Angstones

Angstones
Origin Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genres folk
Associated acts Fat Man Waving
Past members

The Angstones were a Canadian band based in Ottawa, Ontario. Their music combines European and American folk music with humorous lyrics and jazz rhythms.[2] The last lineup for this group consisted of Peter Kiesewalter on reeds and accordion,[3] Kurt Walther on guitar, Rob Frayne on sax, John Geggie on bass, and Ian Mackie on drums.[2] Members of this band also performed with Fat Man Waving.[4]

History

The Angstones released their first recording, Kommen Een Der Karz, in 1992.[5] In 1993 the band performed at the Ottawa Jazz Festival.[6]

The next year they released their second recording, When Ahab Met Moishe; the album was nominated for a Juno Award in 1996.[7] In 1995, they released The Hills are Alive, a spoof of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music.[2] That year the band performed at the Vancouver Folk Festival.

In 1997 the band performed at the Winnipeg Folk Festival, and in 1999 at the Ottawa Folk Festival.

References

  1. ↑ "John Geggie: At last, a leader among jazzmen (plus a CD review)". Peter Hum, Ottawa Citizen , January 28, 2010
  2. 1 2 3 Northern Journey, Release 2.0 by Gene Wilburn. (or via Scribd)
  3. ↑ "Peter Kiesewalter loves Prague, the Cookie Monster, and his own record.". Ottawa Citizen, Nov 8, 2008
  4. ↑ "Peter Kiesewalter loves Prague, the Cookie Monster, and his own record". Ottawa Citizen, November 8, 2008.
  5. ↑ CD Review Digest: Jazz, popular, etc. 7, Issue 4. Peri Press. 1994. p. 18.
  6. ↑ "The sounds of summer come to Ottawa ". The Charlatan, July 29, 1993. by Chris Reid
  7. ↑ "NOminees and Winners: 1996". Juno Awards website. Retrieved Sept 13, 2018.
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