Nic Gareiss & Simon Chrisman

Join us at the Floyd Country Store on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at 7:00 pm for an evening with Nic Gareiss & Simon Chrisman. Tickets are $25 general admission, $30 reserved seating, $12.50 for Kids under 12 and $15 for STEP-A-TUNE participants — available for sale online and in the store.

Nic Gareiss (percussive dance, vocals) and Simon Chrisman (hammer dulcimer, vocals) met in 2007 at a fiddle festival in the Californian redwoods and have been exploring sound and movement together ever since. Both leading innovators within their practices, Nic and Simon meld their unique approaches, weaving traditional percussive dance, instrumental tunes, improvisations, traditional songs, and new compositions through interlocking rhythms and dynamic textures. Well-known for his work with the groundbreaking new acoustic string bands Kittel & Co. and the Bee Eaters, Simon’s music combines “chamber music’s finely calibrated arrangements with bluegrass’s playful virtuosity and pop music’s melodic resourcefulness.” (Boston Herald) One of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” Nic Gareiss has been hailed for his “dexterous melding of Irish and Appalachian dance” (New York Times) and called “the most inventive and expressive step dancer on the scene” by the Boston Herald. Together, Nic and Simon adventure into the world of time and timbre to create a breathtaking evening-length performance of song, instrumental music, and percussive dance.