The members of Harmonious Wail are purveyors of Americana-infused Gypsy Jazz, who continue to take their listeners on a ride via the music of the Hot Club sounds of Parisian cafes, to the deepest blues of the Memphis Delta, to the heartfelt folk scenes across every-town-America. This harmonious clique are sublime entertainers, great educators, and lifters of spirits.
Harmonious Wail is a quartet of multi-award winning musicians. The heart of the Wail is Sims Delaney-Potthoff, a mandolin virtuoso, and vocalist, Maggie Delaney-Potthoff, vocalist extraordinaire, whose percussive instrument of choice is a cardboard box (but who can also rock almost any household object), Everyone’s favoritie bassist – world class and snappy dresser Forrest Evans and gypsy jazz wiz-guitarist Scott Hlavenka bring Harmonious Wail to new hieghts with each show!
This is what experience looks like. What honing your music for decades together looks like. This is skill perfectly balanced with artful joy, brought to new heights upon a foundation of brilliant writing. And don’t get me started on what Maggie can do with a cardboard box!
This is award winning music to bring a smile to your face and sunshine to your soul. You’ll be tapping your feet and staring in wonder that they can bring it all together so well. And on the way home, you’ll still be humming the tunes to yourself. We’re excited to welcome back Harmonious Wail !!
These illustrious, yet humble artists vow that every performance is played from the heart and infused with a perfect balance of inspiration, emotion, wit and storytelling. The Wail celebrates 10 recordings in its 30+ years of existence and is currently kicking off its 4th decade releasing two new CDs simultaneously! One project showcases Harmonious Wail’s original compositions, and the other is a collection of Gypsy Jazz standards recorded in collaboration with some the world’s leading Gypsy Jazz All Stars.
As stewards of the Gypsy Jazz genre, they have established the Midwest Gypsy Swing Fest, held twice a year in Madison, Wisconsin. They also offer to take the fest on the road as a special concert package. They have mastered a plan on how to bring amazing Gypsy Jazz All Stars from around the world, and place them in front of concert audiences throughout the United States.
For more information on upcoming releases, tour dates, and causes that are near and dear to the members, be sure to follow Harmonious Wail on Instagram, X (Twitter), Bandsintown and Facebook and add them to your playlists on Spotify.