SEEKING
Trombone, Fiddle, Other, Flute, Keyboard, Trumpet, Violin, Drums, Vocalist - Soprano.ABOUT
A "classical"/orchestral meets rock , crossover experimental fusion project currently looking for drummer, brass, strings, and woodwind.
- Screen name:
- Whimwise_ Band
- Member since:
- Apr 20 2008
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Very Committed
- Years together:
- 3
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Age:
- 56 years
Influences
Orchestral feelings, moods and instrumentation - but delivered with the crack and power of distortion and rock music.
Members Of Band
Various.
But based around Violin, clarinet, double bass, harp, guitar, drums, keyboards and laptop sequencer.
-Need more orchestral players-
EQUIPMENT
Wood , pipes , electronics , brains , hands , laptop - ... and inspirational moments!!
MUSIC
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Not In My Name
Not In My Name Year: 2005 Album: Whimwise Genre: Other
CALENDAR
Past Events
A third visit to The Ferry on The River Clyde for Whimwise.
Another gig with Whimwise supporting the reformed chart topping Dutch living legends "Focus" at The Robin 2,Mount Pleasent, Bilston, Birningham.
A concert in aid of Cape Cornwall Retreats will be held Saturday Sept. 25 at the Cape Cornwall Golf & Leisure Resort from 7:30 til l0:30 p.m. A limited number of tickets are £8 and can be purchased at Bosweddan House or the Golf & Leisure Resort, St. Just, TR19 7NL. Food and drink available. Ticket information: 07980831924.
Using concert proceeds, Cape Cornwall Retreats will fund a project that envisions providing coordinated, comprehensive, community-based therapeutic and support services to persons who are in transition due to unemployment, mental or physical illness, family distress, and other difficulties. In addition to developing individually-tailored assistance, the group aims to promote sustainability and greater health and well-being in the larger community.
Before Whimwises performance, Danu Fox who is a composer, musician and sound healer, will sing and play Native American flutes, harmonium, piano, and percussion. She also gives public and corporate workshops on the use of the voice and music. Also performing is Saphhra Sound Weavers, a duo of nature-inspired, Celtic-influenced musicians who play violin, cello, flute and singing bowls and gongs. Cornwall native, Jaki Windmill, who performs with Whimwise, will also sing and play her own compositions to open the event.
A concert opening for Daevid Allen from Gong.
Held at "Champions", 51 Norwich Avenue West, Bournemouth, BH2 6AJ.
A concert opening for Harvey Bainbridge from Hawkwind, - held at Slaithwaite conservative club, Slaithwaite, Nr Huddersfield.
Also on the bill, appearing before Whimwise will be, "Band Of Oz" "The Non Existant". The show will also feature The Dancers Of The Imaginarium.
Whimwise playing a festival held at Osho Leela centre, Thorngrove House, Common Mead Lane, Dorset, Gillingham, South SP8 4RE
Read more: http://events.myspace.com/MyEvents#ixzz0xufEOVsf
A two day festival with an estimated attendance of twenty thousand people.
Whimwise will appear on the main stage as headliners at the end of the second day and close the event.
Kirkburtonstock, Kirkburton Village, Nr Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Mandala Stage, Green Futures Field, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset BA4 4BY
Mandala Stage, Green Futures Field, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset Pilton,
Read more: http://events.myspace.com/MyEvents#ixzz0xugmuNBh
The Beehive, 55 Prospect Hill, Swindon, SN1 3JS
An all dayer with around 10 bands playing to raise money for charity.
Whimwise will be the headlining act and finish the event off.
Johnstock, Norfolk Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PL
