~The Forefathers are an instrumental ensemble performing original Ambient World Rock ~
A fusion of various genres such as Celtic, New Age, Afro-Beat, Folk, & Rock to evoke
a spirit of positive energy, mystery, and adventure that stimulates the listener's imagination to new frontiers...
Russ Gaspard
violin, keyboards, harmonica
Rich Marcil
12-string acoustic & electric guitar, E-Bow, mandolin
Curtis Michelson
drums
Thuan Nguyen
bass guitar
Guest Musician ~ Joy Goff-Marcil ~ flute, penny whistle
Sound Engineer ~ Chris Baranyi
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All 3 The Forefathers’ albums,The Forefathers, Manataka, and Aurora, and individual songs are available for purchase through these popular music download retailers:
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The Forefathers on the radio !
Several songs from “Aurora” are now being featured. The band made it to #4 on the Echoes Top 25 CD’s for February 2011, #5 for March, and #14 for April. Check your local listings for National Public Radio’s Echoes program hosted by John Diliberto (www.echoes.org). (Heard in the Central Florida area Saturday & Sunday nights on 90.7 WMFE at 8pm wmfe.org).
The Forefathers’ are also receiving airplay on KSBR-FM (Mission Viejo, CA), Indie104 - iRADIO LA (Los Angeles), KCLA-FM (Los Angeles), Sirius-FM Music (Australia), and the online Radio Crystal Blue and VM Underground shows!
Tuesday, September 27th
Maitland Food Truck Cafe, Lake Lily, 6-9pm, Free
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125593440848148
Saturday, October 1st
35th Annual Maitland Rotary Art Festival, Lake Lily, Maitland,
12-1:30pm, Free
www.maitlandrotaryartfestival.com
Thursday, October 6th
Kickoff Event for the Learning and Cultural Center, Maitland Public Library, Maitland, 6-8pm, Free
Saturday, October 8th
38th Annual Winter Park Autumn Art Festival, Central Park, Winter Park, 12:45pm, Free
www.winterpark.org/content/winter-park-autumn-art-festival
Saturday, November 5th
Deland Music Festival, Deland, Stage & Time TBA , $10 Advance, $15 at the Gate, ages 12 and under Free