“…chamber music’s finely calibrated arrangements with bluegrass’s playful virtuosity and pop music’s melodic resourcefulness.” –The Boston Globe

“The Bee Eaters are the instrumental cream of the brand new string nation.”
-Darol Anger

“…here come the Bee Eaters. …so tastefully arranged and so well played. They rescue the hammer dulcimer from all cliches, and bring the music forward to right here and now.”
-Tim O’Brien

“It is a joy to hear both the exploration of this music and the grounding of it simultaneously. Also, I love the emphasis on the simple beauty of the acoustic instruments.”
-Edgar Meyer
(3 time Grammy-winning composer/MacArthur Fellow)

 

 

 

 

Notes from Us

Spring in the Northwest (a run in the rain with Laurie Lewis)

Dear Northwest, I can't stop thinking about you. I know everyone says you're grey and moody, but it's not true, and even if it is, I don't care: you're beautiful anyways. I wake to the brittle brightness of another Ontario morning, and think of your softness. Nobody here understands how depressing these bright clear cold days are; how by asking nothing of me, your closed skies open endless avenues. I can't wait to see you again. Yours truly, Simon Well, fellow Northwesterners, hopefully that little confession didn't make you … Read More...

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Spring in the Northwest (a run in the rain with Laurie Lewis)

Dear Northwest, I can't stop thinking about you. I know everyone says you're grey and moody, but it's not true, and even if it is, I don't … Read More...

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January in California

It’s January again, and we’re going back to Cali (which always reminds me of the Notorious B.I.G. song of the same name...).  Or rather, … Read More...

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More News About the Band

There are a lot of things one could say about a record they just released, and we certainly said some of them in the liner notes of this one, so … Read More...