Evie Ladin

Evie Ladin is an American musician, singer-songwriter, percussive dancer, choreographer, and square dance caller living in Oakland, California. She performs with The Evie Ladin Band, a trio with Keith Terry and Erik Pearson, and also collaborates with Keith Terry as a duo. Other projects include two all-female groups: The Stairwell Sisters, an old-time group utilizing clawhammer banjo, guitar, bass, percussive dance, and MoToR/dance.

Ladin's 2012 CD, Evie Ladin Band, was voted Americana Album of the Year by the Independent Music Awards (IMAs) Vox Pop Vote. A banjo player since childhood, Ladin features regularly on the annual Banjo Babes compilation album and calendar. Ladin is also the Executive Director of the International Body Music Festival (IBMF), a project of the Oakland-based arts non-profit Crosspulse.