Slow Pony is an accordion-centric intense musical expedition: an ever relvolving cast--of one to many-- that performs music from many far (some no-longer-existing) corners of the globe. They feel passionate about studying and playing musics that are at risk of being forgotten, hoping the audience might remember the lost dances.
Whether simple, complex, subdued or feverish, It is their mission to preserve the use of music as a language capable of giving voice to the trials and joys of the human experience.
Now featuring - Argentine Tangos, Brazilian Chorros, French Musettes, Balkan Folk Dances, Jazz Manouche, Klezmer tunes, Mongolian Songs about Horses, and Original stories to boot! The evocative rhythms and charming melodies of Slow Pony are sure to please and intrigue a wide-range of audiences-- from all generations and in many settings.
When you enjoy and support this music, you too are helping to preserve the endangered culture of independent and inquisitive music.
If you listen hard enough, you can feel how painful it is to be condemned to a life a wandering around with an accordion and all your worldly possessions strapped to a frame-pack trying to spread the gospel of joy!
From the Tiny Monster who brought you Belligerence belligerence3.bandcamp.com
"The best band website I've ever seen!" - Rib Ry
"...The guy sounds a bit whacky, but fun"- West Townshend Farmers Market
“This is kind of the wild-card set [...] I dont know that much about them."- Peter Seward
"Slow Pony, set to perform right before Bittova, could be challenging as well. Tenor banjo player Savannah [...] and an accordion player named Eli, even though she did not give their last names or where they’re from. Instead of a band photo, Savannah submitted a drawing of a horse. One of her mail communications [...] was written on a napkin." - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
"Just listening now [...] and I wanna cry. It is so beautiful! [...] Are you around this weekend?
Perhaps we could get together?" - A Satisfied and Generous Patron of the Arts
"Are you that sex in a cave band?" ~ A curious passerby
"...The guy sounds a bit whacky, but fun"- West Townshend Farmers Market
“This is kind of the wild-card set [...] I dont know that much about them."- Peter Seward
"Slow Pony, set to perform right before Bittova, could be challenging as well. Tenor banjo player Savannah [...] and an accordion player named Eli, even though she did not give their last names or where they’re from. Instead of a band photo, Savannah submitted a drawing of a horse. One of her mail communications [...] was written on a napkin." - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
"Just listening now [...] and I wanna cry. It is so beautiful! [...] Are you around this weekend?
Perhaps we could get together?" - A Satisfied and Generous Patron of the Arts
"Are you that sex in a cave band?" ~ A curious passerby
- photocred: Marc Bruckel