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About Me

The Swamp Ward Orchestra performs traditional dance tunes and songs from France and QuÃ©bec on an unusual collection of instruments: accordion, hurdy-gurdy, cello, banjo, voices in harmony, whistles, bass, and various contents of a percussion bag of tricks. The lively sound is medieval meets disco meets square dance--with some modal melancholy from time to time.Special tricks up our sleeve are kidsâ€™ performances including story-telling, and dances. Traditional French dancing is easy to learn and exhilarating. Itâ€™s a bit like contra dancing but involves more twirling: after we show you the schottische and the bourrÃ©e, youâ€™ll never look back!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/27/2007
Band Members: Laura Murray:
cello, banjo, vocals

Alison Gowan:
hurdy-gurdy, double bass, whistles, vocals

Jan Le Clair:
accordion, vocals

Other SWO members past and present

Richard Day:
accordion, vocals

Danielle Lennon:
violin

Andy Love:
percussion

Teilhard Frost:
bones, feet, hand drums, Jaw Harp

Robb Mackay:
Djembe
Influences: Blowzabella, Cordes en Folie, Hedningarna, Ad Vielle Que Pourra, Ranarim, The Doors, Tom Waits, Deep Purple, Freyja,Matapat,Marius Barbeau and the wonderful singers who sang for him--Elizabeth Tremblay, PhilÃ©as BÃ©dard etc....,Bascom Lamar Lunsford,R.D. Lunceford,Rufus Guinchard,La Bottine Souriante,Pierre Imbert
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The Swamp Ward Orchestra at the Sleepless Goat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWTNE0Dmg5Q ...
Posted by The Swamp Ward Orchestra on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:01:00 PST