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Brought together by a common love of the jangle, Jabberpony serves up a solution
to heard-it-before girl rock. The band's latest release, "So Far", is a catchy collection
of folk-tinged modern rock songs with stylistic influences that range from celtic to jazz
to country and back again.
Since the band was formed, Jabberpony has maintained its distinctive sound thanks to the catchy,
imaginative songwriting and arranging talents of founding members, Abby Cahn (keyboards, backing
vocals) and Jim Derrickson (guitar). Together with their brilliant young lead singer Sarah Schoendienst,
whom Abby and Jim discovered at a local coffeehouse, and their equally impressive rhythm section, with
Danny Mack on drums and Bob Hart on bass, Jabberpony has been creating quite a stir in the region's
music scene.
Jabberpony got their first big break when they received a phone call from Sarah McLachlan's
management company, asking them to perform on the Lilith Fair Tour. After that great experience
(and a lot of elbow rubbing with the big stars on the tour), the band took a break from touring and locked
themselves in the studio to begin writing and recording new material for their new CD, which has just been
released and is available now. At present Jabberpony is again playing live and
expanding their presence in the region by constantly performing at colleges, coffehouses, bookstores fairs
and festivals throughout the Northeast.
Jabberpony's music remains difficult to pigeonhole, as its melodic arrangements
and strong vocal harmonies range from caustic intensity to ballad intimacy.
On songs like "Misfire" and the title-track "So Far," the band's haunting disclosures
suggest both an emotional distance and an open vulnerability - an unlikely match,
especially when compared with the Irish folk-inspired, "Follow You Down."
Another notable song is "From Your World," which features Star Trek-like sound
effects coupled with a jazzy, almost latin feel, culminating in a delightfully
obsessive one-sided phone conversation spoken over the band's '60's style loungy
musical setting.
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