sarah holtschlag on saw, breaking it up with vocals and guitar now and again.
Influences
Cowboy JunkiesCurtis EvansPatsy ClineWillie NelsonMathew B. Brady (photographer 1822 - 1896)Sam CookeHope for AgoldensummerSusan TedeschiKathleen Battle (nightowls, birdwatchers, night watchmen)
Sounds Like
please don't cry.
and perhaps this is a point of interest: my german last name, Holtschlag, breaks down to holt ="holz" = wood + schlag = "to hit". in colloquial german, i am told, my last name translates to "woodcutter" or "a clearing in the woods".
((i just might be a cartoon.))
i play a 26" stainless steel blade from ace hardware.
This project is supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the
City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Sarah Holtschlag is an uppercut as much as a french kiss. From fightin and truckin songs to woebegone lullabies about forget-you-not low-flying birds, her sounds charm as well as haunt, tilt as well as persuade.
-Ferris Dayton, Chicago music critic
I would like to share some exciting news: after a long application process, the NYC Musical Saw Festival was approved by the Guinness Book of Records to attempt to break the current world record for the 'Largest Musical Saw Ensemble'. The current world record (set in Poland last year) is 27 musical saw players playing together. Could we set a new world record on July 18th? We need your help for it! Please join us and be part of a Guinness World Record breaking attempt at the 7th annual NYC Musical Saw Festival: When: Saturday, July 18th, 2pm Where: Trinity Church, 37th street corner of 31st Avenue, Astoria (Queens), NYC. Admission: $10 Info: www.MusicalSawFestival.org
For the Guinness World Record attempt all sawists will be playing 2 pieces together (in what we call the 'Chorus of the Saws'): Ave Maria/Schubert - accompanied by church organ Over the Rainbow - accompanied by piano The 'Chorus of the Saws' will be conducted by Scott Munson.
Hope to see you there, and please - pass the info on - we need to get as many musical saw players to participate as possible to set a new Guinness World Record!
Thanks Sarah! It would be great to see you again! (speaking of which, we're opening at Empty Bottle this wednesday 4/29...) How did all the recordings turn out?
Sarahholtschlag, hello from New York! Your music is so beautiful and real...I love it!! Thanks so much for your friendship, it is an honor to meet you! JT
