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November 21, 2008
Ollabelle at World Cafe Live

Ollabelle joins us for a Free At Noon Show on November 21 from World Cafe Live. A co-production of WXPN and NPR Music.

Starting as an informal, weekend-bar collaboration, folk band Ollabelle evolved into a full-time entity during the early 2000s. After recording their debut album on spec at a local studio, Ollabelle's organic, collaborative sound won over artist/producer T-Bone Burnett who was impressed enough to release Ollabelle on his DMZ label.

The New York based quintet, named for Appalachian folk singer Ola Belle Reed, is comprised of Amy Helm (vocals, mandola), Byron Isaacs (vocals, bass, dobro), Tony Leone (vocals, drums, percussion), Fiona McBain (vocals, acoustic and electric guitars), and Glenn Patscha (vocals, keyboards, accordion). Each member was a previously established artist in his or her own right and pursuing individual projects before Ollabelle took off. The group's distinctively democratic style is a result, displaying a seamless mix of gospel, blues, bluegrass, and country sounds. As percussionist Leone puts it, "With five people contributing words, music, voices and ideas, that's always a lot of opinions to filter into one brew, but I think we're all pretty proud of the end result."

Website: ollabelle.net
MySpace: myspace.com/ollabelle
Recent Release: Before This Time
Release Date: November 2008
Label: YepRock
Origin: Brooklyn, NY
Song Clips:
Ain't No More Cane
Get Back Temptation

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