Melomane: Pierre DeGaillande (guitars, words, occasional trumpet) Quentin Jennings (keys, vocals) Kenny Savelson (drums, loops) Yours Truly (bass, vocals). We also have a rotating cast of very special guests such as: Frank Heer (cello, the little red keyboard), Eveline Feldman (trombone), Jeremy Thal (french horn, trumpet), Brad Stewart (trumpet), Jesse Neuman (trumpet), Catherine McCrae (violin), Jody Redhage (cello) Philippa Thompson (violin, singing saw), Dennis Cronin (trumpet), Stephen Moses (trombone), Paula Henderson (baritone sax).
The Jack Grace Band: Jack Grace (Gibson ES 125), Russ "the Fuss" Meissner (the kit), me again ('50s Kay hollowbody), Mike Neer (telecaster and steel guitars), Bill "bad food" Malchow (keys, phone) as well as a rotating cast of characters and miscreants such as: Bruce Martin, Skip Ward, the ghost of Drew Glackin and Burt Reynolds.
Kings County Queens: Chris Bowers (guitar, vocals) Suzanne Price (accordion) Eric Eble (upright bass) Johnny Rock (drums) Daria Grace (vocals, baritone uke)
Influences
in no particular order: Strong English tea, Connee Boswell, Lee Wiley, Colin Moulding, Donald Duck Dunn, crime shows, Roy Smeck, Dr. John, Italian food, The Damned, The Stranglers, Neil Young, Merle Haggard, Ernest Tubb, crossword puzzles, Donovan, Strawberry Alarm Clock, science fiction novels, Captain Beefheart, Cheap Trick, a nice glass of chardonnay...
Sounds Like
Melomane: Calexico, Stereolab the Pixies and Os Mutantes all had a drug fueled love-fest backstage at a Leonard Cohen concert.
Hello there, thanks for stopping by! I've done some updating. This page still represents one gal with several bands, but now the Pre-War Ponies have a page of their very own! Anyway, I've been playing various 4 stringed instruments in NYC based bands for the last 17 years. Hope you like what you hear.
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
Please check out our new "vampire bankers" comic music video. The guy who directed this also directed Madonna's first music vid. We think it's funny. Hope you do, too. There's also a free mp3 download on http://www.ukejackson.com
Thanks for being our friend! Uke Jackson and the NY Ukulele Ensemble
Daria! How are you? Can I add one of your songs to my business page? I am bummed out that we can't make it to MX. Here is an old pic I found from the days at the Pit...:)
nice seeing you. a couple nights later, I met the lighting designer for a show normandy's working on, and I told her all about the wonderful lighting design I'd seen by someone who doesn't program at all. she was suitably delighted.
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