SingOut!
Magazine, Winter 2004
Nightflying.com,
August 2004
City
Beat – Spill It, April, 9-15, 2003
Folk
and Acoustic Music Exchange, 2003
The
Cincinnati Post, April 10, 2003
The
Cincinnati Enquirer – Disc ‘n’ Dat,
Friday, April 11, 2003
TheChattanoogan.com
Happenings, October 8, 2003
CincinnatiEnquirer.com
- Entertainment, February 9, 2001
City
Beat – Spill It, February 4-10, 1999
TuneDin
Florida Today – Entertainment, January 21, 1999
Creative
Loafing, July 18, 1999
Folk
Notes, April 1997
Wild
Carrot Biography
Pam Temple and Spencer Funk are wild carrot
In any wild carrot performance, you might hear a 30's standard followed by a traditional
tune from the 1800's and then a song written
just last week. They've got what it takes to please all kinds of folk music fans. Pam Temple and Spencer
Funk are the award-wining Cincinnati-based duo
wild carrot. Rooted in traditional
American music, their repertoire branches in diverse
directions: from award-winning original songs to traditional and not-so-traditional
folk songs and from show tunes to jazz and blues. They do interesting
arrangements with vocals, guitar, mandolin, concertina, penny
whistle, dulcimer, banjo and bowed psaltery. 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 perforamances have often been described as "honest, soothing, uplifting and fun all at the same time." In Their growing reputation for high musicianship, professionalism
and fun have made them a favorite on the national folk
circuit. It all adds up to a performance that is "seamless", "life-sized complex, subtle and powerful" and "a joy." They have shared the stage with such internationally
known acts as Fairport Convention, Jean Ritchie, Arlo Guthrie, Stanley Jordan,
Robin and Linda Williams, David Massengil, Bill Staines, Peter Mulvey, Kate Campbell and Bill Morrissey.
Awards and Honors
Recently chosen as cultural ambasadors to Chile, South
America (2003 & 2005) by the US Emabssy in Santiago, they were finalists
for the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Contest
(Kerrville, TX, 2000), winners of the Walnut
Valley New Songs Showcase for Folk (Winfield,
KS, 2000), and were named Best Folk Act
by the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards.
Wild carrot is currently participating in Muse
Machine Adventure program, performing and giving
songwriting workshops to elementary and middle school
classes regionally. They are on the Ohio Arts conuncil's
Artists on Tour Fee Support and the Heartland Arts Fund
Rosters and are endorsing artists for John Pearse Strings.
Bio
Both from Cincinnati, Pamela and Spencer are rooted
in traditional folk music but branch in diverse directions.
With over 10 years of classical vocal training, Pamela
has performed in many venues from coffeehouses to opera
houses. Her experience as a Peace Corps volunteer in
Costa Rica helped her develop an honest and intelligent
song-writing style. Spencer has always been drawn to
fingerstyle guitar but has studied and performed many
styles including jazz, blues, and classical for over
30 years. He has been in demand as a side-man over the
years and teaches
guitar, mandolin, banjo and bass.
Pamela and Spencer met back in 1991 at the then 30+-year-old
Leo
Coffeehouse when he was managing the place and she
was singing at an open mic. After a few years they decided
to join forces and as their musical relationship took
root so did their personal relationship and they're
still growing. With any luck both will continue long
after people stop asking, "Is the name wild carrot
a reference to her hair?"
What's In a Name?
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, while displaying a delicate
musical intricacy, like the flower of Queen Anne's lace.
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Us For More Info
Performance Highlights
Chilean Bi-National Cultural Centers
As cultural ambassadors to Chile, South America via
US State Dept., Santiago, Chile
Kerrville Folk Festival
New Folk Finalists,
Kerrville, TX
Walnut Valley Festival, New Songs Showcase Winners,
Winfield, KS
Kentucky Music Weekend
(with Tom Paxton, Arlo Guthrie, Jean Ritchie), Louisville,
KY
Little Brother's
(with Robin & Linda Williams), Columbus, OH
Lyric Theater
(with Bill Morrissey), Stuart, FL
Southgate House
(with Fairport Convention), Newport, KY
Summer Sunset Series
(with Stanley Jordan), Cincinnati, OH
Evening Star Concert Series
(with David Massengil), Sautee, GA
Down East Concert Series
New Bern & Trenton, NC
Fiddle & Bow
Winston Salem, NC
Shenandoah Coffee House Concert Series
Shepherdstown, WV & Reston, VA
National Folk Alliance Conference
(showcased, 2000; featured, 1998)
Appalachian Festival
Cincinnati, OH
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Here for a Complete Performance History
(PDF Format)
Residency History
Click on the link below for a complete list of wild
carrot's residency performances and workshops.
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