Dromedary (band)
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Dromedary | |
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| Origin | Athens, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Genres | world music |
| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Appalachian dulcimer, charango, cümbüs, guitar, mandolin, etc. |
| Years active | circa 2001 - current |
| Members | Andrew Reissiger Rob McMaken Jeff Reilly Neal Fountain |
| Website | dromedarymusic.com |
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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).
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
- Artifact (2001)
- Live from the Make Believe (2003)
- Dromedary Quartet (2006)
- Sticks and Stones (2008)
with Jonathan Byrd
- The Sea and The Sky (2004, Waterbug)
- This Is The New That (2007, Waterbug)
Further reading
- 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, StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg, Allmusic, 2003
- Francois Couture, "Review: Artifact, StarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg, 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
