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  • Genre: Acoustic / Experimental / Jazz

    Location www.darolanger,com, Un

    Profile Views: 178000

    Last Login: 9/17/2011

    Member Since 3/13/2006

    Website <b>www.DarolAnger.com</b>

    Record Label Compass Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .. ....Darol Anger.. .. .... ..To see more about Darol and purchase any of his recordings or videos, check out his regular website, ..www.darolanger.com..... .. .. Violinist, fiddler, composer, producer and educator, Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent. He is well-known as a founding member of some of the most innovative acoustic groups ever: his Republic Of Strings, Newgrange, the Anger/Marshall Band, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Psychograss, the Montreux Band, and the David Grisman Quintet. Working with some of the world's greatest improvising string musicians; Stephane Grappelli, Mark O'Connor, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Michael Manring, Mike Marshall, Michael Hedges, Jerry Douglas, et al., has given Anger a unique perspective on string music, resulting in his inventing and developing innovative string techniques. .... In addition to performing all over the world, Darol led string seminars and lecture-demonstrations with Turtle Island at colleges all over the world. He guest instructs at Berklee College of Music and Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camps, and helped create the String Resouce Board of the International Association of Jazz Educators. He has dozens of recordings, including his newest, Generation Nation, on Compass Records. Darol has written instructional videos and books dealing with many aspects of vernacular string playing. .... Darol tours and performs with his groups, ..The Republic of Strings.., The Monster String Quartet, Psychograss, and as a special guest with The Anonymous 4 and Yonder Mountain String Band. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. ..
  • Members

    ........The Republic of Strings..:.............. ....Darol.. - violin ~ .... ....Scott Law.. - guitar ~ .... ....Mike Block.. - cello ~ .... ....Lauren Rioux.. - 5 string viola ~ ...... With alternating musicians:.... ...Heather Masse..-vocals~... ....Bryn Davies.. - string bass ~ .... ...Joe Walsh..-mandolin~... ...Sharon Gilchrist..-mandolin~... ....Brittany Haas.. - fiddle ~ .... ....Tashina Clarridge.. - fiddle ~ ......
  • Influences

    David Dawg, Tony Rice, Aldous Huxley, Paul Desmond, Paul McCandless, Paul & Silas-Bound-In-Jail, Gene Wolfe, Kenneth Rexroth, Jean Luc-Ponty, John Coltrane, Bird, Cannonball, Bud Powell & McCoyTyner, Sammy Bush, Alan Watts, Charlie Watts, James Watt, Bill Snowden, Terrence McKenna, George Stavis, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Hedges & Manring the Manthing, Barbara Higbie, Mike Marshall, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dr. Strange, Buell Neidlinger, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Roy Chapman Andrews, Beezus & Ramona, Rushad & Brittany, Babz&Dwayne, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs, Dr. Billy Taylor, Tom Robbins, Vassar, Byron Richard, StuBob, Matt Glaser, OMAC, Natalies MacMaster & Haas, Andy Statman, Sophie Scott, Faye Hinze, Tom Holzen, Neal Stephenson, The Grier-man's FaceaWhile's Twin, and Scott Nygaard, Garrison Keillor, Willa Rabinovitch, Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, Joe Venuti, Lord Buckley and Zorro.
  • Sounds Like

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  • Darol Anger

    Getting ready to oppen the Darol Anger School Of Bluegrass at www.ArtistWorks.com

    1 year ago
  • Darol Anger

    Hi folks- we stocked up for the holidays; we've got a slew of really good Darol CDs available to easily order right off my website and friendly folks standing by to send them out to you before the big day. Get some nice stocking stuffers or complete your collection at www.darolanger.com/store

    2 years ago
  • Lady fern

    Darol, you Rocked it out like never before at this year's NSWW at Horning's Hideout! You truly move me with your fiddlin' skills and sounds!!!

    2 years ago
  • Philippe Mius d'Entremo…

    Thanks for the add and the inspiration!

    2 years ago
  • Violon-Radio LaMusiqueu…

     Bonjou. Hola. Hello .........
        NOW ON ITUNES :  RADIO / INTERNATIONAL / ANANTA ...La Radio du Violon et la Musique Universelle

    2 years ago
  • Jorge Umana Boulanger

    Thanks for the freindship Darol
    all the best wiaches from
    Buenos Aires,Argentina
    Jorge C.Umana Boulanger
    www.boulanger-musik.com.ar

    2 years ago
  • Peter Pritchard

    best wishes Darol

    Peter

    2 years ago
  • 2 years ago
  • ester Scala

    thanks so much!!!

    3 years ago
  • Darol Anger

    hey folks. I'm commenting on my own site!

    Darol & Scott Law near Asheville, NC


    Darol & Scott pull out their fancy Duo
    chops at the very nice club

    White Horse/Black Mountain, near Asheville, North Carolina.


    105C Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711



    (828) 669-0816‎




    3 years ago
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Bio:

New Years Eve

Darol Anger ..

To see more about Darol and purchase any of his recordings or videos, check out his regular website, www.darolanger.com.

Violinist, fiddler, composer, producer and educator, Darol Anger is at home in a number of musical genres, some of which he helped to invent. He is well-known as a founding member of some of the most innovative acoustic groups ever: his Republic Of Strings, Newgrange, the Anger/Marshall Band, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Psychograss, the Montreux Band, and the David Grisman Quintet. Working with some of the world's greatest improvising string musicians; Stephane Grappelli, Mark O'Connor, Bela Fleck, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Michael Manring, Mike Marshall, Michael Hedges, Jerry Douglas, et al., has given Anger a unique perspective on string music, resulting in his inventing and developing innovative string techniques.

In addition to performing all over the world, Darol led string seminars and lecture-demonstrations with Turtle Island at colleges all over the world. He guest instructs at Berklee College of Music and Mark O'Connor's Fiddle Camps, and helped create the String Resouce Board of the International Association of Jazz Educators. He has dozens of recordings, including his newest, Generation Nation, on Compass Records. Darol has written instructional videos and books dealing with many aspects of vernacular string playing.

Darol tours and performs with his groups, The Republic of Strings, The Monster String Quartet, Psychograss, and as a special guest with The Anonymous 4 and Yonder Mountain String Band. ..
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Member Since:

March 13, 2006

Members:

The Republic of Strings:..


Darol - violin ~ ..
Scott Nygaard - guitar ~ ..
Mike Block - cello ~ ..
Lauren Rioux - 5 string viola ~ ..

With alternating musicians:

Bryn Davies - string bass ~ ..
Brittany Haas - fiddle ~ ..
Tashina Clarridge - fiddle ~ ..

Influences:

David Dawg, Tony Rice, Aldous Huxley, Paul Desmond, Paul McCandless, Paul & Silas-Bound-In-Jail, Gene Wolfe, Kenneth Rexroth, Jean Luc-Ponty, John Coltrane, Bird, Cannonball, Bud Powell & McCoyTyner, Sammy Bush, Alan Watts, Charlie Watts, James Watt, Bill Snowden, Terrence McKenna, George Stavis, Jaco Pastorius, Michael Hedges & Manring the Manthing, Barbara Higbie, Mike Marshall, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Dr. Strange, Buell Neidlinger, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Roy Chapman Andrews, Beezus & Ramona, Rushad & Brittany, Babz&Dwayne, Ry Cooder, Bonnie Raitt, Earl Scruggs, Dr. Billy Taylor, Tom Robbins, Vassar, Byron Richard, StuBob, Matt Glaser, OMAC, Natalies MacMaster & Haas, Andy Statman, Sophie Scott, Faye Hinze, Tom Holzen, Neal Stephenson, The Grier-man's FaceaWhile's Twin, and Scott Nygaard, Garrison Keillor, Willa Rabinovitch, Stephane Grappelli, Stuff Smith, Joe Venuti, Lord Buckley and Zorro.

Sounds Like:

Psychograss !

Record Label:

Compass Records

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