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Parlor Folk trio
Central Virginia
The Webley Twizzle Project is a new instrumental parlor folk trio, born in a love of street performing, that spices up its act with prize-winning, foot-operated puppets. The band plays both modern and traditional acoustic music, with enough swing, rags, novelty and original tunes thrown in to bring a classy and smooth musical experience to any street, stage or sitting room…with the puppets being a big hit with kids of all ages!
Tune hunters Bruce Carveth on English concertina(Mice in the Attic, Gizzard Grinders, Rock Bottom Sodbusters, Maggie Muggins), Michael Giordano on guitar (Rhythmajig, The Weedeaters, Ragged Mountain String Band) and Pete Marshall on octave mandolin (Mando Mafia, Mice in the Attic, The Friendly Strangers) are all veterans of central Virginia’s trad music scene. And with decades of experience in music from around the world, The Webley Twizzle Project is a bold effort to take acoustic music, from anywhere at all, and fashion a new sound for a unique blend of musical instruments. It’s the best of Celtic and American traditional music mixed with original pieces, polyethnic dance tunes, and the odd melody from Randy Newman’s film scores, ragtime composer James Scott, iconic Irish harpist Turlough O’Carolan and even the Beatles.
*Breaking News* Bruce and Pete just won a blue ribbon for their puppets in the 2025 inaugural Limberjack competition at West Virginia’s Appalachian String Band Festival!