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."
Alright the weekend is here. All is good with me. I hope and pray all is will with you and yours. Posted a song this week called "Under The Gun" Have a great and blessed weekend
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PLEASE check us out ~ we r the first of 5 bands should be a ROCKin GOOd! TiME FRIDAY at 8:00Pm jan. 29,2010
Cranes Hollywood Tavern
behind the Hollywood palladium 21+ we R gonna ROCK THE House !
THANK YOU for All your LOVE & Support C U THERE!
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Dear Hobbyhorse, in our modern life we have... moments...friendship... changes... expectations... dreams... crisis... roads to go... love to share...
Enjoy this video with some urban magic touch...
Merry Christmas!!! Vibejays
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Hobbyhorse, en esta vida moderna tenemos... momentos... amistades... cambios... sueños... espectativas... crisis... lugares adonde ir... amor para dar...
Disfruta este video con un toque de magia urbana...
How are you and yours . I doing great here. Just stopping in to see how you are. I have been real busy.Working on 3 things. My new song,my new web site http://www.jeffryrott.com/, And I'm building a Toilet seat guitar. Oh and Have a great Holiday.
Brown Bear 12" Mini Album – Hood Faire – ltd. 500 copies
"Arguably the best solo guitar record in the past few years. 10/10 " (Foxy Digitalis)
"A record that deserves to be treasured and soaked in over the years purely on its own aesthetic merits, regardless of external trends". (Stereo Sanctity)
"The magnificent solo guitar playing of Dean McPhee is beautifully documented on "Brown Bear"…the ideal way to relax into a chilled evening with those you love". (Terrascope Online)
Brown Bear is available direct from Hood Faire or from UK independent record shops including Boomkat, Rough Trade, Piccadilly Records, Norman Records and Juno, as well as German record shops HHV and Decks Records. Distributed by Baked Goods.
Hiya, thanks for being a friend - I enjoyed visiting YourSpace :-) Keep it up May your life be full of love, light and fun... hugs SOREN - Beats for change - NYERTUN
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
