Naima Muntal: accordion, ukulele, banjo, guitar, vocals Ila Kriegh: guitar, ukulele, tenor banjo, vocals Sarah Lucord: cello, kazoo, vocals Andy Kuss: upright bass, guitar, vocals Jessica Kieras: fiddle, vocals Ian Haight: drums, percussion
Rogue members of the past and present: Tanya Bunson: 2nd fiddle Heather Nielsen: vocals, guitar Baylin Speidel: ukulele, saw, vocals Morgan Hager: violin, banjo Virginia Luff: upright bass Brien McMullen: upright bass Bryan Sandling: washboard, dishware
Influences
Ditty Bops, The Beatles, Tom Waits, Milton Nascimento, Janis Joplin, Benny Goodman, Boswell Sisters, Andrew Bird, Johnny Cash, Calexico, Old Crow Medicine Show, Bob Dylan, Django Reinhardt, Joni Mitchell, John Prine, Frederic Chopin, Sanseverino, Ella Fitzgerald, Woody Guthrie, Cat Stevens, Broadway musicals.
With influences that range from classical piano music to jazz to hard rock, the Mittens have fun experimenting with the cross-sampling of old-time sounds and contemporary subjects, pouring their emotions out over their ever-expanding collection of random instruments and other noise-making contraptions. Each one of their individual personalities shines on stage, and you will often find dancers from ages 3 to 83 shakin' their thangs on the dance floor.
You are in for a crazy night of laughter, creative and innovative music, and an all round great time as a wide array of instruments are played along with extraordinary vocals. We will all be out of our seats dancing and having an uproarious great time.
---Katie Cavanaugh, award winning singer/songwriter and Harmony House Concerts Coordinator
Raw and creative, reminiscent of Tom Waits, exuberant dance music created with a crazy collection of instruments and noise makers guaranteed to provide a fix of joy and laughter.
---Blue Sky Room
For booking, please contact us directly at Badmittenmusic@gmail.com. Booking inquiries sent via Myspace tend to get lost.
Man i wish you guys were doing the Country Fair again this year, my mother and I really love you guys and have been trying to get our hands on your new CD for ages.
Hello to all The Bad Mitten Orchestre and thank you for adding me to your circle of friends. I was first drawn to your site by your name. I really enjoyed listening to your song samples. It was like listening to a Broadway review album. Quite fun indeed. I look forward to catching you live some day this summer as I will be in the Eugene area for a couple of months. Be in good health, John
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