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These SF Bay Area musicians kick up<br />
some dust with their own style of rowdy<br />
folk fusion/world rock as they swerve<br />
effortlessly from ska to Celtic rock, from<br />
Cajun/Zydeco to klezmer, from swing<br />
and polka to the high seas and beyond.<br />
They are upbeat enough to keep an allages<br />
crowd happy, intense and energetic<br />
enough to rock a nightclub.<br />
All this careening across the musical<br />
map began in 2004 when accordionist,<br />
Maggie Martin assembled fellow musicians<br />
to record an album of her compositions.<br />
They’ve been at it ever since<br />
delighting audiences at festivals, breweries,<br />
wineries, private parties, in clubs<br />
and on the streets at farmer’s markets.<br />
They have toured several states including<br />
in the Midwest and Northwest. Toes<br />
tap, people dance, kids like ‘em. They’ve<br />
garnered radio play around the world, and<br />
even caught the ears of movie director<br />
Paul Haggis who used their “Sleepy Maggie”<br />
to underscore an entire scene in a TV<br />
pilot which aired internationally.<br />
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the Mad Maggies<br />
They’re happy to be back again at the<br />
<strong>Cotati</strong> <strong>Accordion</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> where<br />
accordions rule and the crowd knows<br />
how to have fun.<br />
<strong>Accordion</strong>ist Maggie Martin: leads this<br />
wild ensemble and is joined by<br />
Johny Blood: tuba<br />
Ray Fernandez: tenor sax, baritone sax<br />
Ian Luke: drums<br />
Rhian Robinson: clarinet, whistle<br />
Chris Silvey: flugel, trumpet<br />
Tim “SepTIMus” Sarter: U-bass, electric<br />
and acoustic bass guitar<br />
Gary “GDub” Wium: guitars<br />
For booking and more information<br />
visit www.themadmaggies.com<br />
Discography:<br />
“Shake Those Bones” 2011<br />
“Flashbacks - The Mad Maggies play<br />
vintage hits” 2010<br />
“Skull & Magpies” 2009<br />
“Magdalena’s Revenge” 2007<br />
“Crazed and Enthused” 2004 ▲
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