David Rankine- Mountain Dulcimer, Keyboards.
Fernando Villalobos - Percussion.
Influences
The Who, Alan Stivell, Sigur Ros , the Doors, Radiohead, Steve Earle, Pink Floyd, the Strawbs, Hendrix, Dead Can Dance, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Robin Trower, The Clash, Ten Years After, The Grateful Dead, Skorched, Crucible, the Glorystrokes, Brian Wilson jigs and reels, Persian Music and Santana,
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Improvisational playing and a dedication to "open space" creativity has allowed Dulcimerhead to create a seemingly endless string of original songs laden with beautiful melodies and infectious rythmns.
The synthesis of numerous folk traditions with classic rock began with the experimental/progressive project "East by West" (Dave Rankine and Billy Fairley) on their "Trancemhor" CD release (Arathusa Records 2006).
Dave went on to form Dulcimerhead in 2007 with the addition of Fernando Villalobos (and initially) Gillian Thomas and Tara Hillyer.
The EP, ALL THAT IS was released in March 2007 folowed by GNOSIS in June and REVEALED STRUCTURE in October 2007.
Each member of Dulcimerhead has brought their own influences into the mix. Dave's love of Indian music, classic rock and progressive rock combined with his years of experience as a bagpiper to create a songwriting and playing style that is hard to define.
Fernando adds a totally unique and original hand percussion style that is based upon his years of experience as a drummer in a number of metal bands (Heavily Medicated, Krakatoa and presently, Skorched).
"Innovative and progressive" are words that are often used to describe Dulcimerhead's fusion of folk, medieval, indo -persian, rock, metal and jazz.
Hello from all of us in THE BIG BOOTY PARTY, and thanks for stopping by and checking us out. We hope you will enjoy our music, and come out to see us when we play a show, or venue near you. Take care, and thanks for the add.
Last weekend, Sunday March 15, Discovery made its final journey into space, before retirement, from Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island on the east coast of Florida. These are pictures I took from the causeway that leads to Merritt Island.
Three and a half million people held their breath and waited, on the surrounding beaches and causeways, for Discovery's scheduled launch after sunset.
Sharing the joy of that moment... Let your dreams soar up and out into the universe... If you can hold your dreams in your thoughts then you CAN hold them in your hands.
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