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Blue Planet/Planeta Azul

About Me

The Blue Planet was conceived by Holly Avila from her roots in American folk music, both contemporary and traditional. In the mid '80's, she heard an album by Los Lobos which sent her on a romantically inspired quest through Latin music. She played bass with the Juggernaut String Band, and at the Philly Folk Fest in 2000, she introduced her first Tex Mex song, "Not Loving You" on the Main stage to an audience that responded enthusiastically. She went on to form her own band in order to pursue further her Latin American inspired musical interests. She met an accordion player extraordinare, Ralph Romano, a seasoned professional from the Catskills circuit, and gave him cd's of Mexican and Colombian music to inspire his sound to fit her vision. She had also met a Peruvian musician at an Andean festival, and invited him to add his instrumentation to the mix to create her totally unique combination of Central and South American influences. With the drumming and percussion from Andrew Winkler, you have the incredibly rhythmic and melodically enchanting sound that the Blue Planet has created. As a perfect finishing touch, Ian Kirk brings his North American blues and jazz influence on the electric guitar, making the essential final statement of Pan American fusion.
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Member Since: 06/04/2007
Band Members: Holly Avila:
singer/songwriter, acoustic guitar, electric bass

Ralph Romano:
accordion

Andreas Jimenez:
charango, pan pipes, flutes, Peruvian style guitar

Ian Kirk:
electric guitar and bass

Influences: Holly’s influences: from Joni Mitchel to Los Lobos, from Los Kjarkas to Los Llayras, from Patsy Cline to Emmy Lou, Incredible String Band to La Tropa Vallenato, to growing up with Hendrix, the Beatles and Stones. the rest of the band have their own eclectic influences, which they are bringing to the songs I wrote from my influences. Ian’s influences: Stevie Ray Vauhn, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie King, and Brian Setzer.
Sounds Like: nothing you ever heard before. We are combining Appalachian with Mexican and Andean.
Record Label: Unsigned

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