The Deadly Gentlemen at KRFC | Photo by Cindy Schneider

The Deadly Gentlemen started out a few years ago as an experimental spoken word bluegrass band, but changed the game plan this time around. Now they mostly play epic folk and grasscore. They have a brand new, unreleased CD called Carry Me To Home. There are five band members: Greg Liszt, banjo and vocals; Stash Wyslouch, guitar and vocals; Mike Barnett, fiddle and vocals; Dominick Leslie, mandolin and vocals; and Sam Grisman, double bass and vocals. Instead of having a lead singer, they use a nonstop orchestration of somewhat unconventional vocals, with everybody in the band doing everything they can. Expect a lot of three-part harmony singing, group shouting, really dense rhymes and an almost rap-like phrasing.

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Sandra Wong

Sandra Wong, Dominick Leslie and Ty Burhoe come together in an unusual trio combination of nyckelharpa/fiddle, mandolin and tabla/world percussion to explore music from all corners of the globe, including their own compositions.  Having made their trio concert debut at the Caramoor International Music Festival July of 2010, they have been working together for just over a year and the project continues to gain both momentum and depth. Reaching into their individual roots of Classical Western, Classical Indian, Bluegrass, Jazz, Scandinavian, Old-time American music and more their arrangements honor each tradition while moving into new, unchartered territory.  Whether it’s old-time tunes in 7, Bach on nyckelharpa, mandolin and tabla, Swedish tunes from hundreds of years ago brought into a 21st century arrangement or Shakti revisited; Sandra, Dom and Ty create a musical playground for everyone (both musicians and listeners) to explore, play, stretch, and grow in a joyful space.  Sandra Wong: Fiddle and Nyckelharpa; Dominick Leslie: Mandolin; Ty Burhoe: Tabla and world hand percussion. Find out more online via SandraWongMusic.com and www.tyburhoe.com.

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