I had never heard of Rachelle but I was instantly taken with her music, her oddball stage presence.
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Rachelle Garniez
Rachelle Garniez inhabits a skewed musical universe of accordions, ocarinas and women who growl like Tom Waits.
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Her brilliant playing has landed her gigs with musicians such as Rufus Wainwright and Dan Zanes, and she prowls around the neo-cabaret scene with her band the Fortunate Few. She’s also a musical co-director of the theatrical troupe The Citizens Band.
Her latest album with the Fortunate Few is 2008’s The Melusine Years.
“I had never heard of Rachelle but I was instantly taken with her music, her oddball stage presence and her funny lyrics. She’s a brilliant solo accordionist, coming from a very musical family and with strong European, Louisiana and Americana roots. She started up an intro on accordion and it was clear right away she’s a great technician with a lot of feeling. Then she broke into song: “I’m a sucker for a broken nose…” and it went on intriguingly from there!”
