Episode 022 - featuring Mark Feldman, The Evil Twin, Cyndee Lee Rule, Virus String Quartet

Mark Feldman - "Father Demo Square"
The Evil Twin - "Get It"
Cyndee Lee Rule - "Telekinetigram"
Virus String Quartet - "Azulerias"

http://www.bowed.org/022/022.mp3

This is the first episode in a new format, short episodes released on a consistant (weekly, that is) basis. For this breakout format, we have four HOT acts. My prediction: you'll be listening to this one over and over.

Mark Feldman is one of my favorite players out there. He has recently released a disc called No Exit - his first disc of jazz performances where he is the bandleader. Jazz aficianados often complain of violin jazz that it suffers from baroque excesses. Feldman's disc is a refreshing departure in this regard for its sense of restraint, having a profound sense of space and an artistry of tone. Violin jazz for people that love jazz.

The Evil Twin shows in many ways the opposite of restraint; choosing instead to kick your ass with an aggressive sound and killer grooves. Fung Chern Hwei on violin and Jeremy Harman on cello.

Out of Philadelphia comes prog rocker Cyndee Lee Rule. Her work brings the feel and complexity of space rock into the 21st century. Wild, loud, intelligent, fun. And dare I say, futuristic.

And closing out the show is the Virus String Quartet - an electric string group out of Barcelona (and one of my favorite string groups). They combine jazz, flamenco, and swagger to create a truly original sound. And if ever they need a bass player, I'd love to get the job.

I would welcome your comments on this -- does this work better? Let me know.

Enjoy the music!!

Mark
string@bowed.org

Episode 021 - Hosted by violinist Billie Howard

Rhys Marsh - "Spoken"
Black Violin - "Brandenburg BV Remix"
Sundqvist - "Threat"
Megan B. Lynch - "Done Gone"
2 Guitar Viols - "Star Sailor"
David Wilson - "Vivianita"
Vio7 - "SickDance"
Scorzo, Greenfield, & Rento - "Mothballs"

http://bowed.org/021/021.mp3

This show is in many ways the show I have been trying to put together since day one. Every tune has a gorgeous string sound front and center, and a majority of the tunes here are unreleased tracks. Don't get me wrong, I am pleased with all of the shows I have put out, but this one is the closest to my original intent. Enjoy!

Hosting this show is violinist Billie Howard of the band Beard - a wonderful indie trio based out Chicago that was featured on the last episode.

Mark
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org

Episode 020 - Hosted by Darrell "D-Funk" Looney

Donovan Stokes - Death of Cúchulainn
Jerald Daemyon - "Summer Madness"
Tin Hat - "Blind Paper Dragon"
David Strother - "No Messages in this Folder"
Terra Incognita - "Poema de la Solea"
Beard - "Rehearsing For My Gorgeous Life Abroad"
Boulder Acoustic Society - "Does It Really Matter?"

http://www.bowed.org/020/020.mp3

I have been playing double bass since I was nine years old. Coincidentally, I was also the shortest kid in school - which prompted my school orchestra to order their first ¼ size bass. But it was around age 18 or 19 that I became simply obsessed with the sound of a bow on a string. I started playing arco almost exclusively in every band I played in - which was always something of a novelty. Arco bass is not the typical m.o. for an upright player, which means that for a show like this, the number of tracks featured by bass players are few and far between; including my own submission, there have been a total of five arco bass players in a total of twenty episodes. So opening this show is Donovan Stokes - a bass player out of Valdosta, GA. I'll say no more.

I am excited to present the first group featured on this show out of Siberia. Terra Incognita is a group from Barnaul just north of the border with China and Kazakhstan. They present a thrilling and dramatic tune from their newly released debut.

I am also happy to feature a tune from the new Tin Hat disc - their violinist Carla Kihlstedt is one of my favorite players. Tin Hat is a reworked version of Tin Hat Trio - in the past year or so they have lost a member and gained between two and three. They are one of only a handful of groups out there where you can truly say that they have invented their own genre.

Hosting the show is Darrell "D-Funk" Looney - violinist with Da Phatfunk Clique. Darrell has taken the violin to new levels - exploring jazz, funk, reggae and other styles to great effect. He makes it look easy. His group made an appearance on episode 16 of this program and I consider it a privilege to have him here again as host.

I would also like to make mention of a new "del.icio.us" feed for the show: http://del.icio.us/bowedradio. This will be a great outlet for featured artists on the show as well as other cool sites relating to bowed strings.

More great music to come... Stay tuned!

Mark
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org

Episode 019 - Hosted by madfiddler

Cecilia Suhr - "State of Soul"
Pratie Heads - "Bagira's Walk"
Invert - The Strange Parade
Jon Rose and Dale Gorfinkel - excerpt from Borrowed Time
The Secret Ink - "Boomerang"
Nicole Randall - Apparition
Degenerate Art Ensemble - "Oni Garoshi"
La Catrina Cuarteto de Cuerdes - Cuarteto

http://www.bowed.org/019/019.mp3

Hi folks. It's been awhile but I'm back. Fact is, I've been going thru a lot lately. But that's all over. Let's get busy.

Notable on this show is the string quartet Invert - an innovative group with two cellists instead of two violins. These guys are a lot of fun and I'm sure you'll enjoy them. Two more "classical" oriented works this time with both Nicole Randall's composition and La Catrina String Quartet. A very eclectic show with disparate styles throughout -- just what you've come to expect from a Bowed Radio program.

There are two special guests on this show - one being my daughter Allison. Hopefully I can live vicariously thru her by getting her some violin lessons. Allison and I recorded the intro to this show at Ray's Place in Kent, Ohio - featuring some of the finest food you're likely to find.

The other guest on the show is the infamous madfiddler, host and moderator of the Fiddle and Alternative Strings Forum .

Goddamn it's good to be back. Thank you everyone. You're the best!

Mark
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org

Episode 018 - Hosted by Mark Allender frm his car

Christian Howes - “Fugue in G Minor”
Darol Anger - “In the Basement”
Dirty Three - “Flutter”
Miri Ben-Ari (feat. Akon) - "“Miss Melody”
Ben Heaney - “Elvionix”
Zydepunks - “Blues En Jen”
Zhe Clampitt - “They Will Know”
Ben Jacob - “Invocation: An improvisation for solo violin ”

http://www.bowed.org/018/018.mp3

Hello everybody,

Well it came two weeks behind schedule, but it came just the same. Here it is - Episode 018. I am currently working three jobs, so finding time to actually record the show has been difficult. But I got this brand new Sansa mp3 player - complete with voice recorder - so I recorded the announcements for the show while driving to work on a recent snowy 6 am drive.

As the openning to the show indicates, this show features work by a Christian (Zhe), two guys named Christian (Howes and Kuffner of the Zydepunks), a guy named after a mortal sin (Darol Anger), and three people named Ben (Heaney, Jacob, and Miri Ben-Ari). There's also the Dirty Three, but I couldn't think of anything clever for those guys.

I don't know what else to say - the tunes are great, the artists are wonderful. And I'm tired. But thank you for your patience.

Enjoy the music and keep in touch!

Mark
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org

Episode 017 - Hosted by Chris Boros of FolkAlley.net

Vio-Fonik - “Blues For Those Who Can't Drive”
The Morgantown Rounders - “Picked Up a Hammer”
Almaplana - “Cor El Mim”
Young Mozart - “The Masterpiece”
Zack Kline - “Fiddler's World”
Zoltán Bakaja - Concertina for Viola and Mixed Choir (2nd movement)
Derek Bermel - Soul Garden

http://www.bowed.org/017/017.mp3

Hello everybody,

This show features one of my new favorite groups, West Virginia's Morgantown Rounders. I just got their new disc and - I tell you what - there's not a bum note on the whole thing. Both my five-year-old daughter and I know all the songs by heart. In fact, I had a little trouble deciding which tune to feature on the show, they're all home runs. I ended up picking my daughter's favorite - she has of late been known to break into a chorus of "picked up a hammer and knocked em in the head."

Tunes come this time from both Portugal (with neo-folk trio Almaplana) and Hungary (with composer/performer Zoltán Bakaja). I was also able to snag hip hop violinist Young Mozart for the show as well - and frankly, I think hip hop violin is one of the coolest things to pop up here lately. Hip hop trumpet or hip hop flute just aren't quite the same. Now when I find a hip hop cellist...

This show is hosted by my former co-worker Chris Boros, an evening personality at 89.7 WKSU in Kent, Ohio - as well as the music director of FolkAlley.com. I will always best remember Chris for his public radio interview with GWAR - a rock band whose mission is to destroy all life on Earth.

Enjoy the music and keep in touch!

Mark
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org

Episode 016 - Hosted by violinist Darol Anger

Tristan and Tashina Clarridge - untitled
Brittany Haas - "Duck River"
Jeremy Kittel - "Jujette"
Simon Hewitt Jones - "The Violin Player"
Cellofourte - "Misery"
Burning Down Rome - "Monochromatic"
Hanneke Cassel - "Silver"

http://www.bowed.org/016/016.mp3

Hello everybody,

For a slight change of scenery, this show finds me working with a co-producer - one Darol Anger, formerly with the Turtle Island string Quartet and currently with The Republic of Strings. Darol brings to this show his expertise and brings with him several young virtuosi who are strong contenders for the next big thing in the world of strings. The whole collaboration was quite cool, and I hope that we can do more of this kind of thing in the future.

This episode is sponsored by Arcus USA - the first bow of the 21st century.



Enjoy the music and keep in touch!

Mark
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org

Episode 015 - Hosted by Ryu Cope of Bad Buddhist Radio

G-Strings - "Haukonzert mit Bierchen"
Kari Tieger (feat. Barbara Zdravesky) - "Rosebud"
Pixel - “Un Ange Passe”
Warren Ellis - no. 2 from Three Pieces for Violin
Noemi Liba - "Kol"
My Invisible - "Implicit - Complicit"
Reptile Palace Orchestra - "Catwoman"

http://www.bowed.org/015/015.mp3

Hello everybody,

Another brand-spanking new show for you - this one full of fire and energy - not a dull moment the whole way thru.

This show features two artists from Australia, one from Germany, one from France, one from everywhere, and two (curiously) from Rhode Island (of all the gin joints in all the world...).

More specifically, this show features the return of The G-Strings, a five-piece string ensemble out of Hamburg that was featured on the very first episode of this program. Also - if you have seen Adrian Belew play live anytime in the past decade, you may have noticed a dude with a violin sneaking on stage from time to time. That guy is the unpronounceable Biff Blumfumgagnge, and his group Reptile Palace Orchestra closes the show off on a fun, off-center note

This show is hosted by Ryu Cope, host of the popular podcast, Bad Buddhist Radio - a unique, un-fluffy look at living one's life as a Buddhist. Fascinating. Entertaining. And above all, incredibly relevant. Check it out!

Enjoy the music and keep in touch!

Mark
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org

Episode 014 - Hosted by Mark Allender

Ethel - "Memory"
Stratospheerius - "Mental Floss"
Catya Maré - "Essential Impro"
Bee and Flower - "In the Hush"
Ashia - "Ne me quitte pas"
Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble - "Yuki"
D-Sharp - "Moment 2 Reflect"
Back Forty - "Shiva Blues"

http://www.bowed.org/014/014.mp3

Hello,

Ah, so much for being on a roll

This episode is a good one and, I am proud to say, is the first that I host by myself. So yes, this is what I sound like.

A lot of great music on this episode. The big catch is the bad-ass string quartet Ethel. These guys are great and god, I would love to see these guys live someday. One exciting catch for this show is the Berlin-based ten-piece ensemble Bee and Flower - a large ensemble with a full in-house string quartet. Prepare to be swept off your feet.

I currently have a TON of music ready to go, so let's see if I can get these shows out a little more regularly.

Thanks for all the emails and comments!

Take care,

Mark Allender
string@bowed.org
www.bowed.org
www.myspace.com/bowedradio

Episode 013 - Hosted by Dawn Miceli of the Dawn and Drew Show

Mundi - "Saltarello"
Zydepunks - "Satan, Dance You Fukr"
DeJesus - "Change"
Daryn Yuill & Dan Cullen - "5 am"
Da Phatfunk Clique - "Word Funk"
Sadie Compton - "Screamer"
Judgement Day - "Seventh Circle"
Glenn Weyant - "Clear Light"

http://www.bowed.org/013/013.mp3

Hello,

It's been a bit delayed, but I am on a roll at this point, so look for more music more often.

This show gives us a taste of the southern United States, more than in previous programs, featuring artists from Louisiana, Arizona, Texas, and Kentucky (playing a song about Alabama). Another fine collection.

Probably the weirdest thing that's been on this show in a while is Glenn Weyant, whose work explores the sounds of bowed metals - specifically the metal wall separating the U.S. and Mexico. I am also very pleased to present the Zydepunks on the show - their music is a lot of fun and represents the first artist that makes this show Rated R (for language). Also notable is heavy metal string trio Judgment Day - god i would love to see these gguys live! (y'ever make it out east?!)

Hosting this episode is Dawn Miceli of the infamous Dawn and Drew Show. It is a great plaesure to have her on the show, so make her feel welcome (even if she does have difficulty saying the word "Klezmer")

Enjoy the music!