May 11, 2010 13:39
You all probably know that I play in a duet with Annie Walker. She plays harp, I play hammered dulcimer, and we've been playing together for the last few years - at weddings, funerals, busking events, publicity things and community celebrations. This is separate from the stuff we do with Liam and Tim, our husbands - which is broadly badged as “Piepowder”. We play English traditional tunes and the odd self composition, and occasionally use our instruments to accompany our singing. As we get more work, get more confidence and are doing our stuff, we need a name for ourselves as our first step towards better marketing and promoting us...
It needs to be a serious name for events of some gravitas - funerals, weddings etc. but also vague enough that it can mean something or nothing to those people and organisations that book us. It also needs to be a name that we love and want to talk about - no one wants to be an apologist for what we do...
So... your ideas and suggestions are much appreciated and we'd really like your help in finding an identity for us. We can't afford to pay you, but any name that we eventually settle on will receive our heartfelt gratitude and an appropriate musical tribute...
Thank you, in advance, for your thoughts and suggestions...
love frank and annie xxx