Chicago Gypsy Jazz Fest
Category: Music

Last night Harmonious Wail palyed a set at Katerina's on Irving Park in Chicago as part of the 2006 Chicago Gypsy Jazz Fest and I wanted to report that we had the best of times, at one of the best Chicago clubs and were hosted by one of the best guys in the business -- Alfonso Ponticelli. Alfonse and his band - Swing Gitan - have been the premier Chicago Django and flamenco pioneers for years now and it is the Wail's extreme pleasure to call him / them dear friends. Please pop by their site - http://www.swinggitan.com and if you are near or passing thru Chicago, find them - you will not be dissapointed. Last night was the premier showing of a new documentary on the band Swing Gitan - wonderful! So a huge Harmonious Wail thank you goes to Alfonse - we love him!

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wail on the road

Hi All, Thought this would be a good way to try out our new blog. We are in Beaufort NC, played a great gig last night in Morehead City. Judi Orbach is the music queen around here and we love her. Good crowd for a Monday night - once again, H Wail has the best fans in the world! We started this tour with a long drive to Princeton, NJ for a global string festival. We caught a sitar-ist (Nilabja Bhattacharya) and totally fell in love with Yang Yi. She is a magical Guzheng player - very mesmerizing. The guzheng is a traditional harp like instrument, as beautiful to watch being played as it is to listen to. This great festival is the fine work of the Backporch String band, our new buddies. After the gig we were hosted at their place and feasted like never before. These guys are wonderful chefs and we had a most excellent evening. Ok, that's it for me for now - more later. jump right in and help us keep this blog thing going! -sims

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