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e.i.o.

About Me

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as urban conservationists, e.i.o. scours the streets for junk and discarded materials, and turns them into working instruments. they then take these instruments and play haunting melodies to lyrics depicting the dark underbelly of americana. their shows are almost entirely improvisational. for the finale, they will invite the audience to come be a part of e.i.o., and play the instruments with them. the orchestra grows with every show they play. in 2006, e.i.o. was featured on the bbc as part of the "electric proms" festival. e.i.o. also performed 2 shows live on london's own avant radio station, resonance 104.4fm. the band plays live shows in clubs, galleries, and festivals but their new love is teaching. they travel to colleges to work with art students as artists in residence. the classes always end with a large interactive performance by e.i.o. and their students. if you or your school is interested in having e.i.o. come for a week long workshop, contact them here.
we had such a good time playing for the BBC Electric Proms! special thanks to Jont, Sue, Christopher, Dana, DW, Dave, Andy, John, Hobgoblin Music, Resonance FM 104.4, the 12 Bar Club, the Metro, the Lock Tavern, and everyone from the BBC! you all made it a great trip!
if you're in London and are interested in buying our instruments, they are for sale at Hobgoblin Music. 24 Rathbone Place. phone 02073239040 ask for John!
if you're in the states and are interested in our instruments, drop us a line. we can also do custom work!
this is the state we're in
this is the bbc electric proms festival "unlit" at the lock tavern in camden, london

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/7/2006
Band Members:

amy farrand -junk

mark smeltzer -more junk

(with cameo appearances by some of our talented friends)

Influences:


Record Label: rural grit records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

the history of e.i.o. pt 1

e.i.o. has evolved quite a bit since the beginning. it is very important to us to document everything we do. we have photos, video, and audio recordings of our performances. now it's time to document ...
Posted by on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:08:00 GMT

new one string fiddle

this fiddle was made monday afternoon, nov. 20th 2006. it was played that very evening at the rural grit happy hour. wire was used instead of screws to attach the tuning gear. the wire twists are part...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 15:50:00 GMT

cherryfield cello

the story of this instrument is simple: 2 years ago(2004) went to maine. made this cello out of junk i scrounged at the nearest town's dump--cherryfield .also the great deminsional 2X4 i got from th...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:46:00 GMT

assorted pandolins

this is a pandolin made for sarah murphy of dirty mae.this is a small pandolin.this is my personal pandolin, the first one that i ever made. this is a pandolin made out of the sun. not the entire sun,...
Posted by on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:09:00 GMT

one string fiddle

this is a one string fiddle. parts used include a lamp base cover for the soundboard, and a paint stirring stick for the fingerboard. the whole thing is held together with string tension and little wi...
Posted by on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:03:00 GMT