Under the Willow @ Ed & Joes Pizza 5/15

About Me

under the willowIs an acoustic duo from the southside of chicago known for their original music and unmistakable chemistry on stage, now playing all over the fox valley area theyâ€™re known for their thought inspiring lyrics and rhythmic guitar playing. They play a wide variety of covers mixed in with many Under The Willow originals.
OUR GOAL IS TO REACH PEOPLE THROUGH OUR LYRICS ONE SONG AT A TIME

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/10/2008
Band Members: ~wILLOw and The Don~
Influences: ~ The chemistry of Julie Patchouli and Bruce Hecksel, The overall words and music and genres of The Grateful Dead, The rythm and leads of Dave and Tim Reynolds, The support and influence of our friends and family, The instramentals and truths of John Butler, The words of Robert Plant, The lyrics of Robert Hunter, The art of Stanley Mouse, The skills of Jimmy Page, The performance power of Janis Joplin, The vocals of Norah Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Etta James, Natalie Merchant, Mama Cass, The vabrato of Grace Slick, The writing capabilities of Vanessa Catlton, Missy Higgins, Fiona Apple, The roots of Glen Hansard, Damian Rice, And mostly the Roots of ourselves that stretch from our pasts to our future together, & Always the infinite possibilities of the Universe with which our music flows out into ~
Sounds Like: ~ We're not quite sure, and that's probably a good thing. We're just two irish folk that love playing, supporting, and listening to music. Call us what you will. "It's all been done before..."

"Willow has a voice that comes from somewhere in her left leg. This wisp of a woman has a powerful voice that comes from somewhere beyond. You can't believe that is comes from the tiny frame. Don is the perfect accompaniment They are a must see" ~ Stu James

"...we were all impressed with Under the Willow and their truly original performance" ~ Chef Kincaid, Ed and Joes Pizza

"There myspace doesn't do them justice compared to how they are live" ~ Shannon Chada
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Take Me Away

So its Monday now and that means our shows all said and done and it was such a great time. We had so much support by all our friends and family it was really overwhelming. So I know w...
Posted by on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:17:00 GMT

Feeding The Fire

We finally have a new song up and we are so excited to be able to share it with everyone, but first alot of thanks has to go out to Kurt with Project Side Recordings because we couldnt have done it wi...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:29:00 GMT

Barefoot Truth

Bands You Gotta Hear As independent starving musicians we are well aware of how hard it can be to be heard, and even more aware of how gratifying it can be to be recognized by your fellow musicians.&n...
Posted by on Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:17:00 GMT

Steve Peterson

End of the month

After the first month of writing our weekly blog Ive realized how tough it can be to be a musician and try to do all the rest of the things you try to do in life. Recently it seems our own music...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:53:00 GMT