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The Swamp Ward Orchestra
Folk / Acoustic / Roots Music

Quirky Songs & Groovin' Eurotrance



Kingston, Ontario
Canada

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Last Login:  11/10/2009
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Member Since2/27/2007
Band Members Alison Gowan:
hurdy-gurdy, double bass, whistles, vocals

Jan Le Clair:
accordion, vocals

Laura Murray:
cello, banjo, vocals

You also might hear us playing with
Danielle Lennon: violin, vocals
Andy Love: percussion
InfluencesBlowzabella, Cordes en Folie, Hedningarna, Ad Vielle Que Pourra, Ranarim, The Doors, Tom Waits, Deep Purple, Freyja, Edward Gorey, Barachois, the Muppet Show Band (especially Janice), Matapat, Marius Barbeau and the singers who sang for him--Elizabeth Tremblay, Philéas Bédard etc...., Bascom Lamar Lunsford, R.D. Lunceford, Rufus Guinchard, Charles Aznavour, Edith Piaf, Djelem, Flying Bulgur Klezmer Band, La Bottine Souriante, Pierre Imbert
Record LabelUnsigned


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 21 2009 10:00P
The Mansion Kingston, Ontario
Mar 26 2010 8:00P
Mill Race Folk Society Cambridge, Ontario

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   About The Swamp Ward Orchestra
The Swamp Ward Orchestra performs dance tunes from French and Eastern European traditions with infectious energy on an unusual collection of instruments: accordion, hurdy-gurdy, cello, banjo, and double bass. We have a high octane sound of drones, fancy accordion riffs, and driving bass, but we also play sweet waltzes and klezmer laments. We love to sing, too: in selecting traditional songs from Québec, we tend toward the odd, funny, and macabre. Named after the neighbourhood in which we live in Kingston, Ontario, the Orchestra was formed in 2004 and has performed extensively at local venues such as the Skeleton Park Music Festival, the Buskers' Rendezvous, and the Feast of Fields. Out-of-town gigs have included the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival (2009), the traditional French music festival Chants de Vielles near Montréal (2008), and the Mill Race Festival of Traditional Music in Cambridge, Ontario (2006, 2009). In 2006, we recorded our debut CD, Donkey Boy. In summer 2009, we released an EP titled The Pine Street Sessions.


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Oct 16 2009 8:24 PM


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SHOWCHO

SHOWCHO



Oct 15 2009 1:20 PM

Hey there, Swamp Wardians!

Just
moved to Kingston from Toronto where I'd been programming music/variety
nights at a local venue (Rancho Relaxo). If you'd be interested in some
info on these nights and staying updated on what's to come in Kingston, here's a link to the Showcho (Kingston) FB group:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=177660598495&ref=ts

Love your stuff -- keep in touch!

Cheers,
Ben
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Oct 10 2009 3:21 AM

 

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Oct 9 2009 6:38 PM


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Oct 8 2009 9:33 PM

NEW SONGS! NEW SINGLE! NEW RECORD!
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Sep 24 2009 2:27 AM

Thank you for the friendship!

Hope all is wonderful and

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take good care and

enjoy ...
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Sep 1 2009 7:41 PM

Thanks for the add; have a great 2009.
Asani

Asani



Aug 29 2009 2:37 AM

Hi Sistah's!
Absolutely fabulous to meet and play with you in Lunenburg  ! Love your sound - we're gonna have to do it again! Tons of hugs until our paths cross once more...

Sarah, Deb & Sherryl
xox
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La Bottine souriante



Aug 28 2009 12:40 AM

Merci les filles! Votre musique est aussi belle que vous!!
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Aug 22 2009 2:21 PM

Greetings,
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Aug 12 2009 12:34 AM

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Jul 26 2009 2:14 PM

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Jun 27 2009 7:04 PM

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Jun 4 2009 9:53 AM

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Jun 3 2009 3:20 PM

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May 29 2009 3:06 PM


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May 21 2009 8:28 PM

Hello from the amazing windy plains just outside Calgary , Alberta
(weather subject to change on the 1/2 hour with out notification) Wonderful music in your space.Many discoveries made at your space, very nice indeed to be m8s.Cheers ! (mO:) moreno

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May 21 2009 12:49 PM

by all means.......thanx..
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May 14 2009 11:14 PM

Wow ! I love your beanfield version ! See you at CDV !

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Les Décalés

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May 12 2009 3:53 PM

Merci pour l'ajout, et surtout bravo pour votre univers musical, très agréable.
J'espère que le notre vous plaira. Au plaisir.
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May 9 2009 7:13 PM

thank you oh Ward du Swamp. Oh Swamp du Nord. we like, we like.
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Apr 21 2009 4:04 AM

Hey! Please listen to our music and tell us what you think. Thanks so much!

Thanks again,
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