Biography
An Dro performs traditional acoustic music with a creative twist that defies easy categorization. The band's sound is built on a foundation of Celtic tunes, but while that may be the starting point, it's not where the journey ends. At an An Dro performance you'll hear traditional Irish melodies, medieval French songs, Breton dance tunes, Scandinavian refrains, Appalachian influences, Latin rhythms, and African grooves, all injected with an improvisational flair that at times resembles a jam-band.
This diverse range of musical styles is complemented by an equally diverse array of musical instruments. Fiddle, guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, Celtic harp, doumbek, and talking drum are just part of the arsenal used to create the band's unique and varied sound palette. The band also inserts vocal arrangements amidst its instrumental repertoire.
The name An Dro refers to a folk dance from Brittany where the dancers link fingers as they move in a spiral. It translates literally as "The Turn." Similarly, the band An Dro is a musical turning point for it's members as they explore a new world of musical ideas.
The line up includes:
* James Spalink on bouzouki & hurdy gurdy
* Michele Venegas on fiddle
* Eddie Eicher on percussion
* Fred Willson on guitar, mandolin and vocals
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