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The band is based in Toronto, Ontario and is comprised of:
John Williams, clarinet - Laura C, Bates, violin - Karl Silveira, trombone - Kelsey McNulty, accordion - Rob Teehan, sousaphone - Justin Ruppel, washboard.
The band's close-knit dynamic is clear on their third album, Cicada Ball, which will waltz you across geners with whimsy and humour and dip you back in time.
Ths band included some talented friends on selected tracks including Lotus Wight on vocals and cello banjo, Adrian Gross on mandolin and Michael Eckert on dobro.
There are 14 tracks on the album all done to perfection. Here are the titles:
Hindustan - Skakin' Off The Cobwebs - Old Tracks - Wally On The Run -Take Your Fingers Off It - Cicada Ball - Scrammy Jammy - Old Fashioned Love - Wah Dat Dah - Hymn For George - Baby Don't Tear My Clothes - That's A Plenty - The Busker - The Board Will Do The Work
The album contains vintage jazz, humour, Klezmer, blues, hillbilly vocals and more. You surely can dance to this Circus music and guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step. Atlantic Seabreeze raves over this album and gives tops ratings on its rating list.
The album launch and official release party will be marked by a hoedown and concert at the Burdock Music Hall in Toronto on Septmber 11th. Canadian bluegrass super-band, The Slocan Ramblers will open the show and warm up the dancers. Following the release, the band will embark on an East-Coast tour in mid-September.
For more information regarding the band and their music, refer to their website, address posted above.