The Folk Opera is a musical suite composed on the ukulele that carries the listener through a day in the life of a few small town folks as the forces of love and loss (of memory, people and places) rewrite their plans. Haunting folk melodies and harmonies meet operatic hyperbole, creating an indelible, visceral, musical experience. It is performed as a structural improvisation, meaning every  performance of The Folk Opera is unique, and becomes a momentary-embodiment of the collective grief and joy of its players and audience.