCO is the energy of street singing and the elegance of a string quartet. Their LIVE CD "circle, square, diamond & flag" was featured on more than 100 radio stations nationwide on NPR. VOCO is sweet, hard-driving Americana mixed with crooked eastern European dance and dissonance. It's all rounded out with body-stompin' percussive movement and joyous, magnificent, hair-raising harmonies - music that mourns and dances at the same time.
Called "a truly phenomenal act" by Folkworks Magazine, "fascinating and multi-lingual" by the LA Times. "Their body percussion sets are a sight to behold!" says Folkworks Magazine. VOCO is taking their music to festivals across the U.S. and Canada.
VOCO's singing is lyricism in motion - utterly unique.