The Mad Maggies
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| the Mad Maggies | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States |
| Genre(s) | skapolka klezceltica gitano |
| Years active | 2003 - present |
| Website | www.themadmaggies.com |
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| Michael Ashby, Johny Blood, Adrian Gormley, Jan Jackson, Lawrence Jarach, Maggie Martin, Rhian Robinson, Gary Wium | |
The Mad Maggies is a San Francisco Bay Area band formed by composer, Maggie Martin.
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[edit] Background
M. Martin's credits include 13 years as squeeze artist with Polkacide, San Francisco's only hardcore polka band, and writing and directing for "Mixed Company," a mixed media performing arts ensemble active for five years in the Bay Area.
[edit] Members
- Maggie Martin: accordion, vocals
- Michael Ashby: bass guitar
- Johny Blood: tuba
- Adrian Gormley: alto sax
- Jan Jackson: drums
- Lawrence Jarach: trombone
- Rhian Robinson: clarinet, tin whistle
- Gary Wium: guitars
Erstwhile members: John Hensley: trumpets; David Campbell: trumpets; J.X. Jones: sax, clarinet; Lewis Wallace: bass guitar; Billy Dee Boom: drums: Dana Burt: drums; Ricky Carter: drums
[edit] Discography
- “Crazed and Enthused” 2004
- “Magdalena’s Revenge” 2007
[edit] Trivia
- The band's mascot is a tiding of black-billed magpies
- The band's rendition of the traditional tune "Sleepy Maggie" was used in the dramatic TV series Pilot (The Black Donnellys)
