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Heather Lewin-Tiarks

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About Me

I play and teach violin, viola, and cello in the Milwaukee area. I'm a fiddler/singer in a bunch of groups (click on band names for their myspace profiles) :
ATHAS (Traditional Irish)
THE MIGHTY LUMBERHORN (Hillbilly Bluegrass)
THE CONSORTE OF SOMESORTE (Medieval Renaissance Celtic)
THE ROMANIAX (Goth Gypsy Folk Rock)
THE ROBERTS STRING QUARTET (Medieval Renaissance Baroque Classical Pop Rock Irish Bluegrass Old-Time Wedding Alternative)
THE O'SHYTTES (Irish Bluegrass Blues Rock)
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You might also find me fiddling around with: Handful of Earth Band (Andreas Transo), Slainte L'Chayim, Bounding Main, The Irish Fest Ceili band, West of Ennis, and more....
Discography:
The Tank Commanders - New Years Sessions 2008
The Tossers - Agony
The Tossers - Valley of the Shadow of Death
Athas - Athas
The Mighty Lumberhorn - Nothing Really Happened...(Summer 2008)
The Mighty Lumberhorn - LIVE at WMSE
The Mighty Lumberhorn - American Standards
The 'Merry' Lumberhorn - Xmas Xtravaganza (Live 2006)
The Consorte of Somesorte - Danse!
Bounding Main - Casting Off
Bounding Main - Maiden Voyage
Tatra Slovak Dancers - Slovakia 2000

My Interests

Music!! Fiddle: Irish, Bluegrass, Old-time, Cape-Breton, Brittany, Quebecois, Cajun, Blues, Rock, Classical, Medieval, Renaissance (Praetorius rocks!), Baroque; Violin, Viola, Cello; Teaching, Learning, Listening; Sessioning, Tune-sharing; Irish Ceili & Set-Dancing; Comedysportz; Milwaukee Public Museum; Milwaukee Irish Fest; Half-Price Books; Heironymous Bosch, Dr. Seuss, Norman Rockwell, Peter Bruegel the Elder; e.e. cummings

and MAPS!!

I'd like to meet:

Musicians, bands, other good-hearted happy people,

And this guy...

Music:



.357 String Band,
Aidan Burke,
Al Green,
Altan,
Andreas Transo,
Asylum Street Spankers,
Athas,
Barefield Ceili Band,
B.B. King,
Beatles,
Bela Fleck,
Ben Harper,
Blind Blake,
BLITZ,
Bluegrass,
Blues,
Bob Marley,
Bob Wills,
Bootless Harlequins,
Bounding Main,
Brett Dennen,
Brother,
Bruce Molsky,
Buddy Guy,
Buddy Spicher,
Caitlin Hahn,
Cake,
Canned Heat,
Casey Driessen,
Ce',
CedarTown Boys,
Celtic Fiddle Fest,
Celtic,
Chris Whitley,
Comas,
Consorte of Somesorte,
Copper Box,
Corbin Keep,
Crooked Still,
Crystal Plohman,
D'Angelo,
Danny Gatton,
Darragh Folk,
Darren Hurley,
Dave Munnelly Band,
Dave Navarro,
David Grisman,
Denis Liddy,
Derek Trucks Band,
Different Drums of Ireland,
Ditty Bops,
Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem,
Earl Scruggs,
Ed Paloucek,
Edgar Meyer,
Eilis Kennedy,
Eva Cassidy,
Flook,
Fuchsia Band,
Fuzzy Mtn. String Band,
G Love & Special Sauce,
Gan Bua,
Gogol Bordello,
Grateful Dead,
Gunther Tiedemann,
Hackensaw Boys,
Handful of Earth,
Hank Roberts,
Happy Time Jubilee,
Heidi Spencer,
Hot Tuna(w/Papa John Creach),
Irish,
Jack Johnson,
James Lee Stanley,
Jason Loveall,
Jeff Buckley,
Jelly Roll Morton,
Jerry Holland,
Jimi Hendrix,
John Joe Kelly,
John Mayer,
John Mayer Trio,
Johnny Winter,
Joshua Bell,
JPP,
Julian Lennon,
Kevin Burke,
Kila,
La Bottine Souriante,
Last Gaspe',
Le Vent Du Nord,
Leadbelly,
Leftover Salmon,
Liz Carroll,
Liz Davis,
Liz Knowles,
Lunasa,
Mama Digdowns Big Brass Junction,
Maria Terres-Sandgren,
Maroon 5,
Martin Hayes,
Martin Sexton,
Marty Sammon,
Matt Cranitch,
Matt Hendricks,
Memphis Jug Band,
Mike Doughty,
Mike Dromo,
Mil-Town Ramblers,
Minstrels of Mayhem (w/Thomas Nuendel),
Misses Murphy,
Nigel Kennedy,
Norah Jones,
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan,
O'Donoghue's Wednesday Night Ceili Band,
Old & In The Way,
Old-Time,
Paul Marshall,
Paul Phillips,
Peter Mulvey,
Phish,
Pioneer Drum & Bugle Corps,
Pogue Mahone (WI),
Reely Jiggin',
Red Hot Chili Peppers,
RiRa,
Robert Johnson,
Roberts String Quartet,
Ronan Ryan,
Rushad Eggleston,
Rusted Root,
Scrapomatic,
Scruj Mac Duhk,
Seelie Court,
Shooglenifty,
Sidecar Steph and the 7-10 Split,
Siobhan Peoples,
Skillet Lickers,
Slainte L'Chayim,
Slainte Mhaith,
Sloppy Joe,
Split Lip Rayfield,
Steely Dan,
Stephen Katz,
Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Stevie Wonder,
Taj Mahal,
Talking Heads,
Tea Merchants,
Teada,
The Clumsy Lovers,
The Mighty Lumberhorn,
The Monkees,
The O'Shyttes,
The Sandcarvers,
The Tossers,
They Might Be Giants,
Tom Culver,
Tony O'Connell,
Traditional Fiddle Tunes,
Trevor Exter,
Turloughmore Ceili Band,
U2,
Vasen,
Vassar Clements,
Violent Femmes,
Waking Maggie,
Warsaw Village Band,
Weary Boys,
Wilco,
Wild Band of Snee,
Wolgemut,
Wookiefoot,
Yonder Mtn. String Band,
etc...

Movies:

Willy Wonka, Time Bandits, Princess Bride, Labyrinth, Darby O'Gill and the Little People (classic Sean Connory--he sings!!), LOTR, Anything with Robert Downey Jr.(he sings, too!), The Jerk, Goonies, Everything Jim Henson made, Strange Brew, Drew Barrymore, Johnny Depp, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, Elijah Wood, Kate Winslet, Once Were Warriors, And last, but certainly not least, everything Monty Python has collectively done ever.

Television:

Don't have time to watch it.... but I like: Austin City Limits, National Geographic Channel, Discovery channel, MTV, VH1, David Letterman, Who's line..., Northern Exposure, SNL, The Monkees, M.P.'s Flying Circus,.... I recently got the first season of Mork & Mindy on DVD......I'm seriously thinking of buying the entire collection of HEE-HAW

Books:

Does sheet music count?

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Heroes:

Liz Carroll, Matt Cranitch, Bruce Molsky, James Kelly, Tommy Peoples, Martin Hayes, Tim O'Brien, Kevin Burke; MY FAMILY

My Blog

My musical family is at it again...

My family has been making new music again....Take a listen to the tracks that my sister Steph's rockabilly band just posted:Sidecar Steph and the 7-10 SplitAnd then hop on over to my brother Nick's pl...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 08:57:00 PST

Take a listen...

I bought a bunch of CDs while I was at the New Directions Cello Festival last weekend. They're all really amazing and innovative (& sometimes crazy genius how-do-they-do-that?!?), but there is one...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:51:00 PST

New Directions Cello Fest ROCKED!!!

The 2008 New Directions Cello Festival was awesome! I was amazed & overwhelmed to be surrounded by such talented & innovative musicians. The after hours sessions were a blast! Crazy, kooky &am...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:53:00 PST

Join the athas street team and get free merch!

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Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:11:00 PST

Lumberhorn Listening Parties 5/20/08

These fine establishments will have conveniently tuned their receivers to WMSE 91.7 FM at the exact same time that Lumberhorn's playing from 8-8:30pm on Tuesday May 20th:Zad's Roadhouse, 438 S. 2nd St...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:26:00 PST

This Saturday night....

Dear Lord,   Please be with Lumberhorn at The Wildlife Refuge this Saturday, May 17th at 9pm.   Please be with Lumberhorn on stage at The Wildlife Refuge as they play their uni...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Mon, 12 May 2008 11:25:00 PST

Lumberhorn Suds Club Quiz!

How compatible are you with the Lumberhorn’s appearance at Whispering Jeff’s Suds Club Tonight at 9PM? Answer yes or no to the following questions to find out!   1) Do you enjoy drink...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:55:00 PST

Happy St. Pats!

..TR> Happy St. Pat’s everyone! You know what’s coming up :)  Come celebrate with us!!! 3/14/08 9p-12a Set Dancing @ the Ardor Pub 607 N. Broadway   Milwaukee, WI**also hug an...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:52:00 PST

Lumberhorn Update (or Yes Virginia, There is a Groundhog Day)

I'm sure by now everyone has heard the buzz about the office that groundhog day has been saved 'round these parts. Our Ghost of Christmas Past comes in the form of a little 501(c)(3) with a great...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:58:00 PST

Lumberhorn! Live! Groundhog Day (RIP Walnut)....

Apparently The Milwaukee County Zoo's meteorologist marmot, Walnut, passed away last June and to everyone's surprise, did not rise again after three days. Even with that little misunderstanding cleare...
Posted by Heather Lewin-Tiarks on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:59:00 PST