Eloise & Co with Rachel Aucoin

Brattleboro-based band Eloise & Company is joined by Rachel Aucoin in a performance at the BMC Friday, April 12, at 7 p.m.

Eloise & Co. is a shapeshifting ensemble, often a duo and, at other times, a trio with piano or guitar. With Becky Tracy on fiddle, octave fiddle, and vocals and Rachel Bell on accordion and vocals, Eloise & Co. plays a dynamic range of music including gritty French folk groove tunes, energetic Celtic reels, soulful waltzes, and lively Quebecois tunes.

In 2017, Tracy and Bell found themselves in a spontaneous jam session with Quebecois pianist extraordinaire Rachel Aucoin, and the resulting musical chemistry convinced them they had to play together again.

The trio invites the audience into their shared musical delight with a variety of music ranging from old traditional tunes to their own new compositions, all infused with the magnetism that drew them together in the first place.