Original Contemporary & Traditional Electric Folk Rock!

Do you enjoy the music of Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Steeleye Span or Richard Thompson?
We do! Influenced by these artists, yet sounding entirely like ourselves, we are:

[Uncle Dirtytoes!]

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"Sitting down to enjoy the music of Uncle Dirtytoes is a real treat!
It has all the inspiration, nuances and optimism that remind me of why I got into writing and performing music myself, so many years ago.
Long live real music!" - Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull.
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Our first CD was the critically acclaimed . . .
"Foot to the Path"
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Our 2nd CD was the live album . . .
"Make Them Come Alive!"
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or buy it on line at CDbaby.com

 

~~~~~~~~~Banderly   News~~~~~~~~~

Performance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
• Stay tuned for more toesy events yet to be scheduled.
• Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 8pm to 9:20ish at Signs of Life - Coffee, Books & Art (722 Mass. St. in Beautiful Downtown Lawrence):
Singer/guitarist Maria Anthony & violinist Megan Hurt, plus Darrell Lea (guitar)and Mark von Schlemmer (bass), present original songs and traditional music for the season.

Band Goofiness ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UPDATED with our newest members (er, yeah, so they've been around for a couple years now, but now you can know what they would take with them to a . . . ) Desert Island Picks! Check out just what albums the 'Toes would take with them if they went on a three-hour tour with a skipper named Jonas Grumby and a man named Gilligan as first officer.

 

Other Events~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The 18th Annual Harvest of Arts Film Festival took place on Friday, Oct. 2nd at The Granada, in downtown Lawrence, KS. This cherished annual event (by some of us!) was a feast of all sorts of short films by all sorts of short film makers of all sizes! A splendid time wa had by all (that I talked to, anyway)! Visit the festival web site for more info.

Meet the 'Toes! ~~~ Meet our Pets! ~~~ Band bios UPDATED! ~~~ Schedule UPDATED!
Reviews . . . ~~~ Set lists UPDATED!   ~~~Old Darrell's Corner columns~~~ Favorite band links
Randomly useless information about we 'Toes!
Songs of the Troubadour,
Maria's solo album, a celebration of the music of Ian Anderson

For booking info or to contact the 'Toes, email the address between the tilda's:~~mark at uncledirtytoes.com ~~