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IDLEWILD
The musical group Idlewild performs mainly Celtic
music from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, and the Isle of Man. You can
hear them play early and traditional music from various cultures mixed into
their program, such as English, European, and French music. We also have a great back
ground in Old Time American music.
David and Carol Sharp formed Idlewild nearly twenty years ago.
Dave Sharp plays Celtic Fute, Silver
Flute, Whistle, Recorders, Mountain Dulcimer, Epinette, German Scheitholt,
Tenor Banjo,
Mandolin, Mandola, Cittern, Clawhammer Banjo, Guitar, Fiddle, Dance Caller, Storyteller,
Puppeteer, Bodhran and sings tenor vocals. Dave has an extensive collection of world
flutes that he plays. (Chinese Xaio, Dizi and Taipei Xaio, Japanese
Shakuhachi and Shinobue, Cambodian and Thai Khloy, Vietnamese Sao Truc,
Javanese Suling, Bulgarian Dvoyanka and Kaval, English Glastonbury Pipe,
Alto Cortol, Hopi Flute, various Native American Plains Flutes, Bb Fife,
Willow flute, Ohe Hano Ihu the Hawiian Nose Flute, EWI. Dave has played music
with many ethnic groups from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and
writes and composes music in a variety of styles. He enjoys researching and
playing all kinds of ethnic and traditional tunes. He is also an animator/illustrator
(network television for 16 years), Sculptor, commercial artist, instrument
maker, draftsmen and woodcarver. Dave is
also the Business Agent for the American Federation of Musicians, Local 104.
Carol Sharp plays mainly the Celtic
harp, Hammered dulcimer, Whistles, Tambourine, Zils, Limerbjack, Puppeteer and Bowed
Psaltery for
performances. She specializes in the smaller lap harps and is a certified
practitioner of harp therapy by the International Harp Therapy Program.
Carol plays and works with children at Primary Children's Medical Center.
Carol has received a BS degree in Human Development and Family Studies from
the University of Utah in 2002. Carol specializes in musical activities and
therapy with children.
Pat Leary - Plays Guitar for the group
since January of 2006. Pat is a very gifted graphic artist and a Master at
Tai Chi and Kung Fu.
Teresa Welch plays fiddle for the
group and is a one time core member of the Ballet West Orchestra and plays
with the Mondavi string quartet.. Like Dave and Carol, she is a member of
the AFM, Local 104. She also holds the most number of upper level degrees in
the group.
Mark Jardine - Plays the fiddle and is
a long time member of "Yankee Clipper". Mark has many Television
and film score credits for his original compositions and traditional
playing, and has done recordings for several well respected record labels.
Mark has been a mentor to most of the areas Celtic and Old time traditional
musicians for many years.
Steve Keen plays the button accordion,
Steve is a well known jazz keyboard player in the area for many years with a
special interest in traditional music for the accordion. Steve is an adjunct
professor in keyboards at the University of Utah, department of Music he
plays with the Klezmer group, "Klezbros", The Steve Keen Jazz trio
and with the Alpine group "Salzburger Echo". Steve is also a
potter and photographer.
Jody Duffy-Brings - sings vocals with
the group on occasion, she has a wonderful sense of the Celtic style and has
a background in Drama and English education.
Idlewild has performed
for the following local and regional events and festivals.
The Utah Arts Festival -
1999, 2000, 2001. The Park City Arts Festival - 1999. Music in the
Mountains (Park City) - 1993, 94, 95, 96. The Festival of the American West
- 1993, 94. Summerfest (Logan, Ut.) - 1994, 95. The Southern Utah Folk Life
Festival (Springville, Ut.) - 1993, 94, 95, 96, 97. The Southern Utah Renaissance
Faire (Cedar City) - 1993. Mayfest (Univ. of Ut.) - 1993, 94, 95.
International Multicultural Week & Tunes at Noon (Univ. of Ut.) 1993,
94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01. University of Utah's Health and Wellness
Festival 2001 and 2002, World Folk Fest (Ut. Arts Council) 1995.
Brown Bag Concert Series (Salt Lake Arts Council) 1995, 2001, 2002. Utah
Living Traditions 1998, 99. Saint Patrick's Day Siamsa (Gallivan Ctr. &
Hibernian Order) 1993, 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03. Chase Home Concert
Series (Ut. Folk Arts Council) 1993, (with whom we had a masters/apprentice
grant from the State of Utah with Patty Richards). The Old English Festival
(SLC, Ut.) 1996, 98, 99, 00. Brigham City Concert Series 1998. Celtic
Seasons Concert Series (SLC, Logan, Orem, Ut.) 1999. The Timpanogoes
Storytelling Festival (Orem, Ut.) 1998. Educational programs for the Salt
Lake County Library System, The Recording Industries Music Performance
Trust Funds for various venues 2000 thru 2002, and the Davis, Granite and Salt Lake School
Districts. Magna Copperdays 2000, Tooele County Fair 2000. Gardner
Village's Archibald's birthday Labor day Weekend 2000. Anderson Foothill
Library Concerts 1999,2000, and 2001. Sugar house Library concert series
2002, Utah Board of Education's State
School District Tour (Arts inc.) for 2000 and 2001. Festival of
August at the Gallivan Center 2001 and 2002. South Salt Lake Concert series,
2001 and Harvest Festival 2002.
Monthly Irish Dance or Ceili for 2000, thru 2002. Old Time Pioneer Dances
funded in part by the Utah Folk Arts Council 2001. Red Butte Gardens Winter
Solstice, 2001, 2002 and Saturnalia night, 2001. Benefit concert at the Capitol Theater
for the Afghan children's relief, 2001. The Downtown Festival during the
2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Main stage and cultural areas at
Washington Square. Midsummer Renaissance Fair and Cedar Outlands Medieval
Experience, 2003 in Cedar City, Utah. Young Family Heritage Farm Medieval
Festival, The Age of Chivalry Renaissance fair in Las Vegas, Nevada 2003.
Timpanogas Storytelling festival as storytellers and musicians in 2004 and
2005, Pioneer trails Park for Pioneer Day 2004 and 2005. We have also held and been successful with a number of
our own concerts we have produced. Peery Egyptian Theater 2004, 2005 and
2010 for
Saint Patrick's Day, Oregon Trail center festival and Old Time American
Music, Glastonbury has been a part of the Utah Performing Arts
Tour from 2003 until 2008. Glastonbury travels to many different Renaissance
Festivals in the Western United States.
Idlewild opened for the
following performers on tour.
L. Shankar and Zakhir
Hussien (Kingsbury Hall, U. of U.) Norman Kennedy (Concert Hall, Utah State
Univ.) The Wind Machine (Logan Summerfest) The Black Family (Galivan Ctr.
SLC, Ut) The Costello Family (Galivan Ctr. SLC, Ut) all Ireland celdhi
champions.
Idlewild makes the majority
of its income from weddings and corporate parties. Idlewild has had three
live performances on KRCL Radio in Utah and performs on regular basis at
public and private events in the intermountain area. We also have played for
a monthly
dance or ceili (kay-lee) through the Hibernians Society of Utah, as well as
our own multi-cultural dance with our caller Laraine Miner. Idlewild
has received reviews for their performances and albums in the Tribune,
Catalyst and City Weekly, as well as National Publications like The
Dulcimer Player News and Irish Music Magazine. (see summer 2000 and March
issues respectively) Idlewild also sells its music for audio books through
Deseret Books. Idlewild plays music and sound effects for Irish storytellers Mark Gollagher
and M'lisa Hansen in a "Bit O Blarney"
Our current CD's are available through CD baby or as
mp3 downloads.
1-801-268-4789
All Music CD's, Publications, licenses, composition,
arrangements, writting and Illustrations are the property of:
© David
S. Sharp, DBA Idlewild &
Idlewild Recordings L. L. C.
Our current CD's are available through CD baby or as mp3
downloads.
1. Idlewild by Idlewild - Traditional Celtic
band album www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild5
2. The Song of Fionula - by Carol and Dave
Sharp - Traditional Celtic music www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild6
3. The Black Oak - by David S. Sharp - Celtic
and European Traditional music on Mountain Dulcimer. www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild1
4. Blarney Pilgrim - a Traditional Celtic band
album www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild3
5. The Birds of Rhiannon - by Carol and Dave
Sharp - Traditional and Original Celtic lullaby duo with a story in the
liner notes by Carol Sharp. www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild4
6. The Grand Kaylee - by Idlewild
-Traditional Irish band album. www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild2
7. The Chalice Well - by
Idlewild - Traditional English Country dance band album www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild7
8. Hindeg - by Idlewild - a Traditional Welsh
band album. www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild8
9. The Song of the Water Kelpie - by David and
Carol Sharp - Traditional Celtic Manx music. www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild10
10. The Moon and Seven Stars -by David S. Sharp
- Original and English Traditional solo flute music www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp7
11. The Cup of Gold - by David S. Sharp -
Traditional Irish solo Flute with Bodhran. www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidspaldingsharp
12. Once in a Blue Moon -by David S. Sharp -
Improvisational Tai chi and yoga long form for Chinese Xaio with Rain. www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp5
13. The Black Swan - by David and Caorl Sharp -
European and Original Tunes for the Mountain Dulcimer. Many of the original
tunes were written for the Greek play "Elektra". www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp6
14. Aokigahara - by David S. Sharp - Original
improvisational music for Shakuhachi and Shinobue. www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp3
15. Le Mont de Saint Michel - by David S. Sharp
- French traditional music for the epinette. www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp4
16. The Callinish Stones - by David S. Sharp -
Traditional Scottish flute with Bodhran www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp
17. The White Elephant - by David S. Sharp -
Original Devotional music for meditation on Flutes of South East Asia www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp2
18.Glastonbury - by Glastonbury duo -
Traditional and Original Celtic and Renaissance music and stories. www.cdbaby.com/cd/glastonbury
visit our storyteller page at: http://professionalstoryteller.ning.com/profile/DavidSSharp
19. Dans de les Marionette - by Idlewild -
French traditional music with the band. www.cdbaby.com/cd/Idlewild9
20. The Wild Geese - by Dal Riada - Traditional
Celtic Harp and Flute. www.cdbaby.com/cd/dalriada
21. The Tavern on the Moor -by Dal Riada -
Traditional Celtic Harp and Flute www.cdbaby.com/cd/dalriada2
22. Kachina - by David Spalding Sharp - An
original Native American Flute with Native Percussion project. http://cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp8
23. The Goblin's Flute - by Glastonbury duo -
Renaissance and Celtic traditional and original music with Storytelling
written by the author. http://cdbaby.com/cd/glastonbury2
24. The Long Road Home - by
David Spalding Sharp - Original American Clawhammer Banjo tunes. http://cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp9
25. The Oaken Leaves - by David
Spalding Sharp - English Country Dance and Morris tunes for Whistles and
Flute. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp11
26. The Water of the Wondrous Isles
- by David Spalding Sharp - Original Open Tuning and Cut Capo Guitar
Compositions. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dssharp10
27. Promontory - by Idlewild -
Old Time American Mountain Dulcimer with Fiddle, Guitar, Vocals and Whistle.
Songs of Appalachia and the Old West. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/idlewild11
28. Mizuchi - River
Dragon- by David Spalding Sharp - Solo Shakuhachi for meditation with Flutes
made by the artist.
29. Kinryu - Golden Dragon - by
David Spalding Sharp - Solo Shakuhachi for meditation with Flutes made by
the artist.
Idlewild is currently working on
ten new CD
projects:
28. Epping Forest - by Idlewild
- English Country Dance, Irish Song, and Scottish Reels both traditional and
original with Cittern, Fiddle, Button Accordion, Guitar and Whistle.
29. Angels we have heard on High -
by Idlewild - Old World Christmas Hymns for Mountain Dulcimer with Fiddle,
Whistle, Guitar, and others.
30. Tulip Festival - by
Idlewild - Dutch, Belgian and German traditional and original music of the
lowland countries on the German Scheitholt with Fiddle, Hurdy Gurdy, Whistle
and Guitar.
31. Run Sheepy Run - by
Idlewild - Old Time Music and stories of the American Frontier.
32. Red Planet - by Alien Reception Committee - Music
for a science fiction on EWI and Synth.
33. Ecetera - by Idlewild duo - Improvisational Jazz
on the EWI.with Guitar.
34. Forest Temple - Tai chi - David Spalding Sharp - World
Flutes for Tai Chi, Meditation and Yoga.
35. The Voyage of Maeldun - by Glastonbury -
Storytelling with Celtic and Renaissance music.
36. Tifune-Nushi - Sea Dragon - by David
Spalding Sharp - Solo Shakuhachi for meditation with Flutes made by the
artist.
37. Yamata-no-Orochi - Eight Headed Dragon - by
David Spalding Sharp - Solo Shakuhachi for meditation with Flutes made by
the artist.
Idlewild has appeared
playing their own music, on an episode of the CBS show "Promised
Land".
For more information contact us, Dave and Carol
Sharp at 801-268-4789 or email idlewild@idlewildrecordings.com.
Or visit our website at: www.idlewildrecordings.com
Thank you,
Sincerely,
David S. Sharp
The following is a
Biography for solo work (David Sharp)
On the Mountain Dulcimer Dave performs European traditional music.
Although mainly an ensemble player, Dave has played many solo jobs as well
as solos within the group performances he has played. Dave currently plays
in the group Idlewild with his wife Carol, in which he also plays flute,
whistle, recorders, guitar, tenor banjo, mandolin, bodhran, and tenor
vocals. Dave has played music in various ethnic and traditional groups.
Prior to becoming a full time musician Dave has several degrees in
drawing, painting and sculpture having worked as a network animator, aerospace
illustrator, graphics artist and wood carver. Idlewild makes the majority
of its income at weddings and corporate parties. David is a contractor and
member of the American Federation of Musicians, Local 104.
David has two solo albums for mountain dulcimer entitled "Black
Oak" and "The Chalice Well", produced by
our own company Idlewild Recordings. Dave also teaches and writes tab
articles for some of the people and groups in the region and country. Dave
plays much of the groups music but has a separate repertoire of traditional
music from England, France, Breton, Scottish, Welsh, Manx, and many tunes
from all over central Europe. Some of the ideas for the material played on
this instrument come from previous experience.
RESUME'
1. The Hay Wire Band (Old-time and pioneer music)-1988-1999
2. The Zivio Arts Ensemble (Pan-Balkan and American Old-time and swing.)
1987 to 1990 Utah Slavia Festivals, the Utah Performing Arts Tour 1989, The
Salt Lake Brown Bag Concert Series 1989. Spring Concerts at Kingsbury Hall
1988,89,90 - European Tour of Hungry 1989 at the Szentendre and Seged
International Music Festivals.
3. International Dance Theater and Eastern Arts 1989 to 1993 (Afghani,
mid-east, Chinese Tadjik music for dancers and concert) Lloyd Miller and
Katherine St. John.
4. Southwind (Celtic ensemble) 1988 to 1991. Utah and Park City Arts
Festivals 1988 thru 90, Festival of the American West 1988 thru 1990.
5. Loose Shoes (Celtic and New England, Old-time music for contra-dances)
Monthly dance 1986 thru 1992.
6.The Hiro Chattpar Ensemble (Classical Indian music) 1992 and 1993. Utah
Living Traditions Festivals 1992 and 1993
7. The Westminster College Choir (Tenor) 1997 to 1998.
8. The Wood and the Winds (Senior citizens quartet) (Old-time and swing
music) for Senior Centers and therapy for Alzheimer's and Recovery Units.
9. The New World Mummers (European Mummers Plays-music and dance 1992-1993)
Tracy Aviary's Children's Festival 1992, Utah Arts Festival 1993, Wey-en
concert Pioneer Trails Amphitheater 1992, First Night, Salt Lake City 1993.
10. Dal Riada - (Harp and Flute) Celtic and European music (1997 to
1998)
11. Idlewild (Celtic and Early Music Ensemble) 1991 to the Present.
12. Glastonbury Duo (Dave and Carol Sharp) Celtic, and Renaissance
Stories, music and Puppetry. 2004 to the Present.
Please see the bands biography for all of this information. The intent
of this biography is for solo work on the mountain dulcimer, and to show
that my background is large and varied. I write many original works as
well, which I have published on the solo albums.
Thank you, for your interest, contact us at home 801-268-4789, or work
801-270-8087, or email at
idlewild@idlewildrecordings.com
David S. Sharp
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Album Reviews
Dans de les Marionettes -
February/April 2005
For something completely
different, Idlewild’s new recording is ultra-traditional, albeit the
tradition in question is from
France
and
Central Europe
. David Sharp is the band’s central focus on mountain dulcimers,
recorders, whistle, flute and mandolin. Carol Sharp adds hammered dulcimer,
Celtic harp, Gothic Bray harp, bowed psaltery, whistle and tambourine while
friends of the band contribute button accordion, guitar, hurdy gurdy, tenor
recorder, clarinet, piano accordion and piccolo trumpet. There are a
generous thirty-one cuts on “Dans de les Marionettes” and they are described as Breton, French,
Italian, Dutch, Belgian, and German. This is courtly music, but it has a
definite pulse to it as well. “Renaissance music with soul” is as good a
description as any. Idlewild does a great job in playing all of the tunes
with sprightly grace and imaginative arrangements.
Neal Walters
Dulcimer Player News
Volume 31, No. 1 – Feb.
2005-April 2005
This is a review of the article
written on the album "Black Oak" in the Summer 2000 issue of
"The Dulcimer Player News." It is a national periodical for
mountain and hammer dulcimer players. The article is by Neal Walters.
David Sharp specializes in
early music played on the mountain dulcimer. Black Oak contains mostly rare
and unusual (to me at least) tunes from various European traditions
including Ireland, Scotland, Croatia, France, England, Wales and the Isle
of Man with the odd tune from Afghanistan and Shaker America thrown in for
good measure, David also plays flute, whistle, bodhran, mandola, mandolin,
tenor banjo, fiddle, guitar and bones with Carol Sharp on bowed psaltery,
zils (before you ask, I have no idea but it sounds good!), and tambourine.
That sounds like it could be a bit muddy but this is not the case. The
mountain dulcimer is out front and the arrangements are, in fact, somewhat
spare as you might expect a wandering minstrel to perform them. David's
playing is straightforward and thoroughly evokes the feeling of the
original settings of these tunes. This is clearly a labor of love and there
is definitely a lot of good material here. There are several originals that
fit nicely with the ultra-traditional material. Includes Garcons de la
Montagne, Black Oak, The Helston Furry, Orientus Partibus, The Tight Little
Island.
Neal Walters
Black Oak -
David Sharp,
Idlewild Recordings,
PO Box 65702,
Salt Lake City,
UT 84165-0702,
1-801-268-4789
This is the review in the
"Salt Lake Weekly" for the year 2000 top 40 local album picks.
Dal Riada - The Wild Geese
It isn't quite Riverdance
and it isn't even Lord of the Dance, so what's up with the subtitle
"Celtic music by Dal Riada"? It's traditional Celtic music played
on traditional instruments. For the most part, 'The Wild Geese' is a
peaceful affair. The duo making up Dal Riada can cut loose with a jig if
the mood strikes - incidentally, creating a mood is a major reason to seek
out Wild Geese, one of the area's loveliest discs. ----William Athey
Dave Sharp with Mountain
Dulcimer
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