The Bony Jars Bootz Orchestra:
Kyle Butz: Banjo, ukulele, vocals
Angela Franklin: Accordion
Aaron Roy: Piano, Rhodes, melodica, vocals
Stephen Connoly: Whammy trombone, ukulele, glockenspiel, trumpet
Bill Wolz: Clarinet, baritone sax
AJ Martka: Drumset
Christ Terschluse: Upright & electric bass
Ashley King: Violin, vocals
Nick Sweet: Trumpet
The '09 touring Bootz Orchestra:
Kyle Butz: Banjo, Guitar, Vocals
Stephen Connolly: Whammy casiotone & euphonium, trumpet, sing
Aaron Roy: Drum, sing, pretty
Ashley King: Violin, sing pretty
Nick Sweet: Trumpet, sing
Past and present Bootz Orchestra members
Bronwyn Bird: Accordion, Dave Celia: Drums, Stephen Connoly: Whammy Bass, Cara Dineen: Bari Sax, Ernie Gerardo: Tenor Ukulele, Nick Sweet: Trumpet, Ashley King: Violin, Mark Dodson: Piano, Aaron Roy: Rhodes, Mark Clifford: Drumset, AJ Martka: Drumset, Jake Ohlemiller: Tuba, Dave Radley: Violin, Shlomo Ovadia: Percussion, Christian Dageforde: Bari Sax, Chris Terschluse: Bass, Quinn ???: Accordion, Sam Pounders: Accordion, Jared Hildreth: Drums, Hannah Hemmelgarn: Accordion, Nick Werkmeister: Bass, Jenn Thomas: Cello, Kay Dolores: Electric Guitar, Angela Franklin: Accordion, Mike Franklin: Dumbek/percussion, Bill Wolz: Bari Sax/Clarinet, Meg: Bg Vox, Steve Hefter: Whammy bass, Phil Allen: Drumset
影響
Sufjan, Stravinsky, Beirut, Crooked Still, Rushad Eggleston, Kate Pearson, Vasen, Andrew Bird, Roy Hochberg, Ravel, Elliot Smith, Animal Collective, The Books, fiddle tunes...
Or see below for the up-to-the-minute tracking of my every musical tendency:
"With a hodgepodge traveling lineup that spans the coasts and a patchwork sound that melds influences from Balkan folk to Stravinsky, it’s tempting to tab the Bootz Orchestra as some new-era collective of Stateside gypsy-punks. But they know that championing the authentic gypsy lifestyle carries some heavy implications: Leathery skin and unhinged sneers, for example, sported by untrained virtuoso accordionists plodding somewhere through hills of Hungary with the distinct inclination to steal your hubcaps without misgivings.
But authenticity is overrated. While the Bootz Orchestra admire the gypsy aesthetic, they have no desire to smell like cabbage or gank your hubcaps. They’ve set their stomping grounds inside sweaty basements and cramped backyards in Midwestern farm towns, accepting whatever platform they’re given whether it’s elevated or made of cracked ceramic tile. And though they’d probably be flattered by someone mistaking them for untrained prodigies, they happen to be some of the country’s most accomplished young musicians.
The seeds for the Bootz Orchestra were planted at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, when lead songwriter/vocalist Kyle Butz met fellow students Nick Sweet (trumpet/trombone) and Stephen Connolly (trombone/bass/ukulele). Separate projects and journeys west led them to add to the caravan, tacking on child-hood friend Aaron Roy (drums) in Denver and Ashley King (violin) in Kirksville, MO. Each member, though becoming formidable solo performers, merged their varied backgrounds into an energetic sound that recalls the excitable multi-instrumentalism of Sufjan Stevens and Beirut and the bluegrass chops of Crooked Still."
E.A.S. III
For any information, booking or otherwise, feel free to contact us at bootzorchestra@gmail.com
Hola Bootz. I know this is way late, but it was nice meeting you as well. I'm about to be playing lots of shows. We should do one together. I think that'd be nice.
it feels good to be back! haha. not too much is new over here, i'm actually moving again. from SF to LA this time. and i've yet to procure one but i've still got my banjo savings account going. that's literally what it's called. i'm afraid rent/food money has had to take precedence over that one, lol.
i'm excited for the new music! hey, do you have Como or Ashes up anywhere to download?
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