Trio Opeye

NORTHWEST COASTAL MUSIC

(HBT 005)

Brian Godchaux / violins, thumb piano, Mexican rattles, Indian bells, percussion; John Kuntz / ukelele, tenor ukelele, ukelele banjo, thumb piano, Mexican rattles, small Tahitian log drum, Indian bells, voice, percussion; Henry Kuntz / violins (Indian-made, Mexico), Bolivian bass flute , Indian snake charmer’s flute, various other flutes, Chinese musette, small Indian gong, percussion. (Recorded October 11, 18, 1986)

Virtuosity and the ritual come full circle in this open-ended, fluid, and hard-edged cultural metamorphosis.

“Primal, almost shamanistic in approach and just plain straight forward” – La Donna Smith, The Improvisor