Artist description String band with banjo, guitar, mandolin, voice, violin, cello and bass

Music Style world fusion

Musical Influences Celtic, Appalachian, Afro-Caribean, R&R, Bluegrass, Jazz

Similar Artists Unique, influenced by Bela Fleck, Earl Scruggs, Art Rosenbaum, Doc Watson, Taj Mahal,

Artist History All members experienced as performers and recording artists in their own right, coming together to back up the original banjo compositions.

Group Members Paul Odegaard as composer & arranger on 5-string banjo & percussion.Beverly Glenn-Copeland on vocals & vocal arrangements.Paul Mills as arranger on guitar & mandolin.April Verch on fiddleTerry Sefton on celloTrevor Mill on electric bass

Instruments 5-string banjo, acoustic guitar, mandolin, fiddle, cello, voice, bass, djembe

Albums Banjo Suite (CD 16 tracks), Banjo Suite I (D.A.M. CD 5 tracks), Banjo Suite II (D.A.M. CD 5 tracks), Banjo Suite III (D.A.M. CD 6 tracks)

Press Reviews Banjo Suite is "a collection of eerily complex and ethereal banjo instrumentals that blend Appalachia and neo-jazz, and feature the intricate guitar picking of producer Paul Mills and the ghostly, sub-verbal vocals of Beverly Glenn-Copeland." Greg Quill - The Toronto Star  "I loved the album and will air cuts from it again." Alistair Brown - 'A Sign of the Times' - CIXX-FM - London, Ont. - 106.9 FM    "We love your CD and will play it again. It's a wonderful CD and sound that you have." Peter Togni - 'Weekender' - CBC II - Toronto, Ont. - 100.5 FM    "'Banjo Suite' is "Banjo Sweet'! I enjoy the old traditional music in its pure form, but rarely someone comes along like yourself and makes tomorrow's traditional music today." Dana Ford - KDNK - listener sponsored radio for all the Roaring Fork Valley and Beyond - Colorado   "Very nice. I've got this built in preconception about the banjo that you've just destroyed with that song (Bekanon). This is very relaxing and tranquil." Bill Paul - 6X-FM - London, Ont. - 106.9 FM    "I like your banjo style & your compositions and arrangements -- I like hard-driving bluegrass banjo but it's good to hear someone do something different with the banjo once in a while.        Doug Fletcher - bluegrassriver.com   "Paul Odegaard, who attended the workshop, opened up for Arnie Naiman & Chris Coole with a few tunes from his wonderful new CD 'Banjo Suite' which I highly recommend. Paul has the gift of creatively taking the banjo onto new musical horizons. I found his music very inspiring." Bonnie Kumer - The Mudcat CafÈ. Toronto, Ont. With first listen to Banjo Suite, I am reminded just how diverse this instrument is and how many beautiful voicings and timbres can be coaxed from the five strings and drum head that makes up the common banjo. Paul Odegaard has done just more than given the Banjo a place in the new millennium, he has created an album filled with serene visions of the landscapes around us all and the emotions that come with their discovery. Ian Gifford - "for the folk" - CHRW 94.7 FM, London, Ont.

Additional Info 3 D.A.M. CD's available on mp3.com

Location London, Ontario - Canada

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