Eloise & Co. features the combined creative force of two of the country’s most sought-after traditional musicians, fiddler Becky Tracy and accordionist Rachel Bell.

These two, sometimes playing as a duo and other times joined by Bethany Waickman (guitar), Rachel Aucoin (piano), or Owen Morrison (guitar), crank out concert and dance music with unbridled energy and soaring beauty. Originally thrown together at a gig where Becky led the contra dance portion of the evening and Rachel led the French dance part of the evening, they have continued to fuse these two elements into their concerts and dances, as well as adding songs and original compositions to the mix. Their first recording, “More, Please” was released in July of 2018. In 2022, they created a series of exquisite music videos set in the midst of significant Vermont landmarks with the help of a grant awarded by the Vermont Arts Council. Becky and Rachel launched their monthly “Brattleboro Bal Folk” French dance series in 2023, which has blossomed into a thriving community of dancers and musicians. Their most recent recording features two tunes that Rachel wrote, inspired by the Brattleboro Bal Folk dance series: Broad Brook/No Ordinary Storm, available on Bandcamp, by Eloise & Co. with Bethany Waickman on guitar. Currently, Becky and Rachel are excitedly preparing to dive into a recording project with “Eloise & Elodie,” their trio configuration with Rachel Aucoin on piano.

Notable past appearances:

• Festival of American Fiddle Tunes—Port Townsend, WA

• Contra Carnivale—San Luis Obispo, CA

• Club Passim—Cambridge, MA

• New World Festival—Randolph, VT

• Centre de Valorisation du Patrimoine Vivant—Quebec City, QC

• FolkMADness—Socorro, NM

• Dance Camp North—Fairbanks, AK

• Bal DC—Washington, DC

• Echo Summit—Twin Bridges, CA

• Dance Flurry—Saratoga Springs, NY

• Cornell Concert Series—Ithaca, NY

• Big Branch Balfolk Festival—Kingston, ON