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The Midnight Reverie Trio

About Me

The Midnight Reverie Trio plays intense, introspective, carnivalesque melodies. They're a street circus band, waiting for their circus. Their compositions fall into three categories: "circus theme songs," "reveries" (with loop pedal) and "interludes" (song fragments).Their first performance was in June 2007. ******************************* Scotia also performs and records in "Melodia," and as "Rosie the Accordion-playing Rose" (for kids). Sonia joins Scotia in kids' shows as Rosie's sidekick, Violetta. ******************************* September 2008: Scotia is currently on tour with The Unreliable Narrator, backing them up with her accordion in England, Scotland, France, Switzerland, Italy and the Czech Republic. Check out their page for dates and info: www.myspace.com/unreliablenarratives ******************************* December 2008: The Midnight Reverie Trio's debut cd is out now! Recorded in Krakow in the Spring and Summer of 2008, the cd is now available:************************************************** ************ Article in The Krakow Post******************************************************** ****** The Midnight Reverie Trio on CBC Radio3

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/09/2006
Band Members:Scotia Gilroy: accordion, vocals, toy piano ////// Sonia Maclean: french horn, ocarina, xylophone ////// Rafal Kaczmarek: percussion ******* Joined by a rotating circus that has included: Daniel Potter (ukulele), Alex (casio keyboard, kazoo, stylophone), Pawel Dziadur (snare drum).....and THE PRAGUE HULA HOOP GIRLS!!!!!
Sounds Like:PAST SHOWS:------------------------------------------------------ ----------- --06/07/2008 - Teatr Nowa Laznia, Krakow--------------------------------- --05/18/2008 - The Stranger Cafe, Krakow--------------------------------- --04/13/2008 - Klub Ptasiek, Krakow---------------------------- --03/29/2008 - Kawiarnia Naukowa, Krakow----------------------- --03/16/2008 - Pierwszy Lokal, Krakow - with Ukulele Duo----------------- --03/07/2008 - Cafe Szafe, Krakow------------------------------------------ --12/20/2007 - Cafe Szafe, Krakow--------------------------------------- --11/15/2007 - Artel gallery - private party, Prague, CZ----------------- --10/31/2007 - Klub Imbir, Krakow (with Eluktrick and Dave Molus)-------- --09/23/2007 - Nad Oborou, Prague, CZ (with the Tower of Dudes) --09/22/2007 - Jetclub, Prague, CZ (with the Tower of Dudes)------------- --09/08/2007 - Dial-a-Diva Live International Broadcast------------------ --07/14/2007 - Pierwszy Lokal, Krakow------------------------------------ --07/06/2007 - Plac Szczepanski (outdoor stage), Krakow------------------ --06/15/2007 - Cafe Szafe, Krakow - with the Palmer-Dziadur Project --05/12/2007 - Tytus i Koka, Krakow (with New Century Classics) --02/22/2007 - Cafe Szafe, Krakow (with Daniel Kahn)--------------------- --02/08/2007 - Kawiarnia Naukowa, Krakow (with the Funz, Dave Molus) --01/23/2007 - Pierwszy Lokal, Krakow (with Dan Potter)------------------ --01/07/2007 - Kawiarnia Naukowa, Krakow (with Dave Molus)
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Interview on Polish Radio

Here's a little interview from the Studio 15 program on Polish radio, broadcast weekly (in English).  The interview is after the weird "Kabaret Starszych Panow" clip:Listen here!
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:19:00 GMT

September 2008: On tour with the Unreliable Narrator

Scotia has hit the road with her accordion and is currently on tour with the Unreliable Narrator, playing a mix of their songs and songs from the Midnight Reverie Trio and Melodia.  The tour is f...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:48:00 GMT

OUR NEW RECORDINGS!!!!

They're done!  Yes!  The recordings we began in March are all finished, oh miracle of miracles.  Mixed and mastered, even, in a real studio!  We'll get the cds in our hot little ha...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:12:00 GMT

A break from shows while we record our first LP!

Hey folks... We're playing fewer shows over the next three months while we focus our energy, time and attention on recording our very first LP!  Recordings are happening in Radek's bunker studio...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 11:26:00 GMT

Demo cd in the light of day

Our demo cd is out!  Our demo release show on June 15th was fun, we invited the "Palmer-Maler-Dziadur project" to do some of their crazy beautiful music before our set.  It was a magica...
Posted by on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:10:00 GMT

Krok po kroku

The recordings are coming along, one by one. Mixes have been done on three circus theme songs ("Spectacolo," "Hala Targowa" and "Hybrid Smile") and on two reveries ("Las Wolski" and "The Empty Chair")...
Posted by on Wed, 09 May 2007 08:20:00 GMT

The Trio

Even though Pawel Dziadur (who played insane, military-frenzied snare drum in our first performance in August) took off for London (to live in a squat?) "The Midnight Reverie" is STILL a tri...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 08:50:00 GMT