Yaima with James Bird at Ardmore Music HallWednesday, October 1, 2025 Seated Doors: 6:45 PM | GA Doors: 7:15 PM | Show: 8:00 PM 21+ Unless with a Parent or Legal Guardian About The Venue - Food, Concessions + Drink Menus | Venue FAQ | Contact Info About Yaima Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Spotify Featuring Multi-Instrumentalist & Producer Masaru Higasa and Vocalist Pepper Proud has often been described as timeless and unmistakable, offering a balanced synergy of both the masculine and feminine expression. Their melodious soundscapes showcase instruments from all over the world. Inspired by the Majesty of Nature their musings encompass the listener with driving and revitalizing organic rhythms, transcendent electronic production, warm soothing female vocals and heartened lyricism. Their intention is to create a bridge between Nature and Humankind, an expansive experience that encourages growth and graceful passage for the hearts and minds of their listeners. The name YAIMA emerges from two sources one from the Mapudungun language meaning "that which water runs through” and the other from the culturally preserved Yaeyama District of Okinawa Japan-Over the last 5 years YAIMAs music has been reaching the ears and hearts of listeners from all around the world. About James Bird Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Soundcloud James is a 30 yr old poet/musician/bard local to western MA. A live musician at heart, he has shared music in a diversity of spaces like festivals, farmer’s markets, funerals, wedding ceremonies, ecstatic dances and grief rituals. Myth is a central theme in Bird’s music, using ancient stories to speak to the timeless human experiences of love, loss, friendship, mystery, death and rebirth. In mid 2024 James finally went into the studio to record Riddles; a story album that weaves through the stories of many mythical characters like Echo and Narcissus, Tammuz, Inanna, Circe and many more. The album is expected to be released in 2025. James released his first album “Parables” in 2014 (on bandcamp); an EP “Lila” in 2017, and a home-recorded single “Byron Bay” in 2019. The single, “Flower of Wind” will be Bird's first release in 5 years is out Oct 10th ~ It will arrive into the world alongside his first released book of poetry titled, “The Confluence.” that can be ordered through his instagram. For unfinished Riddles tape demos, improvised voice memos, song conceptions and unreleased poetry check out his Patreon at www.patreon.com/jamesbirdportal Join Ardmore Music Club | Private Events | AMH Merch