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July 2011 Whew. From the steam heat of mid-summer, we can say: we LOVE festival season. We were so psyched to be ferrying around Puget Sound a few weeks ago, this time in pursuit of the Vancouver Island Music Festival, where we got to hear Randy Newman -- and Arrested Development -- AND sit in a workshop with Jon Anderson. Of YES. Yes, really. And then ferried back to Seattle, poked around Pike Street Market and crashed on the futons of dear old friends (Delia, thank you for Scott's outstanding super-chocolate birthday cake) and gloried in the cool weather. Next we flew and drove to Grass Valley, CA, home of the California World Music Festival (one of our top favorites), where we caught a stunning set from the Greencards. Carol sang a super-sexy version of "I want you to want me" accompanied by mandolin and a digital metronome (you can find it on Youtube). Back home, we played a kids' set at the Green River Festival in Greenfield, MA and stuck around to hear Thomas Mapfumo and, later, Emmy Lou Harris, looking and sounding just as cool and beautiful as her dark red lipstick. Now we are home, sweating and doing dinner dishes like everyone else. Proud news: Our version of "Stewball (with Colby Maddox on mandolin) is the lead track on "Live from the Old Town School," a box set of performances culled from 53 years of shows at Chicago's famous school of folk music. The 127 tracks include cuts from Guy Clark, Tim O'Brien, Doc Watson, Odetta, Pete Seeger, John Hartford, Donovan, Taj Mahal, Martin Carthy and many more. You can check out the whole thing on CD Baby and on iTunes and Amazon, as well. We're back in the recording studio in September -- more news soon! with love - RADM Praise for our family CD, Ranky Tanky "Forget the kids, you'll want this album for yourself. The fact that your children will absolutely love it will be the icing on an already delicious cake." Parents Choice Awards 2010 "Flower power meets front porch rock n' roll... proves that kids' music can be simultaneously loose and tight... I fell in love from the first note of the CD." Out With The Kids (OWTK.com) "Ranky Tanky is barefoot, front-porch, tap-your-toes folk music for families!." USAToday |
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