The trad quartet Villages recorded and put out its debut EP, Upon the
Horizon, in the midst of the pandemic and subsequently had its release
show rescheduled twice. Since then they've already made a full-length
but now is the time—specifically November 13 at the Marquee—to
celebrate those songs. Matt and Travis Ellis—cousins, not brothers, as
Tara learned live on air, after 15 years of writing about them—drop by
to talk about the recording process, the ways they access the Celtic
side of themselves, and how their indie-rock band Mardeen is not
necessarily over.