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."
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Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Hello, Annie thanks for your comment! So happy you like the clothes! Remember you can see my full collection only on the Senjo Clothing website.
Please just let me know if you have any questions at all. The quickest way to contact me is via my contact form as I'm not always on myspace but check that regularly! :)
Just stop by to say hi.
And to let you know I upload 2 songs this week for you to have they are "the Passing" and "Freedom Bells".
If you like them download them.
elements of goth, industrial, electronic, synthpop and darkwave joined with progressive metal, progressive trance, vocal house, and modern classical music
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