Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tichler Perform at Oasis of Music at the Basilica

Elsie Gawler and Ethan Tichler will perform at the Oasis of Music, located in the lower chapel of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 122 Ash Street in Lewiston, on Wednesday January 19 beginning at 12:30.

Gawler met Tischler at Maine Fiddle Camp in 2016 and from there they grew a musical connection that eventually turned into a partnership and musical duo in 2019. Elsie and Ethan continue to write, play, and record their own original songs and tunes. Together they create a rich original sound that is alive with their love for the music they make together.

Elsie Gawler is well-known for her musical associations with the Gawler Family, the Gawler Sisters and Childsplay.  Playing cello, fiddle and banjo, she performs folk instrumentals and songs that are traditional, covered and original.  Her recent CD Sweet as Honey showcases her songwriting talents.

Ethan Tichler shares with us that “I am a Maine-based musician/educator with roots in the Champlain Valley of Vermont. For the last many years, I’ve been teaching, performing, and recording music, mainly in Burlington Vermont and Mid-Coast Maine. Alongside my own solo projects, I delight in playing with Elsie Gawler as Elsie & Ethan, and with the Gawler Sisters and Gawler Family as a whole.” Tichler also has a recent cd of his own songs to his credit, entitled Across the Waking Skies.

You can learn more about the duo at elsieandethan.com.

The Oasis of Music is a weekly music series of performances of roughly thirty minutes, running from September to May. Admission is free, with donations accepted. The musical genres vary greatly, in largely, but not exclusively, acoustic formats. COVID restrictions of optional mask-wearing and social distancing are observed.  For more information, call 207-344-3106.