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If you're publicizing one of our shows or writing an article about us, please feel free to use the information below.Great songs are often considered great poetry, but with The Dead Poets, great poems also make great songs. A favorite verse, a catchy melody, a bit of harmony--put them together and you might hear something in the poem you hadn't heard before. The Dead Poets use music to transform classic poetry into a fresh and exciting experience, accessible to everyone. From Cummings to Dickinson, Wordsworth to Rumi, you'll love the way the "muse" in music brings out the "Oh!" in poetry.
The Dead Poets first performed together at an impromptu gig in 1996 to rousing acclaim. Band members include Allan Wolf, performer, published poet and author (check out his website), on drums; Tom Tracy, writer and published author, on guitar and mandolin; and Alex Alford, designer, on upright bass. All three provide vocals, often in crisp three-part harmony.
Finger-snapping, musico-poetic syncopated styling and melodic machinations harmonizing the words of poets in various stages of decomposition and if they're rolling in their graves, at least it's to a bossa nova beat from this popular acoustic trio; Poe, Dickinson, Rumi, Wordsworth . . . No one is safe.