- Garland of Hours
Garland of Hours is a musical group based in
Washington DC , and led by cellist/pianistAmy Domingues .Band History
After playing bass in
punk rock bands in university, Domingues moved to Arlington, VA where she became one half of the instrumental duoTelegraph Melts along with guitarist Bob Massey (Gena Rowlands Band ). The duo released on album, Ilium, on Absolutely Kosher Records in 1997.Domingues began playing cello with other Arlington-area artists (Tsunami, Allscars) as well as touring and recording with others (
Edith Frost ,Ted Leo , Fugazi,Threnody Ensemble , Jets to Brazil) nationally.Wanting to explore her own music, Domingues began working with her friend Brendan Canty (Fugazi), who encouraged her to write more of her simple wurlitzer keyboard songs, and then to write lyrics. The two were joined live by Jerry Busher (French Toast) and recorded a self-titled album released in 2003. During this time, she also worked with her Threnody Ensemble bandmate Dave Cerf to compose the soundtrack to the 2003 Academy Award-nominated documentary film
The Weather Underground .Garland Of Hours were one of eight bands that participated in the first volume of the DVD series "Burn To Shine", co-produced by Canty and released on a DVD label co-founded by him,
Trixie . TheDVD , released in early 2005, also features Busher's other band "French Toast" as well asThe Evens , the side project led by his Fugazi cohortIan MacKaye .Canty and Domingues both contributed to the recording of
Bob Mould 's 2005 solo album "Body of Song ", and as ofJuly 2005 Canty was set to play drums as part of Mould's touring band.The newest Garland of Hours release The Soundest Serum (2007) reflects the fruit of several years of musical collaborations with gifted friends
Mary Timony (Helium) andBrandon Butler (Canyon). Other musicians on the album include Jonah Takagi, bass, and Scott Adamson, drums. While the previous Garland album was mostly cinematic instrumentals, the second record focuses on folk-based cello riffs and lyrical stories. The Soundest Serum was recorded at Canty’s Blindspot Studios and mixed by Chad Clark andBrendan Canty and released on Domingues' own imprint Noble Task Records. Domingues also currently tours as cellist/guitarist inBenjy Ferree 's band.External links
* [http://www.garlandofhours.com/home.html Garland of Hours official site]
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