many musicians kicking around on these tunes:
me on low strung tenor banjo, mandolin, elec guit, Jeremiah McLane on piano and accordion, Dirk Powell on elec guit, David Greely on fiddle, Sonny Landreth on slide guit, Eric Merrill on fiddle, Sam Amidon on fiddle, Jeff Goehring on fiddle, Breda Smythe on fiddle, Ben Cooper on bass, Stuart Kenney on bass, Kevin Anderson on drums, Jimmy Higgins on drums.
cranky shows, eefin, hambone, paper mache, table tennis, making sculptures out of chopsticks and 2X4s,drawing on large pieces of cardboard, things that sound sort of like singing but are not singing, drawing on brown shopping bags with black magic markers, Pho, that book by Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policeman's Union, Aline Kominsky, Robert Crumb, Eddie Peabody, Maus, Balkan meters, musical saw, jawharp, clay ovens, Bread&Puppet, yodeling, uncool artist type people.
"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
How are you? I just got the T-shirts I ordered for the NYC Musical Saw Festival. I'm excited about the logo: What do you think? I hope you can join us at the festival on Saturday, July 18th, 2pm at Trinity Church, 31-18 37th street, Astoria (Queens), NYC.
Hey Sam. Yes Wheatlands.. great festival. I remember that. Good to hear from you bro.If ur talkin to any promoters that may be interested in my brand of music, put them in touch as i'm tryin 2 promote this new album. cheers.
