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Updated 5/24/2018

Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem

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    CT

Institution/Business Type: Performing Group

Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem are an Americana roots, rhythm and harmony quartet. They have toured North America for 18 years together, visiting performing arts centers and festivals from the Newport Folk Festival to the California World Music Festival and beyond. The band brings fiddle, guitar, bass and junk percussion to bear on 100 years of American music, from Appalachian ballads to Springsteen covers, songs by contemporary writers, and their own incisive originals. Their sound is “tight, with stylish, unexpected choices” (Acoustic Guitar), a mix of New Orleans grooves, old-time gospel harmonies, bluesy swing fiddle, and fiery electric and acoustic guitar. All four band members sing lead, with Arbo’s alto at the helm. They have released seven CDs on the Signature Sounds Label. “Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem dig deep into their collective souls, finding joy in the moment, peace in the harmonies, and rapture in the rhythmic drive.” (The Hartford Courant). In addition to their general repertoire program, the band offers three special programs: American Spiritual (a fun, uplifting, mostly agnostic gospel revival), Wintersong (for the solstice/Christmas season), and Ranky Tanky (for families or school groups with young children).

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Rani Arbo
Job Title: Musician
Phone: 860-301-7152
Address:
Middletown, CT 06457

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Performing Group

Legal Status:

Commercial / For profit - Sole proprietorship

Year Founded:

2000

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Music - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Music - Traditional

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Arts and Health
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Residency - Community
  • Residency - In School
  • Residency - Other
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall, winter
Events Per Year: 25

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Youth-At-Risk

Geographic Reach:

  • National
  • International

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Bread Box Folk

Date: 04/2018-04/2018

All proceeds from this venue support the Food Pantry in Willimantic, CT. It's been our honor and pleasure to raise funds for them over four shows in the last five years.

Sounding Board Coffeehouse, West Hartford CT

Date: 03/2018-03/2018

A monthly acoustic music venue in West Hartford, CT, 40-plus years strong! RAdm has played this venue almost every year for the last decade.

The Taft School

Date: 12/2017-12/2017

We perform for the Taft School's "Music For a While" series in Walker Hall every few years; this past year, we presented our Wintersong program of holiday and solstice songs.

Dustbowl Jamboree, Riverside MO

Date: 09/2017-09/2017

Dustbowl Jamboree is an annual string band/bluegrass festival in Riverside, MO. We were invited for two consecutive years.

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Awards

Awards:

  • Scott Kessel has been a performing and teaching artist with the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism for 15 years; see his agency web page here http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?A=2077&Q=376680

Awards

Awards:

  • Scott Kessel has been a performing and teaching artist with the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism for 15 years; see his agency web page here http://www.ct.gov/cct/cwp/view.asp?A=2077&Q=376680

Special Designations

Special Designations:

  • NEFA Grant Recipient

Artist Info

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • For band performances, full PA with min 12, pref. 16-18 inputs; min. 2 and pref. 4 monitors, all stands, and some mics. Downloadable tech sheet is on our web site, www.raniarbo.com/toolkit

Fee Range:

$1,750 - $7,500

State of Residence:

Connecticut

Minimum Number of Performers:

4

Maximum Number of Performers:

4

Touring Artist

NEST Eligible Artist

Technical Requirements:

  • For band performances, full PA with min 12, pref. 16-18 inputs; min. 2 and pref. 4 monitors, all stands, and some mics. Downloadable tech sheet is on our web site, www.raniarbo.com/toolkit

Fee Range:

$1,750 - $7,500

State of Residence:

Connecticut

Minimum Number of Performers:

4

Maximum Number of Performers:

4