Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem at Stone Soup Coffeehouse February 16, 2008

All of roots music is a stage for Rani Arbo and daisy mayhem, and this four-piece string band loves nothing more than choreographing a jubilant mix of traditional, original, and contemporary sounds. With Arbo's bewitching alto at the helm, stunning vocal harmonies, a 100% recycled drum set, fiddle, guitar, and bass, daisy mayhem "has a grand knack for pumping new blood into old music" (The Boston Globe). Imagine, for example, a pre-civil war song from the Georgia Sea Islands sung over a New Orleans-style groove. Or, an old Irish fiddle tune with new lyrics, capped with a solo on a South American box drum. A Sondheim tune done jug band style? An original Unitarian funk gospel song? You begin to get the idea. Here are four musicians (Rani Arbo, Andrew Kinsey, Scott Kessel and Anand Nyack) who pick up what's lying around—from tin cans to old songs and wry observations of modern life—and create something new.
Concert begins with a Stone Soup Hoot - Open Mike. Tickets: $15

Official Website: http://www.stonesoupcoffeehouse.com