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Dromedary, also known as the Dromedary Quartet, is an American world music band originally based out of Athens, Georgia but now with members on both coasts. The group formed as a duo consisting of Andrew Reissiger and Rob McMaken playing a variety of instruments from cultures across the globe. The group's most recent album Sticks and Stones features New Orleans-to-Athens transplant Louis Romanos (percussion) and Chris Enghauser (bass).
Dromedary | |
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| Origin | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
| Genres | world music |
| Instrument(s) | Appalachian dulcimer, charango, cümbüs, guitar, mandolin, etc. |
| Years active | circa 2001 - current |
| Members | Andrew Reissiger Rob McMaken Jeff Reilly Neal Fountain |
| Website | dromedarymusic.com |
Instruments utilized include the Bolivian charango, the Turkish cumbus, the Appalachian dulcimer, mandolin, and guitar.
The duo have also been frequent collaborators with North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Jonathan Byrd. Together they recorded The Sea and The Sky, an album of songs Byrd wrote inspired by a band.
Discography
edit- Artifact (2001)
- Live from the Make Believe (2003)
- Dromedary Quartet (2006)
- Sticks and Stones (2008)
with Jonathan Byrd
edit- The Sea and The Sky (2004, Waterbug)
- This Is The New That (2007, Waterbug)
Further reading
edit- Budd Kopman, "Quartet", All About Jazz, August 15, 2006
- "Dromedary Expands to a Quartet and Presents New Album", World Music Central, August 12, 2006
- Mike Joyce, "Jonathan Byrd & Dromedary - The Sea & the Sky, (Waterbug), Andrew McKnight - Beyond Borders (Falling Mountain)"[dead link] (reviews), The Washington Post, February 25, 2005, p.WE08
- Liz Carlisle, "The Best New Folk of Summer 2004: Part II: The intellectuals" (CD review), The Harvard Independent, October 7, 2004
- Matt Watroba, "Jonathan Byrd & Dromedary: forces of nature", Sing Out!, 48:3, Fall 2004 (link—requires subscription to highbeam.com)
- Francois Couture, "Review: Live from the Make Believe,
, Allmusic, 2003 - Francois Couture, "Review: Artifact, , Allmusic
- Matt Hutchinson, "We are not the world: Athens duo Dromedary breathes American life into international flavors", CreativeLoafing.com, October 30, 2003
- Daniel Arizona, "Splendid reviews: Dromedary - Artifact", Splendid, January 21, 2002
- Carool Kersten, "Review: Dromedary - Artifact", Rambles, January 25, 2003
External links
edit- Dromedary Archived 2007-02-08 at the Wayback Machine, official web site
- Dromedary at MySpace
- Dromedary at Allmusic
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