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Time to turn up the heat!. Working backwards - get your tickets for the Feb 10-11 Midwinter Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest at the Brink Lounge in Madison WI. Also check out the Facebook page for a chance to win free tickets!
And there are two very special gigs the week before the Gypsy Swing Fest. Fri Feb 3 the Wail heads to Mpls MN for a special night at Old Arizona, 2821 Nicollet Ave., and Saturday Feb 4 it's a night at the Bohemian Ballroom at The Heyde Center in Chippewa Falls, WI (home of the famous Leinenkugel Brewery).…
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Call the Box Office at 608-877-4400
to receive discounted pricing!
-- be sure to mention that you are on the Harmonious Wail mail list
This is a very special place and going to be a very special evening performance. Friday, Jan 20, 2012 - showtime 7:30pm.
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Hi Wail Friends,
We just had a fantastic interview and review in O-Town magazine for the Cooperstown Concert Series. Check it out in the PDF attached below
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Hello Wail Friends,
Sims here writing from a hotel in LaCrosse WI - I wanted to tell you about a great gig I just picked up and about the Midwest Gypsy Swing fest but first this up date - we played the opener for the LaCrosse Jazz Fest last night and are excited for today and tomorrow's set. In a last minute schedule re-arrangement we picked up a 5:30pm Friday set at Riverside Park. Sat evening on to Witwen Campground Concerts in Sauk City. wail.com/calendar for all the details.
Here's the info on the great new gig I have just…
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Hi Wail friends! The Ninth Annual Midwest Gypsy Swing Festivalis upon us again and this year looks to be the most spectacular ever! So go to your calendars and ink in Friday September 16 and Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Art In The Barn in Fitchburg. The lineup this year is exeedingly fun and exiting, featuring a slew of new favorites and old friends.
Robin Nolan Trio - back by popular demand – a festival favorite - direct from Amsterdam
Ameranouche !!! – acoustic gypsy jazz power trio – two-time winner of Best of New Hampshire awards as well as…
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Thursday, 09 June 2011 23:59
Written by Sims Delaney-Potthoff
H Wail films pilot for TV show American Band-Land
Yesterday Harmonious Wail had the good fortune to be picked as one of a half dozen Madison WI bands to be filmed as part of a pilot for a new TV show called American Band-Land. The idea is for the TV crew to travel to selected cities (cool cities - like Madison WI) and film a handful of "cool" bands at rehearsals or just jamming and then have the viewing audience vote on their choice of "coolest". We had a gas with the guys and the filming - and we caught a bit of it on our handy zoom camera…
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Tuesday, 07 June 2011 17:27
Written by Sims Delaney-Potthoff
new Wail News for June -- HW wins 4 MAMA awards!
The Madison Area Music Association awards ceremony is held every June and raises money to get instruments in to the school system. Our buddy, MAMA director and founder Rick Tvedt has been working the MAMAs for more than a decade and has done almighty work - we are proud to help get school kids into music and give them a chance at artistic self expression. It is also the highest of honors to be chosen by a jury of our peers. So the first awards go to the schools who will benefit from The MAMA's fine work - secondly…
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Tuesday, 07 June 2011 17:18
Written by Sims Delaney-Potthoff
HW-complete CD package drawing - and the winner is....
and the winner is ......Mr Robert Legler from Mt. Pleasant, WI wins a complete package of all the HW recordings.
Saturday evening June 4, 2011 , the Wail had the pleasure of performing as the featured guests of the Wisconsin Dairy Statesmen vocal ensemble. We had a hoot and the crowd was perfect, as were the Dairy Statesmen - a good time was had by all.
We ran a contest/drawing - drop your biz card into the fish bowl and we will draw one name for a set of all the HW recordings. Way to go Robert -- thanks to…
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Hi All, Word from the Wail on the Road. We be in DC last night played at The Corner Store in Capitol Hill. Tonight, Thursday to Harrisonburg, VA to play at The Clementine Cafe. On Friday we make the drive north to Sartatoga Springs NY and the most excellent Caffe Lena. Saturday it's over to Boston for a live recording of Says You - NPR show. Then it's westward ho back to MadTown. We have had the mother of all tours and have met some of greatest music lovers and made a ton of new friends. Thank you tried and…
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Hello Wail friends and Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest Fans, New news in Wail world. We have made a deal with Arts Wisconsin. We can now accept donations and grants from public agencies, corporations, foundations and individuals, and provide tax-exempt status, on behalf of Wisconsin arts. This includes both the MGSF and H Wail. In our ongoing pursuit of opportunities to get the music to the ears of our fans - and hopefully gain new friends - the Wail is always ready to accept financial help for any of the Wail projects. And as stated earlier, the Festival could not be…
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Hello Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest friends, fans, sponsors and supporters, One more time I want you all to know how thankful I am for your support, sponsorship, attendance, enthusiasm, and love of the Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest and Harmonious Wail. Really, we couldn’t / wouldn’t be here with out you. It is becoming clear to me that the new music business model is coming closer to home, more DIY (do-it-yourself) and much more immediate. Musicians, bands and music festivals are becoming much more involved directly with their fans. As I am writing for grants and corporate sponsors (I do have…
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Hello Wail Friends, I hope this note finds you all groovin in to a summer of great music and fun. Here in Wail world things are always cooking and we are all geared up for travels and tours. For starters, tomorrow in Sturgeon Bay, WI we are very excited to be part of The Harmony by the Bay Concert Series. Great line up this year and Tuesday June 29 is the kick-off. Martin Park in Sturgeon Bay WI at 7pm. 920-493-5979 for more info or of coarse www.wail.com/gigs. I am up to my eyeballs managing the upcoming Midwest Gypsy Swing…
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