The Angstones

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]

The Angstones
OriginOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Genresfolk
Associated actsFat Man Waving
Past members

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 the Juno Award for Best Global Recording 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. 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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