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Bringing the
music to you
Churchill concert
streams live Jan. 29
By Lisa Britton
BAKER CITY — Lauren Na-
pier’s life changed last March when
suddenly she had no venues to play.
“Pre-pandemic, I’m a touring
musician,” she said. “I’ve gotten
very familiar with my four walls in
Tacoma.”
But this week she will again
hit the road, along with Vic Rug-
giero, to livestream a concert from
Churchill School on Friday, Nov. 29.
The music starts at 7 p.m. Here
is the live link: https://youtu.
be/L_7D2k5uGMY
This is the school’s second
live-streamed music event this
month. Churchill owners Brian and
Corrine Vegter hail it as the “In
Your House Parties” series with the
motto of “bringing the party to your
house until it’s safe to party at our
house again.”
Donations are appreciated to
make the concert happen: https://
venmo.com/punkrockdoll13
Napier and Riggiero met in
Berlin, Germany, about three years
ago.
Never having roots in one place,
Napier has tailored her interests to
suit her ever-changing address in-
cluding writer, singer, cellist, model
and publicist.
Ruggiero grew up in New York.
He’s been a touring musician since
the 1990s.
Their backgrounds differ — his
of blues and Americana, hers of
classical music and cello. He likes
“bar gigs” and she prefers small,
quieter venues.
When they fi rst toured together,
each would play solo as part of
their larger show. But audience
requests fi nally brought them on
stage together.
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“People kept asking ‘where’s the
Vic Ruggiero and Lauren Napier will live stream a concert from Churchill School on Jan. 29.
duet?’” Ruggiero said.
They fi rst joined to sing songs by
Dean Martin, then and Patsy Cline.
“It’s worked better then I
expected,” he said, a smile evident
through his Bronx accent. “We har-
monize pretty good, I gotta say.”
Then they started writing songs
together.
Their musical life is a bit of a
balancing act — she introduced
him to camping between gigs (“I
was scared of the dark,” Ruggiero
said), and he can play whether the
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ing with each other instead (she
prefers a more attentive audience).
“That’s the beauty of it — bal-
ance is important,” she said.
As for the music, she’s missed
the connection of a live audience.
Livestreaming is just not the same
(whereas Ruggiero likes livesteam,
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