Mountain Man Looks for Peace and Joy Through Vocal Harmonies (Archives)

Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 5 p.m.

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Mountain Man, the Appalachian a cappella trio, features the timeless sound of three voices singing in harmony, with an occasional strum of the guitar. They released an album in 2010,\\xa0a trio of college friends who\\u2019d gotten used to singing together, but then went their separate ways after college.\\xa0All three of them toured for a long time as Feist\\u2019s backup singers, and lately Amelia Meath, one third of the trio, has been keeping busy as half of Sylvan Esso.\\xa0Meath, along with\\xa0Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Molly Sarle\\xa0are back, with\\xa0their first album in eight years,\\xa0Magic Ship.\\xa0

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As our colleague Justin Sergi writes, "their immaculate precision of timing and tuning and phrasing,\\xa0comes from love and friendship and the elemental, historic \'fun\' of singing three-part harmony with your friends." "It is a precision that can, perhaps, only be born from family. Which is what they are: family." The family of Mountain Man joins us to perform songs, chat about community in North Carolina, the internet, peace and joy, and\\xa0Molly\'s\\xa0cat, Magic Ship.\\xa0

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