Member Since: 06/02/2007
Band Website: www.darolanger.com
Band Members: Darol Anger, Scott Nygaard, Tony Trischka, Brittany Haas, Tristan Clarridge, Jeremy Kittel, Rushad Eggleston, Alex Hargreaves, Sara Watkins, Gabe Witcher, Bryce Milano, Tyler Andal, Aoife O'Donovan, Chris Webster, Jeff Austin, Tashina Clarridge, Lauren Rioux, Bryn Davies, Todd Sickafoose, Natalie Haas, Nathaniel Smith, Ben Kaufmann, Paul Kowert.with guests Bryan Sutton, Nat Smith, Bruce Molsky, Danny Barnes, Ben Krakauer, Matt Flinner, KC Groves, Joe Craven, The McCourys, Jason Carter, Adam Aijala, Paul McCandless, Scott Law, Laurie Lewis, David Balakrishnan, Michael Doucet, Eugene Freisen, Dave Johnston, Dawg, and we've put a chair for the dead guys.
Influences: The new Republic Of Strings
The last 5 years have seen a momentous sea change in modern string playing, which promises to change how people see and hear the violin family forever and re-integrate the art of the Bowed String back into all levels of contemporary culture.This is a very special time in string history, a burst of rapid growth that is not confined to one place or school as in the past, but a phenomenon that stretches across all imaginary borders both geographical and cultural.Young string players all over the world, influenced by a small but passionately influential cadre of innovative players*, have picked up the torch of a universal musical ethos. They are playing and sharing music at festivals, music camps, and private homes all across the world.They categorically refuse to accept any stylistic limitations on their music, and succeed brilliantly in mastering many musical styles. Jazz, blues and pop, Celtic, Scandinavian, Latin, traditional fiddle styles from all over the world, and classical music are facets of this Universal Language of music, spoken fluently by these young virtuosos. These voraciously talented young people are living the classic gypsy life of youth, seeking out the pure musical experience with others of like mind, of any age.Their world combines the newest communications technology such as the Internet with the very oldest forms of human interaction, in marathon events where music is passed aurally from player to player, forming a community which would be the envy of any artist from any age.This decade will be seen as a deep flowering of the art of string playing comparable with the development of horn playing in the context of the Jazz explosion in the 20th century, or the explosion of new music which came at the invention of the electric guitar.*Such as: Stephane Grappelli, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Stan Brush, David Grisman, Mark O’Connor, Mike Marshall, Chris Thile, Jerry Douglas, Ry Cooder, Vassar Clements, Alasdair Fraser, Darol Anger, etc.
Sounds Like: If you're here you know.
Record Label: www.compass records.com
Type of Label: Indie