In 2013 Jeremy Carter-Gordon joined Windborne, rounding out the group with bass notes and more banjo! Jeremy holds a MA in dance anthropology, and is a bit of a dance nomad, from studying Swedish folk dance at the Erik Sahlström Institute in Sweden to traveling across Europe on a Watson Fellowship, collecting sword dance traditions. He is a well-known in the folk music and dance community for his singing, dancing, and has taught traditional music and dance on five continents!
Lynn Mahoney Rowan has been singing her whole life. Having grown up steeped in the folk music and dance culture of New England, she discovered a variety of polyphonic singing traditions through Village Harmony, and toured and taught extensively with the organization. She has taught choral groups and voice for over a decade and composed and arranged music for choirs and theater productions. When not touring, she makes her home in the hilltowns of Western Massachusetts and is deeply connected to the Earth Spirit Community. Lynn and her husband, Will, also perform duet music from old Pagan and folk traditions–particularly from Britain and Lithuania–as Lynn and Will Rowan.
Lauren Breunig grew up surrounded by folk music and dance: singing Shape Note music in friends’ living rooms, contra dancing often and energetically, and touring internationally with Village Harmony and Northern Harmony. It was at Village Harmony that her love of folk music grew to include traditions from other parts of the world, and she has continued to study and perform vocal music from the US, England, Corsica, the Republic of Georgia, Bulgaria, South Africa, Basque country, and beyond. Lauren holds a BA in Critical Social Thought, with a focus in experiential education and social change, from Mt. Holyoke College. When she’s not making music with Windborne, Lauren works as a circus artist and instructor, teaching and performing aerial fabric, trapeze, and partner acrobatics.
Will Thomas Rowan is a singer, composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist with a broad interest in music from oral traditions as well as composed choral repertoires. He has a B.A. in Music Composition from Marlboro College, and a masters in Conducting from the Bard College Conservatory. He specializes in choral compositions inspired by and incorporating styles and themes from the Shape-Note and ballad singing traditions. In addition to his work with Windborne, Will has taught for Village Harmony and Revels North, worked as a freelance chorister, played in West African drumming ensembles, conducted choruses and orchestras, and played as a side man in rock/pop bands. Will also regularly performs as a duo with his wife Lynn.