Fairport Convention, Dave Carter, Chris and Meredith Thompson, The Kennedys, Pentangle, Steeleye Span, Anoushka Shankar, Jethro Tull, Kate Bush, Loreena McKennitt, J.S. Bach, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Faure.
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Fairport Convention meets female Jethro Tull at Loreena McKennit's castle.
The Strangelings launch their new website. Check out the new videos and photos and keep up on everything strange...........
www.thestrangelings.net
Pete and Maura Kennedy always loved the celtic flavored rock of the 60s and 70s. When they found that they shared that fascination with three of their friends, alt folk musicians Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall and songstress Chris Thompson, an idea was born. Why not form their own group to explore a new way to present the music they loved? The Strangelings sprang to life.
Cheryl Prashker has recently joined The Strangelings on drums, and newest member, Eric Lee, was discovered playing his fiddle at a campsite at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. By that Saturday night, Eric was playing with The Strangelings on the mainstage, and has since become an official member of the band.
Their signature piece “The Nuah Suite” is a chain of myth-based, enigmatic songs, a rich blend of goddess imagery and classical themes drawn from around the world, woven into a complex fabric that flows like an orchestral sonata. Think Jethro Tull meets Fairport Conventin while channeling Ravi Shankar
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Live photos from the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival by Neale Eckstein, Gordon Nash, Rhiannon Giles, and Mike Roney. See photo page for specific credits.
The CD Season of the Witch has cast a spell on me. Everyone should have one. Then there'd be world peace, because we'd all agree on something. Gotta start somewhere. So why not take a stand right here where we are?
Hi, all! Well, we're mostly recovered from Falcon Ridge! What a whirlwind it was, and the most exciting news is not only the addition of Cheryl Prashker on drums, but we also "discovered" the incredible fiddler, Eric Lee, up on the hillside the first day of the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, jamming around a camp-side song swap! He's now an official memeber of the band, and we're so psyched about that! Stay tuned for more Strangelings info!
Thanks for the add....you guys were awesome at Falcon Ridge, probably the hilight of the show with the possible exception of the Sunday Gospel....wait, you were part of that too, weren't you?
Maura...is your caped outfit from Moresca? Loved the look.
Strangelings at Falcon Ridge, with a new CD, playing "Season of the Witch" in this year's version of the Summer of Love (1967 - 2007). The Strangelings' "Golden Year"!
The Strangelings will be appearing at a festival this summer: Falcon Ridge! With a little help from their friends. 2 new Strangelings will be with them.
As Vin Scelsa always plays on his show:
"It is a strange and beautiful world."
Pete and Maura and Chris and Meredith form a strange and beautiful band.
