Catapult! Chimney Swift (2017)

Chimney Swift

Hometown: Boston, MA

Lineup:

Cecile Leroy
(cello)
Daniel Raine
(cittern)
Yaron Shragai
(recorders, whistle, doumbek)
Zoë Madonna
(accordion)

Contact:

Phone: (617) 291-7186
Email: chimneyswiftband@gmail.com

Profile:

Chimney Swift is a groovy, eclectic band based in the Boston area, known for their unusual instrumentation and innovative musical choices. The band hatched out of a fortuitous Youth Dance Weekend rideshare in 2015 when Cecile, a classically trained cellist, and Zoë, a self-taught accordionist, ended up in a car for three hours together, started jamming regularly, and decided to take their show on the road. With the addition of Daniel, a former prog-rock and fingerstyle guitarist who had recently fallen in love with the hearty sound of the cittern, and Yaron, a versatile international music and dance leader with a well-spent youth in industrial and techno, the band has developed an exciting and unique sound.

They have enjoyed playing for dances in a range of settings including big dances, tiny dances, outdoor dances, a science fiction convention, a folk festival, a techno contra, and a wedding. Their tunes and arrangements draw inspiration from Anglo-American dance tunes, various international styles, and whatever off the wall idea someone mentioned as a joke in practice last week.

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