Canon Ball

Central Wisconsin band Canon Ball is a multi-talented genre-crossing variety show. They play original good-timey gypsy music, roots rock, bluegrass, sea songs & shanties, children's music, Broadway-style musicals, and have even written jingles for local non-profits and businesses. "Can.on" 1. a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works

2. a contrapuntal musical composition in which each successively entering voice presents the initial theme usually transformed in a strictly consistent way

"Ball" 1. a large formal gathering for social dancing

2. a very pleasant experience : a good time

A highly versatile and dynamic group, each show brings new surprises from onstage theatrics, big sound, or psychedelic jams to a simple string band quintet. Their Seafaring Set, as they sometimes perform it, has at times even included a puppet show choreographed to the music! The band is very responsive to its audience and often tailors their show to the venue, rocking late into the night at a club one day and weaving storytelling into a more traditional set at a folk festival the next. Together for their 4th summer, Canon Ball has had the pleasure of playing such stages as the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival, Steel Bridge Songfest, Pittsville Area Foundation for the Arts, and last year headlined the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's (MREA) Energy Fair main stage on Saturday night. Canon Ball has shared bills with bands such as Pert Near Sandstone, Blueheels, Sloppy Joe, Joe Craven, Dr. Didg, and Corey Chisel and the Wandering Sons.

Band Members: Edward Lemar- guitar, ukulele, woodwinds, organ Ryan Haney- banjo Patrick Gonzagowski- bass & sound engineer Jme Wershboard Scallywag - drums, washboard & percussion Jeff Sachs (special guest) - mandolin, dobro, fiddle, cello, piano, banjo

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