Call
Angeline:
(408)799-0314
or
Art:
(650) 224-5604 |
Fox
on the Town met at the old Palo Alto céilís while playing
in the house céilí band Cooking with Turf. After playing
together at local seisiún and late night parties, it struck
us that we loved playing music together, and so, Fox on the Town was
formed. We bring a variety of musical experiences and talents to the
band, and offer a unique blend of traditional Irish and American music,
with a hint of Classical music popping up now and then.
Angeline
LeLeux
knows how to play classical music - she has a Bachelor's
degree in Piano Performance from Millikin University , and a Masters
degree in Music from Notre Dame de Namur University - and yet
she also loves folk music. The two styles do mix, and Angeline
brings both to her playing with excellent results. Angeline
immerses herself in both types of music; she has played fiddle in
several Irish bands, including the Palo Alto Céilí
Band, Cooking with Turf. She hosts Irish music seisiúns
once a month at her home and regularly performs with Irish harper
Barbary Grant. Angeline also teaches private lessons in piano, beginning
Irish fiddle, and Alexander Technique.
Art
Friedman stumbled
across an Irish seisiún
at the Munk's Park Saloon twenty five years ago and still hasn't recovered.
Since then, Irish music has taken over increasingly huge chunks of
his brain, ears and fingers. It has coupled with his expertise in
American old-time music, and Art plays a unique and exciting form
of Irish music. Art
has taught and performed traditional music, both old time and Irish,
for more than 25 years. His old-time band Harmon's Peak is in great
demand at local venues and has performed numerous times on KKUP, playing
both old-time and Irish music, and he leads a popular seisiún
at O'Flaherty's in San Jose.
Margaret
Sloan first became aware of Irish music when she heard Joannie
Madden playing flute in the Irish-American band, Cherish the Ladies.
Margaret originally played silver flute, but once she played an Irish
flute, she never looked back. She loves the percussive quality of
the simple system flute. It can growl and thump, but can also soar
sweetly. Margaret
studied flute with the San Francisco flute player Jack Guilder, then
traveled to Ireland where she studied flute and singing for 6 months.
She plays in Cooking with Turf and other céilí
bands throughout the South Bay, and is likely to be found at various
local seisiúns.
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