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Wolves & Ravens

About Me

Wolves & Ravens is a quartet of grizzled vets from the Twin Cities folk rock scene. Tim Gadban (guitar, lead vocals, songwriter) headlined the popular d'Gadband in the 1980's and also played in Montreal and London. Terry Storhaug (percussion) plays with both W&R and Trio Tipo, a popular gypsy guitar instrumental trio. Chuck Campbell (bass, harmony vocals) has played across southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities. Pete Rivard (banjo, accordion) is best known for his previous work with the Rivertown Rats, and has also played professionally around Philadelphia and Houston. Carrie Rivard (flute, fife, whistles) is the one non-grizzled member and has played onstage since the age of 13, did her first paid session work at 14 and has graced a number of pit bands for local musicals.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/02/2007
Band Website: wolvesandravens.com
Band Members:
Influences: Mark Knopfler, Bob Dylan, Bela Fleck, the Stones, Buckwheat Zydeco, Greg Brown, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, the Band, the Grateful Dead.
Sounds Like: Dire Straits colliding head on with Bela Fleck while being T-boned by Buckwheat Zydeco at the intersection of Highway 61 and Beale St.
Record Label: unsigned...and fine with that

My Blog

The Obamacaster

I don't mean to brag.The truth will out, said Shakespeare, so I might as well out it myself.All of us who rejoice in Barack Obama's thumping of his opponent cling to the hope of CHANGE. Nothing says C...
Posted by on Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:19:00 GMT

W&R is back at Keegan’s!

Huzzah! After a year's hiatus, Wolves & Ravens are returning to our former home base, Keegan's Irish Pub, at University and Hennepin Aves in the heart of hip Nordeast Minneapolis. We are now Keegan's ...
Posted by on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:35:00 GMT

2007-Year of the Banjo

2007 was a good year to be a banjo player. Gigs were plentiful, people of all ages lined up to take lessons and more banjos appeared in the hands of songwriters and singers than at any time in my memo...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:48:00 GMT

Here’s some more cool music

Have some fun checking all these folks out. The Tommy Bentz Band delivered a flawless set at Dunn Bros on Grand Friday night. The Last Town Chorus is a real intriguing young lady on lap steel and voc...
Posted by on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:30:00 GMT

No Substitute

Sometimes you just want to hear a song by someone who has spent more than 25 years on this planet, or has rocked the stage for more decades than many newcomers have for years.This group of friends pro...
Posted by on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:34:00 GMT

Toys 4 Tots 2007

This week our default picture changes, perhaps just a tad ahead of the holidays, and we've added a new song, Baghdad Santa, for your listening enjoyment.What are the holidays without music? Our Christ...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:45:00 GMT

New Friends

Here's a group of fresh faces (to our page, not necessarily to music or even life) that we have found or who have found us in the last month. The interesting and freeing effect of the Internet is in t...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:20:00 GMT

The All-Purpose Instrument

This week's roster of W&R Friends showcases bands and individuals who feature the accordion prominently., There are few genres of music in the world where an accordion can't be found. Our friends incl...
Posted by on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:50:00 GMT

This week’s Friends

W&R is featuring its friends of color this week, and the diversity of musical creativity to be found in this group. Jazz, blues, mountain music, hip hop, zydeco, R&B, world beat, pop, you name it, the...
Posted by on Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:18:00 GMT

HOT WOMEN!!!!!!

Made you look.Displayed and featured this week are some of our friends mixed in with some of our heroes, all of whom are of the feminine persuasion, some local to the Twin Cities and some not, and all...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:21:00 GMT