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Blow The House Down by Great Uncles of the Revolution
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Acoustic, eclectic avant-folk by Juno Award-winning quartet
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Bio / Background
The Graet Uncles of the Revolution was formed in 2001 by Toronto double bassist Andrew Downing. Joining Andrew in the group are Kevin Turcotte on trumpet, Jesse Zubot on violin, and Steve Dawson on slide guitar. The group has just released their second album Blow The House Down, and Their first album, Stand Up! (Black Hen/Festival) has garnered critical acclaim, winning a West Coast music award in 2002, and being named by Ross Porter of CBC’s After Hours as one of the top albums of 2001. The group also captured the ‘Grand Prix de Jazz’ at the 2002 Edition of the Montreal Jazz Festival for their live performance there.
Blow The House Down features compositions by Andrew Downing and Kevin Turcotte, as well as a thorough retelling of Sergei Prokofiev’s classic musical tale Peter and the Wolf. It also features drawings of the story by Toronto theatre designer Yesim Tosuner. In its short lifespan, it has already been met by favourable praise.
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