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Listen to excerpts from Cracks and Shadows |
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Dave Wiesler Pianist Dave Wiesler's debut recording is a musical journey through the space where traditional Celtic and English dance forms meet classical forms of composition and arrangement. Featuring entirely original compositions, Cracks and Shadows combines the intricacy of composed pieces with the unpredictable exhuberance of improvised music. Dave is accompanied here by a star ensemble made up of Andrea Hoag and Earl Gaddis on fiddles, Susan Brandt on silver flute, Ralph Gordon on 'cello and bass, Karen Ashbrook on hammered dulcimer and whistles, and Paul Oorts on various plucked strings. Dave has been a much sought-after pianist for folk dancing for nearly a decade. He is a master of many different styles ranging from Scottish, Irish, and English folk music to ragtime, swing, blues, popular and classical music. In addition to being a prolific composer and talented arranger, he is a consummate ensemble musician. His versatility has made him a popular choice for dance and music camps, concerts, performance tours, and music workshops across the country, in Canada, and in Scotland and as a supporting musician on a number of other recordings. Says one dancer "You turn dancing from from a pleasure into a joy and from a joy into an art form." Visit Dave's homepage. |
