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MIdwest Gypsy Swing Fest Line-up |
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Written by sims
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Wednesday, 23 July 2008 22:05 |
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WORT welcomes and Harmonious Wail presents the fifth annual Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest - Aug 22 & 23 , 2008 Friday Aug 22 - 7pm Gypsy Rhythm Project 8:30pm Hot Club of Detroit 10pm Elan Vital (ten piece flamenco band with dancer) Saturday Aug 23 - still working out the details - open at 2pm - workshops (gypsy guitar, flamenco guitar, violin, accordian, maybe even flamenco dancing) and jam sessions through-out the day. Dance sets in the new dance tent with Hot Club of Detroit and The Twin Cities Hot Club. Concerts in the barn with Harmonious Wail, Alfonso Ponticelli and Elan Vital. News coming soon on the visual artists and vendors displaying on the grounds. Also news coming soon -- very soon -- on ticket availability. Muchos gracias to our sponsors, The Isthmus, Great Dane Pub, and Sooper Dooper I'm working it every day - things are being added day by day so please come back often and stay in touch. |
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"In the United States," Dirty Linen, the authoritave bimonthly magazine of roots, traditional, folk, and word music wrote, "the most avid and talented champions of this style have to be Madison, Wisconsin's Harmonious Wail. The style in question being gypsy swing, introduced in the 1930's by Django Reinhardt's and Stephane Grappelli's Quintette du Hot Club de France, The Wail play this infectiously joyful music, as well as jazz of other styles, on bass, guitar, ukulele, mandolin, and the oddest assortment of percussion you've ever seen. Even more than by its unique instrumentation, the group is distinguished by the jaw-dropping vocals of Maggie Delaney-Potthoff.
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H Wail on NPR and My Space |
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Written by Sims
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Friday, 18 July 2008 08:55 |
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On July 10 - NPR's Morning Edition used The Wail's Tishamingo Blues and Posh de Wash as a bump after a story about France's Model Health Care For New Mothers. - maybe we can get Sylvia Pujolli to do a cameo on the next CD. Joie de Vivre is the Song of the Day at Sepiachord's My Space page .....
While you're at it check out HWail's my space page - Range Records has been working it lately and they've done a bang up job http://profile.myspace.com/harmoniouswail and Range's home page as well http://www.myspace.com/rangerecords http://rangeentertainment.com/ |
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First Resist Temptation Review |
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Written by sims
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Tuesday, 15 July 2008 12:39 |
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..... and so it begins ... we are very happy and excited to share this wonderful review with you. Thanks a million "All About Jazz" Resist Temptation by C. Michael Bailey View the article here: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=30012 Review Courtesy AllAboutJazz.com Resist Temptation Harmonious Wail | Range Records By C. Michael Bailey Django Reinhardt is often overlooked as one of the seminal figures in jazz. Jazz, a uniquely American art, became international in the hands of Reinhardt and his partner in crime, French violinist Stephane Grappelli. Reinhardt's jazz was colorful, natural, and spontaneous. As a trend setter, Reinhardt gave birth to many “gypsy jazz” combos, one of the best being the quartet, Harmonious Wail. When Harmonious Wail was first reviewed on this website, |
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Midwest Gypsy Swing Festival - volunteers needed |
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Written by Sims
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 09:46 |
Hi All, time is once again picking up speed and I need to get things in line for the upcoming Aug 22-23 Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest and volunteers are essential! I am planing a planning and volunteer coordination meeting at my place on Monday evening July 7. Please help spread the word - I welcome all and any phone calls and emails - thanks more than a million! -- Sims 221-3966 /
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