Phil - guitars (standard, tenor and baritone), mandolin, organ, harpsichord, bass
Hobbyhorse now has a live band with Larry on bass and Kelly on drums!
Hobbyhorse's myspace is mantained by Annie (and Phil occasionally peeks his head in too.)
FIRE & SNOW
The Fascinating Story Behind Our Song, “Fire and Snow”
Our song "Fire and Snow" is about Moll Dyer, a woman who was burned as a witch in Leonardtown, Maryland back in the late 1600's. According to legend, Moll Dyer was a mysterious woman who lived alone and had knowledge of herbal healing. During a harsh winter, the townspeople became suspicious of her and accused her of being a witch. They came to her door one night and set her house on fire. Moll fled to the nearby woods. She collapsed on a rock, balanced one hand upon it, and raised the other while calling a curse down upon the town. A young boy found her the next day. On the rock was burned an impression of her hand and knee. In 1975 a historian located the site where her house may have been. Not far away was a large 875 pound boulder with what looked like the marks of Moll's hand and knee.
Our song brings to life Moll's last moments when she is trapped between the extreme elements of fire and snow. There is no hope for her to survive, but she expresses her power as she curses the town that treated her so wrongly. Her spirit is strong and lives in this legend, in ghostly sightings and beyond.
HOBBYHORSE MUSIC
Break In The Clouds (2006)
Buy from Hobbyhorse Café: digital tracks | full-length CD 1. Lullaby
2. Goddess of Mercy
3. Break in the Clouds
4. Walking Away
5. Emerald Eyes
6. Museum
7. Melasina
8. Phoenixology
9. Angus Og
10. Good Morning Moon
11. Better Road
12. Break in the Clouds (Dance version)
HOBBYHORSE CAFÉ
Hobbyhorse Café is an imaginary café for imaginative people! We feature Hobbyhorse and a continuing lineup of talented and interesting guest musicians, artists and poets Visit the Hobbyhorse Café with the revolutionary Conscious Choice Pricing system.
Music, art and poetry are not ordinary commodities. They are expressions of the Spirit. Yet musicians, artists and poets must be supported so that they have the means to create. What do you want to pay? With Conscious Choice Pricing YOU can decide. Hobbyhorse believes in the power of the imagination.
Hobbyhorse believes in the expressions of Music & Art.
Musical Influences: Donovan, It's a Beautiful Day, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd, Loreena McKennitt, Bob Dylan, Suzanne Vega, Glenn Velez, Layne Redmond, Neil Young, Pentangle, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, Buffalo Springfield
Other Musical Influences that we don't obviously sound like but influence us anyway: Rush, Led Zeppelin, Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, Nikhil Banerjee, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, The Doors, Dire Straits, Deep Purple, The Cars
Song Topic Influences: World mythology, gods and goddesses, alchemy, tea, Emily Dickinson, love, adventures of the spirit, nature, the moon...
Annie and Phil of Hobbyhorse live in the San Francisco bay area, but their music exists in a realm they call Fantasy Folk. Hobbyhorse's songs are inspired by stories from around the world about gods and goddesses, creation, love, loss, renewal, the end of times, and the wonders of science and alchemy. They perform concerts and also teach workshops about The Mystical Secrets of Music.
Also, we are proud to have contributed our version of the Motorhead song, "Orgasmatron" to the Motorhead tribute CD, "Sheep in Wolves' Clothing". It's a great CD. You can buy it the Motorheadbanger fanclub at www.alanburridge.freeuk.com/mhb/ From a review by Stuart A Hamilton of "Sheep in Wolves Clothing" - "However, I love the crazy-ass psych folk version of "Orgasmatron" by Hobbyhorse."
Hey Annie (and Phil)! It's nice to be friends with you! Thank you! And thank you so much for your feedback about my music, I really, really appreciate it. Your music is very cool and so interesting! And yes! It is so nice to find another palo alto musician. How long have you guys been making music togather? I hope everything is going well Your friend Cat
Just passing through to see how you are doing. Seeing of anything new and good is happening. I'm doing well and working on some new things. Hope and pray all go well with you and yours.
The new True Margrit CD - The Juggler's Progress - is now available for pre-order, along with t-shirts and artwork, photo and drumheads, as we get ready for our monthlong tour of the Great Northwest! Check it out here: http://bit.ly/7Cu8J
Look for us in Washington, Oregon and California between October 15 and November 15, when our tour wraps up with the big show at San Francisco's best rock club, Bottom of the Hill! For the complete show schedule, check here: http://bit.ly/1UgGqQ
Hi Annie! Thank you for taking time to listen and appreciate your comment! As I mentioned-I'm venturing into new territory content-wise, so it is good to get feedback to see whether it is working! Hope you are well and creative as always! lis Aoede-muse of song
Come get your groove on! Woodstock at the Waterfront Waterfront Concert Hall 4211 Admiralty Marina Del Rey CA (Near Venice Beach.) Special Aug. 13th Guest Suicide Cowboy!
Contra Costa Times
David Lockhart's painfully excessive capturing of the booze-swilling and constantly concupiscent Jim Morrison is an encyclopedic homage to the ethos of rock. Boudeeka's haunting accurate portrayal of Janis Joplin is a tribute to women in rock (she also plays the Airplane's Grace Slick) and the raw emotion that was so much a part of the scene. Carlton Poward is an almost frightening replica with his spot-on Jimi Hendrix characterization and inspired guitar playing.
