The current Bart Faire core ensemble features:
Stefan Dollak (voice, pipe & tabor, hurdy-gurdies, lute, recorder, mandolin, assorted medieval winds and things);
Louis Rodriguez (bagpipe, citole, percussion, occasional voice and other fun noisemakers);
Danielle Franklin (voice, harp and occasional pipe & tabor);
Renee Guillory (voice and percussion);
David Newton (exotic percussive support).
The extended Bart Faire family features:
Heather Rene Dollak, Jim De Fazio, Robin Rio, Valarie Vousden, Irene Rosenthal.
Others who have played under the auspices of Bart Faire:
John Vousden, Jeffrey Davey, Debra Jo Davey, Ty Hadley, Monika Kinstler, Curtis Taber, Amy Haltom, Harry Fisher, Jill Knapp, Jeremy Moskowitz, Rob Edsall.
Influences
Bartholomew Faire is influenced by the distant past, this very moment, and the not too distant future...
Everyone in the band brings their own particular influences to bear on the resulting music we make. Therefore, there's not enough "my"space to catalogue our complete influences. To be brief:
Stefan brings his classical/folk/'60s-'70s British folk-rock/early music background to the fore when performing. Listen closer to hear those touches of Jethro Tull, Beatles, Gene Krupa, the Incredible String Band, Doo-Wop and other musica esoterica.
Louis reveals his Latino roots with hints of flamenco and mariachi, and somtimes you can hear his preference for Arab-Andalusian styles as well as '80s industrial.
Danielle sometimes lets her classic Disco-era R&B upbringing come out, slightly obscuing the fact that she has had serious classical training. Her voice is where Whitney Houston, Vaughan Williams and Queensryche meet.
Sounds Like
A medieval renaissance early baroque andalusian jazz folk rock fusion group from the 13th through 17th centuries.
Thank you, and welcome to a discussion among Music and Theater people, film makers and philosophers, painters and poets. I invite you to my current exhibitions of paintings and poems, and look forward to talking with you.
One show in Phoenix, one in Miami: TEAPOT TOTEMS AND POEMS @ THE FIREHOUSE artspace 1015 N 1st Street, DOWNTOWN PHOENIX - Opening Reception 1st Friday, APRIL 3
9PM reading of Ken Boe's epic poem "Tatterdemalion Day Dream"
MIAMI LOCO! Open weekends, 11am to 6pm at MIAMI ART WORKS, 509 Sullivan Street, off highway 60. Miami, Arizona.
CALL 928-273-7679 for an appointment.
(Closing reception is during the Miami Boomtown Spree, April 16, 17, 18, 2009. Miami Loco is a group show of some interesting local artists, and the closing party will be an all out show down. )
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WE ARE GLAD TO COMUNICATE OUR NEXT CONCERTS -April 2nd Sacred Music Festival in Badajoz -March 15th Lara Theatre in Madrid -May 21st Seville -August Early Music Festival in Comillas (Cantabria) -September II Early Music Festival in Tlalmanalco (Mexico)
Fine playing at the Renaissance Festival last Sunday, even if--lacking Heather's lovely vocals--the group wasn't quite up to full strength. Danielle is certainly a wonderful talent, and it was nice getting to speak with her, if only briefly.
Hi Stef! It was great seeing you too. Hope your feeling better. Poor Louis. Give him our best. Cheryl is in New York. She's there for 3 days and then on to D.C.. She loves it there. Hugs back B
