THISTLE at Martha's Vineyard Playhouse
Martha's Vineyard Playhouse
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
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Led by composer, singer, and harpist Thistle Jemison, THISTLE creates haunting, cinematic chamber-folk music at the intersection of South Indian classical, Western classical, jazz, and folk traditions. Performed by a trio of classically trained musicians, Jemison’s original through-composed scores weave harp, voice, and orchestral instrumentation into an immersive musical landscape with stories drawn from literature, poetry, and dark fairy tales.
THISTLE’s 2019 debut album, The Ice Maiden Comes, transformed eleven Hans Christian Andersen stories into original songs, while the forthcoming Mysterious Star: A Tribute to Poe brings the haunting work of Edgar Allan Poe to song, including “The Raven” and “Spirits of the Dead.” Described by Chamber Music America as “beautiful, unique, and hypnotic,” THISTLE's music seeks to evoke mystery, wonder, and a sense of the spiritual world beyond the veil.