"Eclectic but consistently entertaining and sizzling with intensity as only great
acoustic music can deliver, with an urgency and intimacy that I love." - Michelle Shocked, Performing Singer-Songwriter
Wild Carrot 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 original tunes to swing, blues and traditional songs, using guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, concertina and vocals. In quartet with their Roots Band (Brenda Wolfersberger and Brandt Smith), they expand 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."
Carrot Shtick - News
February, 2012
Happy February!
Here in Cincy, the crocuses have begun to show their purple and yellow heads...it has just begun to snow - big, fluffy flakes like in a dream. We'll take the warmer weather for walking the dog in the woods but...this is lovely.
Anyway, here's a little bit about our goings on.
We just keep on pickin' and hope you'll be able to join us. Here are some opportunities to do just that.
Join our mailing list (at the bottom of the page) and we'll keep you up on the lowdown.
Shows and Tours!
Only 2 tables left!! Join us for dinner and a show just in time for Valentine's Day at The Gennett Mansion at 1829 East Main St., Richmond, IN, 47374 on Friday February 10th. If you're into history, music and food - it's a no-brainer! The lovely setting is on the National Historic Register. Dinner will be prepared by personal chef Jenniffer Ferrell and includes a 3 course meal of locally grown and harvested foods! Yum! The concert follows with Wild Carrot & the Roots Band. You can come for dinner at 6PM and the show at 8PM or just the show! Info/reservations: (765) 935-0055 or (765) 977-7303 or reserve your seat at the table HERE!
Wild Carrot & the Roots Band have some sweet local shows before we head to Florida in March! Check out all of our tour dates and local shows on our calendar.
Spencer and Pam had a great time in Mexico last month, met some fine folks, brushed up on our Spanish, played some music and did some tourist-y stuff. Here's a SLIDE SHOW of us at the Mayan ruin of Uxmal (pron: UUsh-mall).
Imagine 25,000 people living and working here on 37.5 square kilometers of incredible stone structures between 600 and 1000AD. Fantastic!
The rest of February we will be writing and working on getting one of our new songs, "Talking with Ghosts" recorded. It may be used in an upcoming stage production that is currently in development. It will be staged at the Know Theatre here in Cincinnati. We'll keep you posted! And we'll get new music to you asap. Stay Tuned!
Fun Stuff!
We've been Wikipedia'd! What? Yep, we "Googled" ourselves (whee!) a while back and found someone had put us up on Wikipedia...does that mean we're famous? :)
Get Cookin'!
Here's a NEW (Wild) Carrot recipe for you suitable for the cold winter months!
Let us know how it turns out for you!
There is always more at our web site - carrot recipes, photos, video, music clips and MORE! Keep in touch and tell a friend about Wild Carrot!
We hope 2012 finds you healthy and happy and that our music will add a little more of all of that to your year! We have so many exciting thing coming up for you this year! Here are some highlights:
Shows and Tours!
Thanks to the FABulous audience that joined us at the Fitton Center for the Creative Arts earlier this month. We had a blast and were so glad to return to this sweet theatre with the Roots Band! Pam and Spencer are currently in Mexico (!) for a visit and a show at Hennessey's Irish Pub (Maybe we'll play at a Mexican Place when we go to the UK in 2013!). Look for more photos in the February newsletter - join below!
Pam and Spencer at Uxmal, Yucatan, Mexico - an ancient Mayan site. Imagine 25,000 people living and working here on 37.5 square kilometers of incredible stone structures between 600 and 1000AD. Fantastic!
Then, Wild Carrot & the Roots Band head to Florida in March! Check out all of our tour dates and local showson our calendar!
New Video!
Check out this new video of our song "Blue Bottle Tree". Then go to ourYouTube Channelfor more lovely new video ... and more on the way, so check back! (Thanks to Mind Ignition in Cincinnati)
In the Studio!
Yes, we've begun again, recording some new tunes. We'll try to get them out to you on the web site as we can. Stay Tuned!
New Press!
We recorded "What Have You Done to Lift Somebody Up" by Paul Thorn on our last CD (buy it HERE). This is what Mr. Thorn had to say about it:
"My ears were so pleased when I heard Wild Carrot's version of "What Have You Done To Life Somebody Up." They are a tight band with a great sound and a lot of soul. Thank you for recording my song." -Paul Thorn
That's all the news that's fit to print for now. Keep up with us online by bookmarking this page, joining our mailing list in the field below and "Like" us on Facebook!
"You can't just have a taste of Wild Carrot. Slowly savor their contemporary folk
rooted in tradition and know you'll be coming back again and again." - Jamie Anderson, Sing Out!
"...simultaneously lovely, clever, and swingy..." - Rob Weir, Off Center Reviews
"We knew we'd hear great music, but you all did a great SHOW!" - Audience Member
Two-Time Cultural Ambassadors with the US State Department
We are honored to have been chosen twice to tour Chile as "Folk Music Ambassadors". It is a beautiful country and we were lucky to see more of it than most Chileans do as we toured up and down the coast playing festivals, concerts and master classes. Here are a few shots. Our hearts go out to our hosts and friends rebuilding after 2010's devastating earthquake.
"Zanahoria Silvestre" on the stage!
In front of the postcard-perfect volcano in Villa Rica, Chile during our tour.
Spencer on a typical "street" in Valparaiso, Chile, our favorite place in Chile. It's an artists' town, built on seven steep hills above a bay. When we win the lottery, we're gonna move here.
Turn Your Radio On
Tune into Pam's radio show on WNKU 89.7 Monday through Thursday 8-10 PM and Sundays from 10 AM-1 PM for The Front Porch.