All-Star Talent 2013:
Bands:
★ Coracree
★ The Free Raisins
★ Ladies at Play
★ Steam!
★ Uncle Farmer
★ Waxwing
Callers:
★ Quena Crain
★ Luke Donforth
★ JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
★ Tavi Merrill
★ Kristin Seibert
★ Keith Tuxhorn
Bands:
★ Coracree
★ The Free Raisins
★ Ladies at Play
★ Steam!
★ Uncle Farmer
★ Waxwing
Callers:
★ Quena Crain
★ Luke Donforth
★ JoLaine Jones-Pokorney
★ Tavi Merrill
★ Kristin Seibert
★ Keith Tuxhorn
Waxwing
Hometown: Birmingham, AL; Clemson, SC; Dallas, TX and Huntsville, AL
Lineup:
Andrew Levin
(fiddle)
Robin Behn
(flute, penny whistle)
Wayne Hitt
(keyboard)
Shawn Webster
(percussion)
Contact: info@waxwingband.com
Hometown: Birmingham, AL; Clemson, SC; Dallas, TX and Huntsville, AL
Lineup:
Andrew Levin
(fiddle)
Robin Behn
(flute, penny whistle)
Wayne Hitt
(keyboard)
Shawn Webster
(percussion)
Contact: info@waxwingband.com
Profile:
Waxwing is Andrew Levin on fiddle, Robin Behn on flute and whistle, Wayne Hitt on keyboard and Shawn Webster on percussion. We play a wide range of tunes from a bunch of traditions-Irish, Old Time, New England, and lots of new tunes that don't quite fit a category. Whether moody, jazzy, Caribbean, Celtic, raunchy, haunting, bristling, gypsy-esque, classical, pop, or just really sweet or sultry, we give you a music- story to dance to. Complex arrangements, nimble playing, daring chord progressions, driving rhythms, lots of improv-Waxwing is "traditional music taking flight."
Andrew, music professor by day, fiddler by night, directs the orchestra at Clemson University and writes a lot of original waltzes we love to play. He's just released a CD of his "Uncommon Waltzes." Robin, poetry professor by day, started out as a flute major at Oberlin, defected to whistle, and hasn't looked back. Wayne, master arborist, made a living playing keyboards in the dance halls of the 70s and 80s; the strobe lights haven't quite worn off. And Shawn-- puppeteer, modern dancer, home repair business owner and percussion teacher--has played folk, blues, country, rock, punk, grindcore, and free improv on everything from a traditional trap set up to a host of world and "found" instruments. Our band got its start at the J.C.Campbell Folk School.
The first few times we got together flocks of cedar waxwings kept descending upon us till we got the message and named our band after them.
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Waxwing is Andrew Levin on fiddle, Robin Behn on flute and whistle, Wayne Hitt on keyboard and Shawn Webster on percussion. We play a wide range of tunes from a bunch of traditions-Irish, Old Time, New England, and lots of new tunes that don't quite fit a category. Whether moody, jazzy, Caribbean, Celtic, raunchy, haunting, bristling, gypsy-esque, classical, pop, or just really sweet or sultry, we give you a music- story to dance to. Complex arrangements, nimble playing, daring chord progressions, driving rhythms, lots of improv-Waxwing is "traditional music taking flight."
Andrew, music professor by day, fiddler by night, directs the orchestra at Clemson University and writes a lot of original waltzes we love to play. He's just released a CD of his "Uncommon Waltzes." Robin, poetry professor by day, started out as a flute major at Oberlin, defected to whistle, and hasn't looked back. Wayne, master arborist, made a living playing keyboards in the dance halls of the 70s and 80s; the strobe lights haven't quite worn off. And Shawn-- puppeteer, modern dancer, home repair business owner and percussion teacher--has played folk, blues, country, rock, punk, grindcore, and free improv on everything from a traditional trap set up to a host of world and "found" instruments. Our band got its start at the J.C.Campbell Folk School.
The first few times we got together flocks of cedar waxwings kept descending upon us till we got the message and named our band after them.
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