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Acclaimed Boston Progressive String
Band, The Bee Eaters,
Celebrate the Release of New Album at
Seward's
Resurrect Art Coffeehouse, Oct 26th
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"Boston's fast-evolving progressive acoustic music scene has produced
another strange and wonderous new species, The Bee Eaters. The trio
combines chamber music's finely calibrated arrangements with bluegrass's
playful virtuosity and pop music's melodic resourcefulness."
The Boston Globe
"It is a joy to hear both the exploration of this music and the
grounding of it simultaneously. Also, I love the emphasis on the simple
beauty of the acoustic instruments.
Edgar Meyer
"The Bee Eaters are the instrumental cream of the brand new string
nation."
Darol Anger
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FRANKLIN, TN (August 2011) - Acclaimed Boston progressive string band The Bee Eaters
celebrate the release of their brand new album, OddFellows Road, with a performance at
Resurrect Art Coffeehouse, at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 26th. Tickets and info
available at www.brownpapertickets.corn and Res Art 224-7161. This highly anticipated
release is the follow up to their 2009 self-titled debut album, produced by modern fiddle guru
Darol Anger, that first garnered them national attention.
"I believe every sound you listen to informs your ears, and therefore your musical
perspective. We grew up listening to the sounds of nature, rather than the sounds of cities,"
says Bee Eaters co-founder Tristan Clarridge. Perhaps it was their unusual lifestyle growing
up in a tipi on the side of a mountain in a remote part of Northern California that influenced
their musically explorative sound. Or the fact that Tristan and fellow co-founder and sister,
Tashina, never went to a day of traditional school, sometimes driving thousands of miles for
music camps and lessons and spent much of their time exploring and learning on three week
backpacking trips.
Though their family did not have much money, Tristan will be the first one to tell you he feels
lucky. And these experiences deeply influenced their approach to music. OddFellows Road
seems an apt title for a band breaking new ground with their own tightly woven approach
that banjo great Tony Trischka called "bodaciously brilliant!"
This eleven-song set of group collaboration takes a focused view of those things in life that
resonate with you through the years but perhaps don't come into focus right away. The joys
of traveling and contemplative nature of a visit to Alaska come out beautifully in "Petersburg
Interlude" with a recollection of time spent in the harbor in Alaska, where they stayed
(according to the liner notes) among the fishing boats, looking out through the fog and rain
towards the mountains across the water. Or the rhythms and twisting melodies of
"Gyrosmoke," a tune written by one of their musical mentors, fellow explorative musician and
fiddle guru, Darol Anger. The tune that is the namesake for the album, Oddfellows Road, as
the band says, "incubated for years, unnamed and unyielding to our efforts to arrange and
play it." It was eventually named after the street that band principle Simon Chrisman grew
up on, at the south end of Bainbridge Island.
Venerable string masters Mike Marshall and Bruce Molsky lend their talents to the album
with Marshall playing mandolin and Molsky adding his voice to a song. Notably, revered
engineer Dave Sinko added his magical touch, bringing a pure and organic touch to the Bee
Eaters sound that matches their musical approach nicely.
The Bee Eaters trace their roots back to musical traditions as diverse as bluegrass, Celtic,
jazz and old-time. While today's new breed often produces an amalgamation of sounds and
styles based on a distant view, the Bee Eaters were raised embedded in these traditions...
raised to mold, meld, shape them and carry them forward, leaving their own indelible marks
in the process.
Brother-sister duo Tristan and Tashina Clarridge, long known and lauded by those steeped
in the American fiddle tradition are joined by hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman.
Tashina Clarridge, the 2005 Grand National Fiddle Champion, has toured with Mark
O'Connor, Tony Trischka and Laurie Lewis and has performed at Carnegie Hall as a part of
MacArthur Fellow/Grammy-winning bassist Edgar Meyer's Young Artists program. Multi-
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instrumentalist brother Tristan is an innovative cellist and 5-time Grand National Fiddle
Champion. His talents have been sought by Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, Bruce Molsky and
Cape Breton fiddle phenomenon Natalie MacMaster. In addition to performing with the Bee
Eaters, he tours internationally with Crooked Still.
Hammer dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman brings an unusual style to an instrument that
has previously been thought to have limited range and technique. His inventive virtuosic
touch and sophisticated rhythmic sensibilities are redefining the instrument and earning the
attention of musicians from all over the world. He has performed with Darol Anger and Mike
Marshall, opened for Bill Frisell and, at the tender age of 16, was a scholarship guest artist at
the prestigious Augusta Heritage Festival.
Since their formation in 2008, the Bee Eaters have been on a trajectory of growth, both
personal and musical. Their ensemble work has taken on mature, textured and nuanced
tones, as their compositions have become more thoughtful and intricate. With Tashina's
delicate fiddle and Tristan's grounding cello wrapped around Simon's ethereal dulcimer, they
have created a never-before-heard sound in American music. No tricks. No pyrotechnics.
Three instrumental voices, united in their musical exploration.
Listening to the Bee Eaters is like eavesdropping on a spirited, private conversation. As
wonderful as their recorded music is, watching the Bee Eaters in live performance is an
exercise in safe danger. They parry and thrust, challenging each other at every moment.
Their focus on their music and on each other is tight and complete. Their melodic lines and
rhythmic phrases dance (and sometimes roil) over, under and around each other. There is
sometimes dissonance but always an ultimate harmony.
With the release of OddFellows Road on Sept. 6, 2011, the Bee.Eaters continue to travel the
country performing in clubs, concert halls and festivals, evangelists for their new American
acoustic sound.
Perhaps Tony Trischka said it best: "Their impressive ensemble work... leaves me
breathless. Their music excites, heals and enriches. Listen often."
Yes, listen often.
The Bee Eaters at Resurrect Art Coffeehouse, Seward AK, Wednesday Oct 26th, 7:00 PM,
Tickets and info at www.brownpapertickets.com and Res.Art 22477161
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REVIEW COPIES/MEDIA INQUIRIES contact:
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BOOKING INQUIRIES contact:
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phone: 530/355-5622
www.beeeaters.com
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