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Original Music, Traditional Roots
“Your singing and harmonies make this DJ's ears very happy. I think that Bread and Bones is a terrific blend of poetry and musicality that makes you a joy to experience.” - Robyne Fawx, KDVS
“Well crafted, haunting, soulful,
rootsy and intelligently infectious music"
Bread and Bones is a harmony driven acoustic trio that plays original music with a strong traditional-roots foundation. Richard Ruane has an articulate style of guitar playing and he extends that to ukulele, mandolin and banjos as well. Mitch Barron has a wonderful presence on fretless, fretted and upright basses. Beth Duquette completes the trio with a rich alto that weaves through the music. All three members contribute lead and harmony vocals.
Listen to Bread and Bones recent live radio appearance on VPR's Morning Edition! http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/92657/bread-bones-gets-back-to-basics-in-new-album/
Their songwriting has won awards from the Song Writers’ Association of Washington’s Mid-Atlantic Song Contest and the SolarFest Songwriter Showcase and they have been finalists at Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Competition in Kerrville, Texas, the Great Waters Music Festival Songwriter Contest and the Plowshares Coffeehouse Singer-Songwriter Competition
Upcoming Shows
Their new CD, “Could Have Been a Dream” has been hailed by critics as “Trio Triumphs”, “An eloquent and powerful statement”, and “The pure sound of new American folk music.”
"The recording is loaded with quality. Ruane is a talented storyteller, painting whole scenes with his lyrics. Duquette has a lovely voice, and her soulfulness shines through. Barron is, for my money, the top acoustic bass player in Vermont. That variety and a solid sound are two of the reasons that Bread and Bones are attracting a growing fan base from the Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. to coffeehouses in Maine and throughout Vermont."Robert Resnik VPR All The Traditions
Bread and Bones’ previous CD, “I Know Stories” was named Vermont Traditional Album of the Year by the Vermont Times-Argus .
They are Richard Ruane on vocals, guitar, ukulele, mandolin and banjos; Beth Duquette on vocals and Mitch Barron on fretless, fretted and upright basses and vocals.
"Bread and Bones gives a great live show. Their gorgeous 3 part harmonies are the perfect complement to the warm and heartfelt songwriting of Richard Ruane. In their show, they created a playful, warm environment for the audience and kept us all engaged until the last song." - Anna Maria Tocci, the North Star Music Café, Portland,Maine
"Ruane is adept at the fine art of storytelling put to song, whether it’s about the down-and-out, leaving one’s homeland, or a dark encounter in a Dublin park.His originals speak to different shades of love, joy, mystery and real life." -Terry Lickona, producer, Austin City Limits
Booking : Beth Duquette Home: 802-453-5320, Cell: 802-349-3364 C. email: bdart at gmavt.net
By email:breadandbones at gmail.com (change the "at" to an @ sign, and remove the spaces).
By good old US Postal Service:
Richard Ruane, Bread and Bones, PO Box 185, Ripton, VT 05766
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