Music:
Member Since: 2/24/2008
Band Members: Heidi Joy, Vocals
Andrew Bailie, Guitar/Vocals
Cherron Arens, Upright Bass
Influences: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Sounds Like: a mythical orchestra accompanying the aurora borealis...
"What do you get when you pair the jazz/funk power of Andrew Bailie (of the Wholes) with the effortless, beautiful jazz voice of Heidi Joy? You'll never guess. Their debut last month presented an exquisitely intricate Americana blend of sweet harmonies and perfectly tasteful guitar decoration. And it turned out to be the tastefully creative artistry of Cherron Arens on the stand-up bass that stole the show."
-Michael Campbell, Mick's Music & Bar
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Published Thursday | April 3, 2008
Omaha band inspired by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss
BY NIZ PROSKOCIL
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant's collaboration with bluegrass star Alison Krauss on the 2007 album "Raising Sand" appeared on several year-end best-of lists, led to a Grammy Award and recently exceeded sales of 1 million copies.
The collaboration also sparked the creation of a new Omaha band called Riverside Anthology.
The group formed in January after guitarist-vocalist Andrew Bailie approached singer Heidi Joy with a copy of the "Raising Sand" CD.
"This is the type of band I want to start," Joy recalls Bailie telling her.
Bailie has accompanied Joy onstage many times over the years. He also plays in the Wholes, a local band.
After kicking around the idea of starting a group inspired by Plant and Krauss' duets, Joy and Bailie enlisted upright bassist Cherron Arens. The trio made its live debut last month at Mick's Music & Bar and will return to the Benson club Friday night for a headlining performance.
Riverside Anthology plays a mix of covers and originals that range from bluegrass and folk-rock to urban blues and country.
The trio's repertoire ranges from "century-old songs," Joy said, to covers of tunes by Beck, Bright Eyes and songs from the Krauss and Plant album.
The group plays its own music, too, and hopes to record an album once it has more original songs.
"I wanted to do something a little more creative," Joy said. "I wanted to have an outlet to write more."
The group boasts sweet harmonies and an approach that harkens back to old-timey bluegrass bands.
"We're trying to get the Appalachian look and feel, so Andrew and I share a microphone," she said.
For Friday's performance, the trio will be augmented by percussionist Matthew Arbeiter, which "will make things livelier," said Joy.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None
