Pam Temple and Spencer Funk
are Wild
Carrot. This Cincinnati-based, award-winning group has what it takes to please all types of folk music fans. Rooted in traditional American
music, their repertoire branches in diverse directions:
from award-winning original songs to swing, from traditional and not-so-traditional
folk songs to show tunes and blues. They do interesting
arrangements with vocals, guitar, mandolin, concertina, penny
whistle, dulcimer and the occasional bowed psaltery. In quartet with their Roots Band (Brenda Wolfersberger and Brandt Smith), they expand to to four vocals and add bass, banjo and dobro. Wild Carrot's entertaining and moving performances have something for everyone. Their performances have often been described as "honest, soothing, uplifting and fun all at the same time", moving an audience from laughter to tears and back again in a way that makes the listener feel like they're in a conversation with old friends. All of this adds up to a performance that's been described as "seamless", "life-sized complex, subtle and powerful" and "a joy."
We are part of a great music cooperative in the Cincinnati area, called Blue Jordan Records. Home to a wonderful group of folk and acoustic artists, we're proud to be associated with these folks. Go
to Blue Jordan Records
So,
where did we get the name "Wild Carrot'? A
wild carrot is the same as Queen Anne's Lace. Our
music has been described as being rooted in the
solid earth of tradition and untainted by commercialism; strong while displaying a delicate intricacy, like Queen Anne's
Lace.
Wild Carrot appears
on Blue Jordan Records
Tour fee support is available
from the Ohio Arts Council
Wild Carrot uses John Pearse
Strings exclusively
Tour fee support is available
from the Performing Arts Fund
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