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The Barefoot Movement Makes It Their Sunday in the Park
Wyatt: Yeah, and I hope you take a good shower before you get back in the big white van with those sweet young ladies.
Quentin Acres: "Yeah, I do tend to get a bit ripe. But they don't seem to mind so much. Plus, when we are out on the road, and I need to reboot my senses from time to time ... just to clear out the 'cobwebs,' and to get me invigorated, I just find me a mountain stream of cool water, and I just jump right in. Man, it is so refreshing, and tends to get rid of some of that stank for that same bargain."
The Barefoot Movement playing hard and well, and having plenty of fun serving up their rendition of the traditional ditty "Shuckin the Brush" (from left to right): Noah Wall - Fiddle, Hasee Ciaccio (partially hidden)- Upright Bass, Tommy Norris - Mandolin, Quentin Acres - 6-string acoustic: Above. photo by Stan Deatherage
No sooner had I finished briefly speaking to Quentin regarding his temporary condition of personal hygiene, Hasee Ciaccio (Upright Bass), the diminutive darling of the group, entered and I gave her a big hug, and we spoke a bit.
Wyatt: Hasee, I suppose you are no longer the newcomer to the troupe (joining The Barefoot Movement just months before the ensemble played the Turnage Theater back on July 9, 2011). How did you like your first full year with The Barefoot movement?
Hasee Ciaccio: "Wow, it was a great year. Noah is like a big sister to me now. And I really love everyone in the band, even Quentin when he perspires like this. Too bad there are no mountain streams around here."
Wyatt: You are really stepping forward now with more vocals, singing background vocals, and singing lead on "The Working Girl Blues." How does taking a larger role in the band feel?
Hasee Ciaccio (left) and Noah Wall (right) are The Barefoot Movement's feminine and much lovelier side: Above. photo by Stan Deatherage
Hasee Ciaccio: "A bit ominous at this point, but I'm gaining confidence every time I take the stage. It sure is fine taking that larger role, and I'm working hard to build my voice into a better instrument."
Next, I spoke with Tommy Norris (Mandolin, Acoustic 6-string), as I walked up the grassy knoll, and was thankful to do so. Tommy is an original band mate, and fellow high school student with Noah Wall, and was instrumental in helping Noah form his ballads by providing so much of the wonderful melodies that propel her outstanding ballads, like "Tobacco Road." In this respect, and his increasing prowess in his management of his primary rhythm and lead instrument, the Mandolin, he lends a tremendous influence to the band.
The Barefoot Movement playing the traditional ditty "Shuckin the Brush" (from left to right): Noah Wall - Fiddle, Hasee Ciaccio (hidden)- Upright Bass, Tommy Norris - Mandolin, Quentin Acres - 6-string acoustic: Above. photo by Stan Deatherage
Wyatt: Tommy, I saw you really lean into your mandolin tonight and you played it with a force that I had not witnessed in the past, not even when I saw you play recently as the lead act at Music in the Streets.
Tommy Norris: "I love trying to get as much as I can out of my instrument to complement Quentin's picking, and Noah's fiddling. I really like our sound, whether it's the spirited Bluegrass or the ballads Noah and I did more of in the past."
The proper point of a worthy ambition.
Traditional Music is fundamentally some of the greatest pieces of Americana ever conceived, which provided well for our forefathers' entertainment. It shaped them into the sturdy oaks of our history, which is still the best of what we are today.
As many of these hardy folks were the best of our past, they were also building blocks to our future, and provide the inherent grist that will sustain our people of this once great nation. I am most thankful for The Barefoot Movement's small, essential role in contributing their special talents that help to keep our spirits elevated as we collectively look toward the brighter future of a greater nation.
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Quentin Acres: "Yeah, I do tend to get a bit ripe. But they don't seem to mind so much. Plus, when we are out on the road, and I need to reboot my senses from time to time ... just to clear out the 'cobwebs,' and to get me invigorated, I just find me a mountain stream of cool water, and I just jump right in. Man, it is so refreshing, and tends to get rid of some of that stank for that same bargain."
No sooner had I finished briefly speaking to Quentin regarding his temporary condition of personal hygiene, Hasee Ciaccio (Upright Bass), the diminutive darling of the group, entered and I gave her a big hug, and we spoke a bit.
Wyatt: Hasee, I suppose you are no longer the newcomer to the troupe (joining The Barefoot Movement just months before the ensemble played the Turnage Theater back on July 9, 2011). How did you like your first full year with The Barefoot movement?
Hasee Ciaccio: "Wow, it was a great year. Noah is like a big sister to me now. And I really love everyone in the band, even Quentin when he perspires like this. Too bad there are no mountain streams around here."
Wyatt: You are really stepping forward now with more vocals, singing background vocals, and singing lead on "The Working Girl Blues." How does taking a larger role in the band feel?
Hasee Ciaccio: "A bit ominous at this point, but I'm gaining confidence every time I take the stage. It sure is fine taking that larger role, and I'm working hard to build my voice into a better instrument."
Next, I spoke with Tommy Norris (Mandolin, Acoustic 6-string), as I walked up the grassy knoll, and was thankful to do so. Tommy is an original band mate, and fellow high school student with Noah Wall, and was instrumental in helping Noah form his ballads by providing so much of the wonderful melodies that propel her outstanding ballads, like "Tobacco Road." In this respect, and his increasing prowess in his management of his primary rhythm and lead instrument, the Mandolin, he lends a tremendous influence to the band.
Wyatt: Tommy, I saw you really lean into your mandolin tonight and you played it with a force that I had not witnessed in the past, not even when I saw you play recently as the lead act at Music in the Streets.
Tommy Norris: "I love trying to get as much as I can out of my instrument to complement Quentin's picking, and Noah's fiddling. I really like our sound, whether it's the spirited Bluegrass or the ballads Noah and I did more of in the past."
The proper point of a worthy ambition.
Traditional Music is fundamentally some of the greatest pieces of Americana ever conceived, which provided well for our forefathers' entertainment. It shaped them into the sturdy oaks of our history, which is still the best of what we are today.
As many of these hardy folks were the best of our past, they were also building blocks to our future, and provide the inherent grist that will sustain our people of this once great nation. I am most thankful for The Barefoot Movement's small, essential role in contributing their special talents that help to keep our spirits elevated as we collectively look toward the brighter future of a greater nation.
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