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Chloe Shekinah Resler
voice, fiddle, mountain dulcimer
Biography
Chloe Shekinah Resler is a vocalist, fiddler, and dulcimist originally from Colorado's Front Range and currently based in Los Angeles. As one of the co-founders of Magpie the Band, she played at IBMA's 2023 Ramble Showcase and across Northern Colorado. She encountered bluegrass and old time traditions as part of the University of Northern Colorado's Bluegrass and Alternative Styles Ensembles. Her music has been described as "casual and conversational" (by Bandwagon Magazine in 2021), and she believes that music should be both honest and fun for everyone.
She completed both a bachelor's of Jazz Performance and a master's of Music History and Literature at UNCo. During her time there, she earned an Outstanding Performance from the Downbeat Awards as part of Vocal Lab, and recorded a solo jazz album, Amazilia, in 2019. She also wrote Chapter 10, "The Rise of Queermisia in Jazz: Medicalization, Legalization, and Its Effects" for The Routledge Companion to Jazz and Gender (2022).
During the COVID-19 lockdowns, she found it fulfilling to lean into bluegrass, old time, and klezmer. She began to play with Masha Eads and Liam Hughes in summer of 2021, and through a series of outdoor rehearsals and a microphone set up in her apartment living room, both Magpie the Band and their first live album, Under the Maple Tree, were born. Their sound is a mix of old time, bluegrass, and klezmer traditions. In addition to playing traditional bluegrass venues, they played Yiddish music for the Greeley Holocaust Memorial Observances in 2022 and 2023. Since 2021, Magpie's musical camaraderie has deepened, and they played at the IBMA Conference in September of 2023 . Chloe is currently teaching high school music by day and has played with Lucky Punch, Lazy Dog Mountain Band, and other musicians in LA by night. She's excited to keep growing and learning, to dive deeper into tradition and creativity, and to make Los Angeles her musical home.
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