Harmonious Wail
Americana flavored Gypsy Jazz on full tilt! Harmonious Wail combines the searing wit, humor and mandolin virtuosity of vintage Jethro Burns performances, the Continental panache of Django and charm of Edith Piath inspired vocals to create a unique musical journey.
“In the gypsy jazz field, no one does it any better than the Madison, Wisconsin based group Harmonious Wail.”
-Jazz Review
”Intense playing & sense of purpose that never wavers… a mind altering experience.”
-The Washington Examiner
2020 IMA Best Acoustic Song of the Year for “Move”
MAMA awards include:
- Jazz CD of the year 2019 – Holiday Spirits
- Best Cover song of the year 2019 – What the World Needs Now, Is Love Sweet Love
- Best percussionist 2019 & 2018- Maggie Delaney-Potthoff
- Musicnotes Musical Career Achievement Award.
Best Jazz CD – Bohemian Tango 2014, Vegan Zombie’s Lament 2011
Best Jazz Song – Bohemian Tango
Best Jazz Performer
Best Ensemble Vocalists of the Year
Favorite Jazz Band – Isthmus Readers Poll
Best World Artist and Best World Song
Best Instrumentalist
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Reviews
If This doesn’t set your toe to tapping and put a smile on your face, you should probably get medication.
No one does it any better…careful you won’t combust.
Popping-hot, double-roasted folk-jazz…
They lithely bop… tight harmonizing… spicy… romantically old-fashioned…
One of the few outstanding bands…
Bohemian Tango out now!
A wonderful blend of Americana-flavoured Gypsy Jazz – mandolin driven with possibly the best female singer – ever! This is the Wail’s eighth recording and celebrates the entrance into the second quarter-life of the band. There is feeling of uplift thru-out the entire CD. HW is a Maggie; vocal-percussion / Sims; mandolin-guitar-ukulele / Jeffo; acoustic stand up and electric 5 string bass trio. Guest artists on this CD are Dave Adler; piano and melodica, Les Thimmig; saxophone, Kelby Kryshak; drums, Gonzalo Bergara and Mark Kreitzer; guitar.
The Band
