Making Music

Sophie and Dev, the married duo behind MacRae Strings met playing music in Ithaca, NY in 2014. Since then, they have played together as part of Dev's family band The Brothers MacRae (consisting of Austin & Devon MacRae, Casey Widger, and Sophie Orzechowski), as well as Sophie's family band The Sugar River Band (consisting of Jane (mom) Orzechowski, Sophie, and brothers Russell, Francis, and Neil).

Sophie mainly plays fiddle, hardanger d'amore, nyckelharpa, hardingfele, and piano. Dev has also made Sophie a mountain dulcimer and most recently a 29-string Celtic harp, which Sophie is excited to incorporate into their music soon! Dev plays mandolin, guitar, piano, and sometimes nyckelharpa.

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Together, Sophie and Dev play a melting pot mixture of New England, Swedish, Irish, French Canadian, Scottish, and Americana music. They play for dances, weddings, and concerts across New England and New York State often with Sophie's mum Jane. Sophie and Dev appear together on an album released by The Brothers MacRae: The Old Parade (2015) and an album released by Austin MacRae: Better Devil (2019).