Member Since: 05/10/2005
Band Website: http://www.thespecialinterestgroup.com
Band Members: Joellen Housego- ukulele, fiddle, vocals.
Gordon Hashimoto- acoustic guitar.
Mike Schuhlein- bass fiddle.
Randy Peters- clarinet, mandolin, flute, vocals.
Andrea Revel- vocals.
Influences: Simon and Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Nick Drake, Townes Van Zandt, Randy Newman, Giant Sand, Paul and Jane Bowles, Edward Lear, Edward Gorey, Wendy Cope, Ron Sexsmith, Judy Collins, Kristin Hersh, The Watson Family, Cap'n Beefheart, Belle & Sebastian, They Might Be Giants,The Roches, Izzy Cox, Stevie Smith, Gillian Welch, the Magnetic Fields, Freedy Johnston, Camper Van Beethoven, Warren Zevon, Lucinda Williams, Victoria Williams, Vic Chesnutt, German lieder, the Velvet Underground, the Muppet Show...It could go on and on. Mother Goose.
Sounds Like: The sound-track to "A Mighty Wind" (?)
Record Label: none