The Folk Society Band

Vocals and Instrumentation

Vocals

The folk Society band prides itself in performing a repertoire of vocal melodies and harmonies which are accompanied by acoustic instruments.

Each member of the band sings and we typically perform many of our songs with a 3-part vocal harmony arranged by Jack, Kristin and Karen.

The band alternates lead voices between Len, Bob, Kristin, Jack and Karen, so that each singer has an opportunity to sing a solo melody.

Anchor Instruments of the Band

The Folk Society’s performing group musicians play a variety of acoustic stringed and percussive instruments common to American folk music genres.

The band is typically anchored by a unique blend of the 6-string acoustic guitar (Kristin),

12-string acoustic guitar (Jack),

mandolin (Karen),

5-string open-back banjo (Bob),

electric bass guitar (Len),

and a variety of acoustic percussion (Pam).

Kristin on the Martin D41 6-String Guitar

Jack on the Martin D12-28 12-String Guitar

	Len on the Hofner Bass	Bob on the Bart Reiter White Layde and the Chanterelle Open-Back Banjo
Karen on the Gibson Mandolin

Pam on Percussion
	Djembe	Tambourine	Washboard	Spoons	Claves	Congas	Cabaso	Rainstick	Shakers

Occasional Instruments of the Band

Group members each play a variety of instruments, so on different occasions you will may see them playing these many different instruments:

Jack or Kristin on Autoharp

Bob on Bluegrass Banjo

Bob or Jack on Long-Neck Banjo

Karen and Jack on Lap Dulcimer

Kristin on Recorder

Kristin on Ukelele

Karen on Blues Harp

Kristin on Kazoo

Kristin on Fiddle

Karen on Castenets

Karen on Martin Guitar

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Bob on the Weissenborn Guitar	Bob on the Beard Dobro	Bob on a variety of Acoustic Guitars…..
		Gibson Dove	Martin D18	Martin D28	McPherson (acoustic-electric)	Taylor (acoustic-electric)

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