BONEYARD-The Quartet

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BONEYARD - The Incarnation
CAROLE PELLATT - Guitars
DOM MOIO - Drums
DUKE GADD - Drums
ANDREW SCHILLER - Bass

Welcome to the latest incarnation of "BONEYARD".
Carole's band "BONEYARD" has been around for 5 years. It is a group in constant
metamorphosis. "I created this band as a vehicle for me to perform the music of
some of my most inspired guitarists. When you freelance in someone else's band, it's a
wonderful feeling to bring creative support to what they do, and I love being the person
they call to do it. But because my project "BONEYARD" is personal and instrumental,
I can choose any tunes and not have to depend upon if a singer wants to sing it.
So, I'm like a kid in a candy store. "

Carole's choice of musicians is as unique as her songlist. "I love this incarnation. We have
Dom Moio on drums along with Duke Gadd on drums and Andrew Schiller on bass.
I call this incarnation, groovacious!"

Boneyard's songlist is as diverse as ever, featuring songs by guitarists like Jimi Hendrix,
Jeff Beck, Bill Frisell, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Steve Cropper, and Bruce Cockburn.
"The awesome thing for me is having two drummers like Dom and Duke. Not only are
they both wonderful drummers, they work so beautifully together. And Andrew
Schiller is a groover in his own right. As a unit they create this deep, deep,
pocket for me to fall into.

Changing grooves and intertwining textures abound as musical styles flow off the stage.
The eclectic parade of songs is matched by the band's diversity of arrangements and
musical configurations. "We play many tunes as an ensemble, but we also love to mix
it up. That may mean that Dom and Duke will play a duet - which I love. Dom wrote
"Duke's Groove" for such an occasion. And Andrew may do a bass feature with Dom
on cajon. I bring a variety of guitars so I can play my favorite strat, or fingerstyle acoustic,
or add a latin flavor with my nylon string. Oh ya, and let's not forget the "surf" guitar!"

CATCH BONEYARD LIVE:

THURSDAY DECEMBER 3rd
BONEYARD IN CONCERT- THE REPRISE

MADCAP THEATER
730 S. Mill Ave ( 7th & Mill) Tempe, AZ 85281
7-10pm

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BONEYARD...The Quartet

I'm so excited...a quartet with two bass players

Yes, you heard it right. A quartet with two bass players.
This highly original group features Dwight Kilian on upright and bowed bass, Bob Lashier on fretless bass, cello, and any other instrument he can get his hands on, Dom Moio on drums and a vast array of percussion, and Carole Pellatt on electric, steel string, nylon string, and slide guitar.

And there you have it:

BONEYARD...the Quartet

And how does it come about that you add a second bass player to make a quartet out of a trio? Well, I had been thinking that I would love to increase the textural and arranging possibilities of the trio. I didn't want to add piano to this ensemble because I wanted to keep the midrange open and I loved the challenge of providing a large part of the chord and melodic textures. Both Dwight and Bob have played with the trio and together we all share an adventurous sense of harmony, muse, and texture.

So, we're up to our old tricks again, doing arrangements of some of our favorite songs. I'm loving the way that tunes like "Message In A Bottle" are coming out. Dwight and Bob play that cool Andy Summers guitar line harmonized in fifths below me. I've dreamt about that one for a while. And now we've added three parts to the Bach invention that Bob placed in the middle of the Beatles tune "Eleanor Rigby".
We've added a new surf tune. We had such great response to the Dick Tracy Theme "Boneyard", that we added another surf-era song. You'll have to be at the gig to find out which one...
We're still playing Bill Frisell, as well as a lot of our favorite trio tunes by Stevie Ray, the ultra funky King Curtis, Joe Diorio, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Cockburn and Sting.

I'm having so much fun and it's great to be a part of the interaction between Dom, Dwight and Bob. Look for some new arrangements
in the future: "The Twilight Zone" theme song, a passage from the
soundtrack of the film "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon",
"Ashoken Farewell" and some Led Zeppelin. I hope you'll share in my excitement and come out to see this unique band:

BONEYARD...The Quartet

BONEYARD...The Quartet
BONEYARD...The Quartet

PHOTOS:
from top to bottom:

DWIGHT KILIAN - Digs in
BOB LASHIER-lays some cello on us
DOM MOIO - is out of control
CAROLE PELLATT - is doing...what you do at Frank Lloyd Wright's house when he's not home
(see video of the same name on the media page)