Wednesday, October 11, 2006
7:30pm

Led by fiddler and singer Rani Arbo, daisy mayhem is described by The Boston Globe as "neo old-timey with cosmopolitan splashes of contemporary pop and jazz." It's an exuberant mix of musical idioms, held together by superb musicianship, impeccable taste, and the band's charismatic vocals.

Their stage show dips into country blues, vintage swing, modern songwriter fare, and Appalachian fiddle tunes and songs. It's a bracing fusion: listen to Arbo deliver Bessie Jones' version of O Death accompanied by fat, bluesy guitar solos and a groove that owes allegiance to the Meters, and you'll see. This is a band that picks up what's lying around ó from tin cans to traditional music ó and creates something new.

www.raniarbo.com