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Saturnalia Trio / Quartet was founded in 1996 by Daniel Crommie (vocals, dulcimers, mandolin, flutes, misc.) and Leslie Gray (violin & viola). Mixing original songs and medieval folk tunes with a dizzying assortment of exotic instruments and textures is the hallmark of this adventurous band. The first album (which featured Jamie Haggerty on percussion) "Salterello, Psaltery and song" ( released in 1997) garnered a fine review in Dirty Linen who called it "A fun, well-played collection". The next album (featuring percussionist Bruce Gelman) "The Juturna Codex" (released in 2000) got a rave review from Chaos Realm who opined "The Juturna Codex is a CD filled with lush atmosphere, haunting and darkly captivating, powerful and packed with substance". Now joined by Paul Evans (percussion) and Elizabeth Nicholson (vocals & Celtic harp) the band recorded their third and most accessible effort "Mercury Rising" (released in 2002), which expanded on the themes introduced on the previous albums - resulting in a balanced and engaging set marked by a wider scope of lyric content - both ancient and thoroughly contemporary. In 2002, with harpist Elizabeth Nicholson's departure the group started work on a new album, and with the forthcoming "Of Mosaic & Muse" album near completion in Spring 2003 came word that Leslie Gray was to become a mother - prompting a frantic and thankfully fruitful search for a stand-in, fiddler Lauren McKenzie. Check out the Daniel Crommie solo works at: http://www.mp3.com/daniel_crommie
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| Progressive folk-rocker with electric dulcimer power-chord crunch |
CD: Mercury Rising
Label: New Weave
Credits: Daniel Crommie: vocal, mandolin, electric dulcimer. Leslie Gray: electric violins. Paul Evans: percussion. Elizabeth Nicholson: vocal and Celtic harp. |
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| Pretty and wistful ode to autumn with a nod to Guillaume de Machaut |
CD: Of Mosaic & Muse
Label: New Weave Records
Credits: Daniel Crommie: vocal, buche, synthesizer, songwriter. Leslie Gray: violin, viola, vocal. Paul Evans: triangle & shaker. |
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| kind of "Like a Rolling Stone", but not... |
CD: Of Mosaic & Muse
Label: New Weave
Credits: Daniel Crommie: songwriter, vocal, mandolin, flute. Leslie Gray: vocal & viola. Paul Evans: percussion. |
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