COLIN VANCE- FIDDLE & VOCAL *
BRIAN LETTS- GUITAR & VOCALS *
CISCO HAGGERTY- BASS & VOCALS *
MATT BRUNNER- BANJO & VOCALS *
TARA STETZ- CALLER *
SPSB honorary pals:
Jason Romero
Bill Hunter
James Westfall (sound/rec)
Michael Ismerio AKA: Dumpster Melon, Old Billy Hell Yeah
Influences
First: All the kickass friends who have given inspiration and encouragement and taken an interest in the SQUAREDANCES, and the folks we've had great tunes with over the years.
Some of our favorites in no particular order... Tommy Jarrell, Bruce Molsky, John Salyer, Brad Leftwich, Art Stamper, Roscoe Holcomb, Bill Hunter, Skillet Lickers, Fred Cockerham, Dirk Powell, Ernie Carpenter, W.E. Claunch, Camp Creek Boys, John Hermann, Morgan Sexton, Tom Sauber, Carter Family, Kirk Sutphin, Leake County Revelers, Kyle Creed, Dan Gellert, Rayna Gellert, John Hatcher, Humdingers, Clarence Ashley, Charlie Poole, Rafe Stefanini, Frank Proffitt, Doc Watson, Foghorn Stringband, Bruce Green, Dumpster Melon(Ismerio), Erynn Marshall, Wade Ward, Freighthoppers, John Ashby, Uncle Dave, Rhys Jones, Tim Foss, Mike Seeger, Ed Haley, John Hartford, Horseflies, GIO, Hobart Smith, James Brown, John Hatcher, Possumtrot SB, Hammons Family, Dave Landreth, Stuart Bros, Clyde Davenport, Bob Carlin, Sid Hemphill, Riley Puckett, Buell Kazee, Weems .........way too many too mention all. Listen to Chicken Scratch to hear some more, check Colins page for info.
Sounds Like
The “Striped Pig” is referred to in the Old Sturbridge Village booklet Rum and Reform in Old New England. In this selection from A History of the Striped Pig, 1838, we learn of the pig, it’s death and post mortem examination. This tongue-in-cheek story obviously drove home the point of the temperance reformers; the pig symbolized all drinking men.
At first but a few individuals were tempted to enter this den of iniquity. A shrewd Yankee pauses long before he will pay his money to see a pig, or any other beast, whose exact picture is before his very eyes without a fee. But one or two did straggle in, and multitudes gathered about the tent and stared at the sign, and discussed its merits and wondered at its meaning.
It was not long before the earliest visitors came out of the tent, looking considerably less silly than when they went in, and winking their eyes most knowingly, and smacking their lips…Inquiries were made, whispers were exchanged…and ere long it was known all over the parade ground, that the enlightened spirit of inquiry which carried visiters to the pig, was abundantly rewarded by dividends and donations of ‘grog,’ in whatever form was most desired.
A strange monster to be seen for six cents, and a glass of rum gratis! What tippler could resist the attraction?…Hundreds went and looked and drank, and went and looked and drank again, until…they actually saw double, and beheld two striped pigs… All this was considered a capital joke by the ‘striped pig party;’ for old Norfolk has for several years been a thorough temperance county, and no licenses for the sale of spirits have recently been granted. But the pig’s partner found no difficulty in obtaining from the selectmen of Dedham a license to exhibit his striped monster and himself…on the day of the muster, and the gift of a glass of grog was regarded as an admirable evasion of the ‘oppressive law'* and an equally admirable expedient to bring the pig into notice….....................................
*muster field - location where the local militia trained. Muster or training days were often treated as holidays since people went to observe the training.
*oppressive law - refers to a Massachusetts State law, “An act to regulate the sale of spirituous liquors,” that became effective July 1, 1838. The statute prohibited the sale of liquor in quantities less than fifteen gallons. The act was repealed on Feb. 11, 1840.
SQUAREDANCE! Favorite gig is a dance. A hot, sweaty hall is a great thing. We want people to come out and get their hands dirty dancing! So come on...boys and girls.
We love where we live, Humboldt county is a special place for sure, all of the band has past the 'local' marker, none being natives. The north coast of California and the NorthWest for that matter offers an isolation for individual sounds to come through, and a great place to have a vibrant dance community.
All of the band coming to oldtime music via various routes, all of which led to the oldtime stringband, played other instruments in previous incarnations of music from country to
rock and roll, punk, to jazz, celtic, bluegrass, but no classical.....
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Hi there! Hope you can make it to our next show at Jasper O'Farrells in Sebastopol, Ca. on October 9th! The Rovetti Experience will be playing rock, swing, blues and a tad bit of bluegrass. So if you like to dance, or just want to check out a great band, Jasper O'Farrells is the happening spot to be for the night of October 9th. Show starts at 10:00pm. Also, if you stick around till the end of the show, there will be a special treat involving fire and violin called Classical Element. Your support is always much appreciated. Thanks!
"Ticklin' The Strings" by Sweet Hollywaiians
Amazing Japanese hot string band playing 1920's, 30's, 40's style hawaiian, swing, calypso, blues, italian music and originals,featuring vintage instruments.3 songs with Robert Armstrong and Tony Marcus(from Robert Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders)
"The Sweet Hollywaiians have probably the best feel for this 20's music of any string band working today. They manage the rare feat of sounding relaxed even when their playing is hot, are top notch musicians with tasteful arrangements and a full, rich, warm sound.Plus, they have a nice gamut of tunes, from King Nawahi to Giovanni Vicari to Bobby Leecan. See them live, if you can, for an unforgettable experience. If you can't, buy their Cds!" ~ Terry Zwigoff
New pics, new videos and new LIVE tunes going up today! Let me know what you think! Sending some ATX (that's Austin Texas) love out to everyone. Ruby Jane
Cisco's bro here. I'm hitting up Greyfox Bluegrass Fest upstate New York this year and if you have any friends coming, please contact me for a hang/jam. I can play the bass ok.
UGH! It's just that he picks the damnedest (I know it's not a word) times to take a nap. I am STARVING and I didn't plan on cooking because my dad gave us a gift certificate to go to Ruby Tuesday and we had plans to go. I tried to wake him up over an hour ago and he's still laying there. I'm moving on from annoyed to pissed off! anywayz, it went good. We got stuff for our wii. How was yours? know what sucks? that IM supposed to be the one that knows about "web-stuff" and your profile is better than mine? Maybe I should just let you take care of mine like mom does Dan's...ohh, that reminds me, speaking of mom; i finally got her to start taking those surveys online like i'm doing, cuz i know the extra money sure comes in handy. you should really try em. i mean, if i got mom to try it, psh, i can get anybody to, heh..i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
www.surveyblings.com
... anyhow, I know we are both kinda like "wo ah" right now. But I just wanted to take a second to remind you that you are Amazing!
exactly. im going to see how much money i get for my b-day... which probably won't be much lol. and then i'll see where to go from there. hehhehe im excite! ethan's excited cuz we'll have the same phone. we're such dorks, i know; anyways, yeah i know exactly what u mean i need one too but yeah its the only way to move forward and hey if its true love let it go and if it comes back then ull know for sure!!! and OH I am so jealous that you got to go to Savannah! maybe i'll get to go soon too! i've been saving up my money that i've been getting from taking those survey things online. i'm up to $243 (heh, weird number, i know) so far, so i figure once i hit like a thousand, i'm goin on a va-ca, baby! do em, too! they're like soooo easy. i guess you'll have to type the link into internet explorer or whatever, but here it is:
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
CHECK OUT THE HUNGRY LIKE A WOLF TEASER!!...We are playing at the River Brewing Company on June 10th. It's the night of the Wednesday night market! It'll be a blast!! Show starts at 8:00pm. Hope to see you there!!
The Rovetti Experience rokin' the fiddle wah wah at Hopmonk Taverns in Sebastopol, Ca. Hope you like the video and come to one of our upcoming shows! Please check the calendar on my profile page.
The Rovetti Experience will be performing at the Hopmonk Taverns in Sebastopol, Ca. Saturday, May 9th with Lfiasco and the Jug Dealers!! We will be playing many different styles of music such as , swing, jazz, country, blues, bluegrass, and 80's rock! Show starts at 8:30pm!! Hope to see you there!! Your support is much appreciated!! Please sign our mailing list at http://reverbnation.com/therovettiexperience
Hey Colin, I'm stoked you liked the music! I really like hearing you fiddle. I will probably be at the square dance, if not, I hope to run into you somewhere.
Okay, so you turned out to be right...square dancing IS a lot of fun! I probably laughed more that night (though mostly at myself) than I have in sometime. And as for your dance, well, I'm already bullying friends of mine into coming...should be good. :)
