Silver Rein returns to 2026 ESL rochester fringe festival
Experience the powerful music of Silver Rein, whose spellbinding songs hold within the echoes of times long past. Electric cellist and operatic enchantress, Silver Rein creates live-looped magic that explores themes of isolation, belonging, life, and death through the lens of an ancient mystical realm. With soft-to-soaring vocals, medieval motifs, and cello-driven scores, her music pierces straight to the heart.
This Fringe Festival, Silver Rein returns with a full cast of singers and music-makers for a show like never before. Within the grand arches of the Downtown United Presbyterian Church, whose walls reverberate with the memory of a thousand voices, a candlelit ritual of song and dance will transpire. Join us to be captivated by these beautiful and evocative compositions of cello and voice, music that transforms mournful contemplation into triumph over despair. Described by listeners as “cinematic” “ethereal” and “a spiritual experience,” Silver Rein casts spells of the ages.
Photo credit: Bethany Couture
Visit rochesterfringe.com or call 585-957-9837 to purchase tickets
Mandy Goldman
Mandy Goldman is a singer, songwriter, and vocal coach based in Ithaca, NY. Mandy performs frequently in the Finger Lakes and beyond, singing lead vocals and playing rhythm guitar with her band Noon Fifteen, or performing her own music solo. Mandy is also a frequent collaborator and backing vocalist with other area musicians, having performed with artists such as La Llorona, Silver Rein, Penelope Voss, and Maddy Walsh and the Blind Spots. Mandy released her solo album, Balance of the Trade, in 2023. A blend of indie, Americana, and rock styles, the album is now available to stream on all platforms.
Alejandra Diemecke
Alejandra Diemecke (stage name La Llorona) is a Mexican American violinist, singer, songwriter, and music teacher living in the fingerlakes region. She performs genre bending and culture fusing music featuring violin and voice as La Llorona. Alejandra also performs in Ithaca rock band The Ilium Works and collaborates with many local musicians including Silver Rein and Mandy Goldman. When she isn’t teaching violin or performing, Alejandra can be found wandering the woods or crocheting up a storm.
Hayden Eager
Hayden Eager is a soulful indie artist (under her middle name Hollings) whose haunting vocals blend electronic textures with rock, R & B, jazz, and poetic lyricism. Born in South Georgia, she trained in choirs and a performing arts high school in Atlanta. She co-founded her first band Beat the Grid at Ithaca College — an art rock collective of music students who moved to NYC after graduation and played there for several years. Now based in Ithaca, she has spent over 15 years crafting transformative performances and collaborating in rock, electronic, and reggae. Beyond music, she is also a Wellness Coach and student of Psychedelic Therapies, and curates immersive dance parties in Ithaca under her brand Siren Styling. She also performs as a DJ under Deepseasiren.
Erin the Axe
A core member of Whiskey Tango Sideshow (Ithaca, NY), Erin the Axe is a 15+ year veteran of the burlesque scene and has been expanding into performance art since 2020. She keeps thinking about ‘retiring’ but somehow always has an axe to grind and performance keeps proving to be her muse and her heart’s balm. Her style is across the board -- goofy femme fatale to heavy storyteller. Erin often finds inspiration in Celtic goddess mythology and mother nature’s cyclical rhythms. She is honored to work with the gorgeous and brilliant storyteller Silver Rein, whose musical landscapes create the epic dreams and essential spells needed for our survival.