Congratulations to mandolinist Sims Delaney-Potthof & Harmonius Wail for their four awards at the Third Annual Madision Area Music Awards Ceremony, Saturday March 18, 2006. Categories include Best World Music Group, Best World Music Song (Joie du Vivre), Best Ensemble Vocal Group, and Best Instrumental Artist (Sims).

Wail's "gypsy swing with killer vocals" has been an upper Midwest regional favorite the past 17 years, recently treating the Orient to their unique stylings in a two-week Taiwan tour in October of 2004. Delaney-Potthof, professed reincarnation of the spirit of Jethro Burns (a student of the Master for 7 years) is a Berklee-bread professional and true pioneer of a mandolin-intense Gypsy jazz sound.

Harmonius Wail offers an extensive selection of music CD's on their website. If you like the music of artist like Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and Biréli Lagrene, get your credit card handy.

Award Listing: Madison Area Music Awards

Artist Website: Harmonius Wail

Posted by Ted at March 20, 2006 1:41 PM