The Wingdale Community Singers:
Formed in 2002 by Rick Moody (acoustic guitar, vocals) and Hannah Marcus (acoustic guitar, piano, fiddle, vocals). David Grubbs, of the Red Krayola, Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and many other bands, joined in 2003. He plays many instruments, though mostly the electric guitar, and sings sometimes. Nina Katchadourian (acoustic guitar, accordion, recorder, tomato, vocals) joined in 2006, as did Abe Streep (fiddle, mandolin). The Wingdale Community Singers play folk music that could have been written any time in the last sixty years. It’s Old Time, it’s High Modernist, it’s experimental, it’s resistant to interpretation, it’s funny sometimes, it’s full of dread other times. One aspect remains throughout: there’s a lot of singing. And a lot of harmony.
