DC/Baltimore shows
Garland of Hours will be playing as a duo at the Hookstrapped Photo Show on Fri. Dec 4 at Cyclops Books and Music in Baltimore.
and with The Formers at Galaxy Hut in Arlington, Va on Sunday Dec. 13.

Goat City House Concert Series No. 1
Monday, Nov 2, 8 pm

Jozef Van Wissem [NL], lute and electronics
Amy Domingues, solo viola da gamba
Fern Knight acoustic set [harp, cello, violin, guitar, vox]

The Ski Lodge, Arlington, VA
$10, limited fireside seating
reservations: magpie@fernknight.com
mulled cider and wine, byob, light snacks


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We have a last minute show as a duo appearing at the Rock and Roll Hotel opening for A Hawk and a Hacksaw and Damon and Naomi on Sunday, September 20. 8:30pm.
Come say hi!

Amy has been preparing a recital of 17th century English music on her new favorite instrument, the viola da gamba. While this is taking up much of her musical time, the next Garland of Hours album will incorporate some of these new sounds. The viola da gamba is a sort of ancestor of the cello. It has 6 or 7 strings and frets and is held between the knees and played with an underhanded bow. The sound is wistfully resonant. It was mainly used in the 16-17th centuries and fell from popularity as the louder violin family instruments became more in demand.

Hi! we are getting ready to head to Europe to play some music and visit some family. We will be in Feldkirch, AT at the Sonderbar with the excellent Fucoustic on June 24, then a possible house concert in Zell an der Pram sometime around June 28 or 29. We will try to update from the road.

The rest of the summer will be dedicated to recording the third Garland of Hours record. It will incorporate a full band (Mary Timony, Jonah Takagi, Stefan Bauschmid, Amy Domingues) as well as more soundscapey instrumental stuff. Look for a DC show sometime at the end of summer.

Cheers!

Amy will be joining one of her favorite songwriters,  Bob Mould, for an acoustic set at the Birchmere in Alexandria on April 7, 2009. They'll be playing tunes from his past several solo records, including the very cello-heavy Workbook album.

Garland of Hours will be performing as a duo in Europe starting June 21, 2009. We are hoping to cover cities in Germany and Austria this trip, so if you'd like us to stop in your town please drop a line here. Tchuss!

Amy is playing cello on tour with her friend Benjy Ferree in support of the new record Come Back to the Five and Dime, Bobby Dee Bobby Dee.
Tour dates below:
Feb 19 2009 8:30P        TT the Bear’s Place Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 20 2009 8:00P        The Bell House Brooklyn, New York
Feb 21 2009 9:00P        M Room Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 22 2009 7:00P        Thunderbird Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 23 2009 8:00P         Beachland Tavern Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 24 2009 8:00P        The Pike Room Pontiac, Michigan
Feb 25 2009 8:30P         Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Feb 26 2009 8:00P        Northside Tavern Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 27 2009 8:00P        The Summit Columbus, Ohio
Feb 28 2009 9:00P        Black Cat (Record Release!) Washington, DC