As an infant, JORDAN WANKOFF was found in a fiddle case tucked under a bush. Of course the fiddle itself was gone, and he felt a yearning for this lost instrument from his earliest days. When he finally encountered a violin as a teenager he knew he had found his destiny. His affinity for the banjo remains a mystery, but then isn't that always the way? *****************************************************************************
ANGELA BOWMAN started singing as a way to be heard above the din of her five brothers and sisters. It also proved a useful means of organizing the troops when it came time to do the dishes; like the coal-miners of West Virginia or sailors of the high seas, the Bowman children sang to keep their spirits up during their long nights at the kitchen sink.*****************************************************************************
Though raised in the wilds of Iowa and Indiana, ELIZABETH LAMBERTI spent her formative adult years in Italy, where she cultivated a taste for elegant footwear. When she returned to the states she snapped like a rubber band back to her Hillbilly roots, picked up her fiddle and proceeded to set up an awful racket.****************************************************************************
You may be fooled by the hip glasses and professorial air, but make no mistake: CLAYTON BROWN is a science geek at heart. WABOLABR is fortunate that, in between his visits with superconductors and his lively conversations with outer space, he still likes to pick up a guitar and keep this band in line.
Hey, WABOLABR! Just getting around to telling you how much we enjoyed the First Friday show at the Old Town School. If you ever find yourself strapped for a bass-baritone, let me know.
hey wabolabr, what are you doing without the la, in the wabolabr? we miss her too. if y'all have a chance, come on out and see us at the red line tap tonight, or the hideout on friday. xo
