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Hambo in the Snow
ACCD 0602
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Contact:
Loretta Kelley
6807 Westmoreland Ave
Takoma Park, MD 20912
301-270-4925
HITS@azaleacityrecordings.com
hambo@hoagkelleypilzer.com
www.hoagkelleypilzer.com
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Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley, Charlie Pilzer
So, what happens when you put together one of the finest American-born
Swedish fiddlers with one of the finest American-born Norwegian
fiddlers and add a guy who has traveled the northern countries of the world
playing, well, yes, Scandinavian music with a multi-national band?
You get music that is anything but ordinary. Strings. Vibrating strings.
Lots of them. One fiddle, one hardingfele, and one contrabass. Rich deep
fundamental notes and ethereal haunting overtones. The scales twist your
ears and the rhythm has a life of its own. From the tale of its origin to
the names of the players who passed it along, each tune speaks of a land and a tradition.
None of this explains the raw life that fills the room when Andrea, Loretta
and Charlie play. Perhaps it is the decades of experience and passion that
each musician brings. Or maybe it is that they are playing music that fills
their souls to overflowing.
Andrea Hoag, Loretta Kelley, and Charlie Pilzer have performed at concerts
and dances across the U.S. and in Europe for over 25 years, including appearances
on All Things Considered, Performance Today, and Prairie Home Companion.
They can also be heard together on Hambo in the Barn (ACCD-9601).
Andrea, widely known for her versatile fiddling, is a 1984 graduate of
Malungs Folkhögskola, and studied intensively with elder fiddlers Päkkos
Gustaf and Nils Agenmark. Loretta, America's foremost player of the
hardingfele (Hardanger fiddle), has studied with numerous master fiddlers
in Norway and placed highly in Norwegian fiddle competitions. Charlie is
an award-winning performer and producer of traditional music. He is a long-time
member of Spælimenninir, a folk band based in the Faroe Islands.
"In the end, we are the lucky ones, because we can listen and watch as they
tune up, release their bows and transport us to the Lands of the Midnight
Sun and Luminous Winters."
Carolyn Anderson Surrick, Chamber Music Annapolis
"Andrea, Loretta & Charlie... Wonderful musicians all! Haunting melodies,
rousing dance tunes... ageless timeless evocations of forests and
communities in celebration."
Roberta Gasbarre, Director
Discovery Theater, Smithsonian Institution
"This is a cd that is both tender and jovial. It's music with a smile on its
face and a tear in its eye."
Bob Boilen, All Songs Considered, National Public Radio
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Track 7 2:38
Öje brudmarsch
Traditional
After learning this wonderfully moody, solemn bridal march from Seattle
Swedish fiddlers, Andrea found it unforgettable to visit the little
community of Öje in a winter's dusk.
Track 14 2:17
Hambo in the Snow
Music © 2005 Andrea Hoag/Wonders Crossroads Music, BMI
Written in memory of Larry Gaffin, with love to Irene Myers. The 50 bar
version is also for Elaine Murakami (Larry wouldn't have minded sharing).
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Andrea Hoag: fiddle
Loretta Kelley: fiddle
Charlie Pilzer: bass
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