LIZ on the acoustic and electric cello, KATIE on fiddle, viola, and vocal, and
DAD on bodhran and guitar. Special guests on the new album: Cat Larsen, Rob Honey, Jake Armerding, and the spirit of Otis Redding.
Liz currently studies Cello at Berklee College of music and is a member of the Folk Arts Quartet. See : http://FolkArtsQuartet.com She and her husband Andrew are enjoying the scene out there on the east coast!
Kate is in Tennessee for the summer with her dreamboat Sam. They are planning an around-the-world trip coming up this December to the Dominican Republic, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Turkey, Serbia, Croatia, Rome, and Holland. Kate's finishing up with her degree in Environmental Studies and Violin Performance.
For info regarding booking and studio work, call 1 800 969 7640 or send us a message!
Influences
Liz Carroll, Darol Anger, Rushad Eggleston, Martin Hayes, Bruce Molsky, Eileen Ivers, Allison Krauss, Ceoltori, Cherish the Ladies, The Easy Club, Dougie McLean, Edgar Meyer, Turtle Island String Quartet, Mark Sommers, Eugene Freisen, Josh Bell, Alasdair Fraser, the Haas sisters, the Kane sisters, the Friedman sisters (a.k.a. Lady and the Pants), the Soul Sisters, the Carter sisters, the Black Family, and most of all Prince.
Sounds Like
We sound kind of like Lady and the Pants, Halali, Crooked Still, Natalie Haas, Alastair Fraser, Hanneke Cassel, The Beatles, Liz Carroll, Jerry Holland, Deathmetal, etc.
P.S. Except for Deathmetal. We don't actually sound like that at all.
Order our latest release "Ampersand" by Credit Card: CD - $15.00
Katie and Liz Davis are sisters who are short and sweet. When Katie was born on a bright autumn morning in 1984, the doctors exclaimed to her parents, "Congratulations, you have a fiddle." This wasn't nearly as traumatizing as when Liz was born two years later, as the cello is much larger and has an endpin. (OUCH!)
Anyway, Liz and Katie like to play music, and they really like to improv, which is just musical thinking out loud. When not playing music, Liz and Katie like to think out loud in the non-musical sense as well. They are both college students. Liz is a cello performance major at Berklee College of Music. Katie studies violin performance at USU. She jut got back from an 18 month mission to South Africa.
This album, produced by FiddleSticks (which is the regular name for Katie and Liz's family when they play all together) features the fiddle and cello. The title: Ampersand*. Look for more info at www.fiddle-sticks.com.
The album features guest artists such as Cat Larsen on piano/guitar, Rob Honey on bass, and the trendy and fashionable Jake Armerding on mandolin and back-up (listen to his lilting voice on Little Maggie).
For more info about Katie and Liz, see www.fiddle-sticks.com. For booking info, call 1-800-969-7640.
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Really beautiful rich music ladies. I feel like I also recognise Katies face (I think Katie is the cellist...no....yes?) Who is your mum? it's a small harping world out here. Mx
So great to meet you this weekend! It was a blast! Thanks for the tunes. You are an awesome cello player! I LOVE your CD. i played it on the way home. Perfect music driving through the mountains.
Did you actually get one of my CDs? I realized that they were up on the shelf in a CD box, not on the desk....well, let me know if you need one, and I'll be happy to send it to you.
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hey i don really use this i use facebook now u mus go on there. i would love to come an so would every1 else but money is a prob. my dads gone to austarlia twice in three months so he is travelin but in the wrong direction. so how does it feel bein back?u havin fun?
Hey Katie ~ welcome back! I wish I could come out to Liz' reception, but I'm going to be here in San Francisco, enjoying the post-Bicycle Music Festival decompression. www.BicycleMusicFestival.com, and gearing up for the SHAKE YOUR PEACE! Bicycle Music Tour of the NW this Fall
liz! i (ari) am coming back from scotland this wednesday and then i will be around for the next two weeks (and then in and out all summer)! we must see each other! in the meantime, mia is playing with her other band at passim this monday and they are splitting the bill with tristan and tashina! you should definitely go! i can't wait to see you SOON
