now:
Denise- keys, guitars, sax, uke, noises, vocals
Sherie Blumenthal-keys, vocals, noises
Shade- deep stares, being cute, inspiration, and an occasional whimper.
Over the years:
Orenda who consisted of Victor Birkle (percussion), Nick Turpen (bass), and Summer Roedel (vocals, percussion).
From time to time:
Jessy Kendal-percussion and vocals;Myles Robert-noises and inspiration;
Marc Bonadies (bass), Jason Ellis (bass& recording), Mike (drums), Phillip Motts (drums), and Nick Sitterly (beautiful sounds)
Influences
dad, mom, grandma & grandpa dill, cousin andrew, grandma castle (RIP) & grandpa castle, sherie blumenthal, andy goldsworthy, joanna newsom, greg brown, CLOUD CULT, andrew bird, jose gonzales, neutral milk hotel, ani difranco, the microphones, leonard cohen, animal collective, gillian welch, sleater-kinney, shade, fire poi, decomposition, fermentation, erosion, corrosion, photosynthesis, companion planting, crop rotating, biodiversity, biomimicry, permaculture, horticulture, gender-fucking, transgenders, queers, tranny fags, cicadas (the 17 year kind or others), luna moths or moths in general, owls & hawks, predators, star cycles, crows, bowery birds, earthworms, power lines, glaciers, caves, ice ages, global warming, volcanoes, oceans and their shores, bread-making, artichokes, strawberries, olives, promiscuous squash, the gits, tribe 8, congress of starlings, alix olson, pamela means, sentimental shark, jeff grey (RIP), jason jelly bean, craig saddlemaire, ryan conrad, kirsten walter, kaki king, kimya dawson, master-redactors, tinyfolk, jenny is a boy, nina simone, smog, mountain goats, betsy mattox, myles, jessy, leah mikonen, weatherbeaten, riotfolk folks like kate and ethan or adam roland, drakaar suana, team dresch, namaste, muzaic, meshell ndegeocello, sufjan stevens, patty smith, arto lindsey, victor wooten, athens boys choir, amy mattison, jouaqin turina, phillip glass, etta james, bitch and animal, gina, jamie, victor, kim ernspriger, aliza cord, margaret goodwin, maaaagaret belton, erin monahan, nick sitterly, karen chmielewski, kristin ziegler, mary hansel, the visible community, lots to gardens, seton harvest folks, the urbansisterhood, arborea, deacon lasanga, and the list grows more everyday but i only update my profile once a year or two
Guthries "Loon" with The Changing Colors & Arborea 10/18 (thanks for recording this!)
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Guthries "Full Steam" with The Changing Colors & Arborea 10/18 (thanks for recording this!)
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(Lewiston, ME) Denise Dill is a co-op livin', garden diggin', homegrown cookin' fool who creates soups of song out of organic ingredients and a little love. If his music smelled like somethin' it would be sourdough bread. If it tasted like somethin' it would be homebrew, and if it looked like somethin' it would be a collage. A collage of landscapes, people, and symbols that sounds like earthy folk with a queer twist. Dill's been at this since she was 15 and has toured around the country and performed with such artists as Pamela Means, Hamell on Trial, Alix Olson, Dave End, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper, and many more wonderful local artists who are not house hold names, but should be. The folksinger has a new album called "IN ME" weaving the stories and images of his home state, Indiana, with her new home in Maine. For more information check out www.denisedillmusic.com or www.myspace.com/denisedillmusic.
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Hi Denise! I am a friend of Sherie's from Ohio...I will be in Maine after the 4th. Hope you'll come see us at the Gelato Fiasco on Thursday, July 9. We may also be looking for a place to crash or camp in Maine after our gig in Boston on the 5th, and also on the 8th... (there are 4 of us)
Hey D! Miss you a bunch. Let me know when you make it home. I so wanna hang. By the way, Peggy is a songwriter now with one show behind her. She's making us proud!
Leaves of Life is the essential collection of songs by some of today’s most creative Indie Folk musicians. This record brings together unique and contemporary artistic voices to create an evocative and stunning collaboration; with all proceeds from the sales of this record going to benefit important relief programs in Africa, and other communities in great need around the world.
Curated and produced by Buck Curran of the Alt-folk duo Arborea, Leaves of Life features 19 exclusive songs by artists Alela Diane, Devendra Banhart, Marissa Nadler and Black Hole Infinity, Fern Knight, Shanti Curran (Arborea), Rio en Medio, Larkin Grimm, Mi and L’au, Starless and Bible Black, Silver Summit, Micah Blue Smaldone, David Garland, Citay, Big Blood, Mica Jones, Eric Carbonara, Ora Cogan, Cursillistas, and Magic Leaves…along with the beautiful art work of musician Hanna Tuulikki. This project hopes to further inspire people around the world to join in vital artistic and social efforts to make a better life for all of us.
In addition the digital release of the compilation will include special bonus tracks by Jozef van Wissem, Laurent Brondel, Denise Dill, and Plains.
I guess two polaroids were taken and we each took one. I'd love to see that other one! Check out "Good Summer" and "Smoking the Horizon" on my player--I recorded them at Erik Rasmussen's studio in downtown Chicago. They sound pretty huge. How's the new album coming along?
Denise! I miss you!! We would love to come to you soon. Summer show? I really wish I could see you the 16th, but we will be in Boston that night. I hope you are well and can't wait to see you again! Aly
I wish more than anything I could make it to your show at Blue on Saturday, but I work til 11:30pm and wouldn't make it to portland til midnight. I know it will be splendid, though, and hope to make it to your guthries show in April!
