Molly Bauckham & Davy Axtell
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Molly Bauckham and Davy Axtell are a Seattle duo who perform on guitar, harp, hammered dulcimer, flute and vocals. While most of their repertoire originates in the lands of the Britons and the Celts, they also offer a diverse range of more modern genres (both upbeat dance tunes and relaxed, atmospheric styles). Molly and Davy are happy to play for weddings, art openings, private parties or general background music. |
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Here are some samples of our performance repertoire.
(These are mp3 files, about thirty seconds to one minute long.)
Sí Bheg Sí Mhor, our favorite O'Carolan tune (harp and guitar).
Planxty Irwin, another of his popular tunes. (solo harp).
Banish Misfortune, a fiery Irish dance tune. (solo hammered dulcimer).
Jolly Ploughboys, a traditional English ballad. (guitar & vocals).
Jock O'Hazeldean, a lovely Scottish border ballad. (harp & vocal).
Interested in having us play for an event?
About Molly & Davy
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Molly Bauckham has been playing the harp for eight years. She was born in California, raised in California and Hawaii, and attended the University of Oregon's Clark Honors College, where she majored in Theatre Arts (and to this day has a soft spot for musical theatre and showtunes). She then decided to focus her performance skills on harp and voice. Molly's voice has the clear sweetness of a young soprano, but the maturity of a trained singer. She sings with poignant honesty, yet with a lilting style that recalls her most powerful musical influences (Niamh Parsons, Mary Black, & Kate Rusby, to name a few). |
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Davy Axtell was born and raised in San Diego, California. From early childhood he displayed an astounding ear for music, and was classically trained on piano in his youth. A musical gourmand, Davy is willing to try any instrument, and his current repertoire includes guitar, flute, hammered dulcimer, mountain dulcimer, harp, piano/keyboards, and just about anything you shove into his hands. Davy shares Molly's musical theatre background and is otherwise a genre-bending chameleon, equally at home with Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier", the high-octane stylings of Jethro Tull, and the mellow, contemplative ballads of James Taylor or Dougie Maclean. |
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