Maggie's Wake

Dorchester, ON

$2000 and up

Travels up to 200 miles

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Overview

Maggie's Wake is a Canadian roots band that combines traditional Celtic instrumentation with a contemporary approach. Born from the ashes of Rant Maggie Rant, MW is an exciting collaboration between RMR co-founder Lindsay Schindler (fiddle, vocals) and Tara Dunphy (tin whistle, flute, fiddle, vocals), lead singer and songwriter of acclaimed country outfit, The Rizdales. They are joined by a powerhouse band of Ontario's finest musicians, including Stephan Szczesniak on percussion, Andrew Kosty on bass, Kenneth Palmer on guitar and Dean Harrison on piano and accordian.


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Booking information

Price range: $2000 and up

Languages: English

Gig length: 30 - 120 minutes

Insurance: $2,000,000 - Liability Insurance through HUB International

Unions: AFM

What to expect

United in their passion for fiery tunes, soaring vocals with rich harmonies, meaningful stories and beautiful melodies, Lindsay and Tara are taking their wide ranging influences and building an exciting, new sound. From traditional celtic to cajun, early jazz to latin rhythms, Maggie's Wake is making musical discoveries at every turn!

Most typically Maggie's Wake finds themselves in a concert setting performing 2 standard 45-50 minute sets. They also perform festivals and parties which lend well to a 50-75 minute set.

The full band is comprised of 6 members which instruments include:
Vocalists
Fiddles
Whistles
Accordions
Guitars
Bass - Upright & Electric
Drums

Depending on the venue and needs Maggie's Wake is also able to perform as a 4 or 5 piece band.

About

Maggie's Wake is a Canadian roots band that combines traditional Celtic instrumentation with a contemporary approach. Born from the ashes of Rant Maggie Rant, MW is an exciting collaboration between RMR co-founder Lindsay Schindler (fiddle, vocals) and Tara Dunphy (tin whistle, flute, fiddle, vocals), lead singer and songwriter of acclaimed country outfit, The Rizdales. They are joined by a powerhouse band of Ontario's finest musicians, including Stephan Szczesniak on percussion, Andrew Kosty on bass, Kenneth Palmer on guitar and Dean Harrison on piano and accordian.

Additional booking notes

EPK & Stage Plot - (link hidden)

PA with 3-6 monitor mixes, reverb, EQ & compression.
Mics Req’d = 5 Vocal Mics Beta 58 (or similar) 3 for vocals, 2 for accordion & 4-5 Mics for Drum Kit (prefer kick mic with
stubby).
Monitors at each station. Lines to both fiddle DI’s, Guitar x2 plus one DI, Piano, and Bass. DI For Tara’s Guitar

Past booked events

February 2023

27

Monday

Corporate Event

5:00pm - 9:00pm

London, ON

Set list

Our typical sets are almost entirely original material. A mix of instrumental high energy jigs and reels and harmony rich vocal songs make up the show.

Influences and inspiration

Natalie McMaster, Leahy, Vishten, The East Pointers, Cassie & Maggie

Setup requirements

PA with 3-6 monitor mixes, reverb, EQ & compression. Mics Req’d = 5 Vocal Mics Beta 58 (or similar) 3 for vocals, 2 for accordion & 4-5 Mics for Drum Kit (prefer kick mic with stubby). Monitors at each station. Lines to both fiddle DI’s, Guitar x2 plus on

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