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her father worked as an artisan building wooden schooners and also a well known
Maine storyteller. She studied music and singing as a child but her first interest in the
life of the troubadour came while she was in her twenties when she toured with The
Nee Ningy Band from Maine to Louisiana. While playing in Cajun Country she
became enamored of the washboard and triangle. During the 1980’s she toured
Europe and continued to play in New England and North Carolina with The Nee
Ningy Band and Woodchucks in Babylon.
In the mid 1990’s she became Coordinator of the Festival for the Eno in Durham,
NC where she remained very busy for the next 7 years. She has become an expert
washboard and triangle player, working primarily with the roots band Yellen
Horsley. In 2002 when helped form the Pesky Varmints with Randy Giebel, Chris
Turner, and Rachel Maloney.
He has played with the Nee Ningy Band, The Big Zucchini, Washboard
Bandits, The Woodchucks in Babylon, Big Boy Henry, The Slewfoot
Blues Band, Drink Small Band, John McCutcheon, Big Bad Mood and
currently plays with Yellen Horsley and The Pesky Varmints.
father worked in the mines. Deep in the heart of Appalachia, her love of fiddle
music developed at n early age. Living later in North Carolina, her repertoire
continued to grow, remaining predominantly Appalachian.
While attending the royal College of Art in London, England, Rachel’s musical
horizons greatly widened with the discovery of music from Ireland, England,
Wales, Scotland, and the Shetlands. Traveling extensively throughout Europe and
West Africa her ears were opened to new, exciting and eclectic forms of traditional
music. She earned her living from performing, lecturing and teaching typically
touring for ten months out of the year.
The bands she has been involved in reached as far north as Canada and as far south
as Florida, remaining mostly east of the Mississippi and venturing frequently to
Europe. In 1987, Rachel was offered a position as performer, composer at Trinity
Repertory Company in Providence, RI. During this time, she has continued to do
one major tour a year, usually to Europe while remaining primarily on the East Coast
of the US. Her musical interests have further developed to include film and TV
scores, electronic and multi-media collaborations and new music compositions.
recorder as a child. He has been playing professionally since 1967 working in a
variety of idioms including Folk, Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country, Early and Avant-garde
music.
While traveling extensively in Europe and Africa, he assimilated many different
musical styes. Early in the 1070’s, Chris studied composition with Christopher Small
and improvisation with John Stevens. In 1975, Chris was recognized for his
virtuosity when he was awarded the European Harmonica Championship. Chris has
toured with numerous professional bands and appears on many recordings. He has
worked extensively as a Composer, Music Director, and Arrnger for various
theatrical organizations. Including Rhode Island’s prestigious Trinity Repertory
Company, as well as for films, animations, radio and TV. Besides a variety of
harmonicas, Chris is also proficient on flutes, bagpipes, shawrns, keyboards, brass,
synthesizers and some percussion.
Bands include: Missouri Compromise, Ian Anderson’s Blues Band,
Champion Jack DupreeThe ScrewS.M.E., Portsmouth Sinfonia, Have
Mercy, One Band, Babylon, Big Zucchinis, Bo Lozof, Mimi Farina, Big
Boy Henry, Smiling Dogs, The Hubbards, The Players, The Whompers,
Bobby Bradford, Eugene Chadbourne, 100th Monkey, Wuki, and many more.
Compositions: Various works for Solo, Ensemble, Live and Tape, Animations,
Radio and T.V.