TIM BERRY: six-string guitar, fiddle, harmonica, vocals; RICHARD EDWARD McCORMICK: mandolin, twelve-string guitar, kazoo, vocals; CIELO MARIE MENDOZA: washboard, cajon, snare, djembe, frog, canadien spoons, accordian, egg shaker, baby maracas; VARIOUS OTHER INSTRUMENTATION: baritone guitar, dobro, banjo, bongos, congas, palms-of-hands...bass...
Influences
John Hartford, Johnny Cash, John B. Sebastian, John Jackson, "Mississippi" John Hurt, "Spider" John Koerner, John Kahn, John Stewart, Jonathan Richman, John Denver, John, Paul, George, and Ringo, too much coffee, too little sleep, and the ticking of time.
Sounds Like
A dream of a freight train running through your living room on its way across the Green Mountains to drop off some stowaway strangers...
A mix of original Americana/folk and something more. Upbeat driving music with a bit of bounce and boogie woogie and a strong dose of train track click-clack. The band has come to call this sound "folk-a-billy"…but the labels are up to you.
On a typical night, North Star Amblers channel Charile Poole, Cab Calloway, Jim Kweskin, John Hartford and the Who, and also blaze new trails with original material.
Be sure to catch one of the Amblers' upcoming shows! Don't see any you can make? Then make it happen!....North Star Amblers would love to play for your next spaghetti dinner, bingo event, stadium concert, bbq tasting, or curling invitational.
Thanks for adding us. We're glad to be one of your friends. Always good to hook up with other Vermonters. Feel free to drop by any time... Bigger Better Deal
Hello Vermont friends!! Just a reminder I'll be coming to your fair state this weekend to play some music for you. Would love to see you there. Love, Miss Tess
hey there! check these guys out. saw them on World Cafe tonighthttp://www.myspace.com/chrisandthomas they amble as well... Makes me miss VT creative living the musical life... or at least tryin' take care!
Hey guys. Thanks for the Friend request! Excellent tunes on your site. We should hook up and play, either at rehearsal or a gig. We just had a great night at Radio Bean on Sat. Sweet! We hope to get the new Skinny Pancake in the new year. Drop us a note and let us know how it goes there. Hope to see you, Bill Myregaard/The Willoughbys
I'm having a curling invitational that I would like to hire you for. Have your people call my people. Karen P.S. Must I leave EVERY comment on this page? Yeesh.
