Dromedary
Dromedary
began
playing
as a
duo
with
no
professional
ambitions
back
in
the
last
century
(1998).
With
a
fascination
with
music
from
other
countries,
Rob
McMaken
and
Andrew
Reissiger
were
inspired
to
listen,
study,
compose,
and
eventually
perform
together
on
their
front
porches
in
Athens,
GA.
Friends
eventually
convinced
them
to
play
in a
club,
and
the
rest
is
history.
Their
first
independent
CD
was
picked
up
by
NPR's
All
Things
Considered
within
weeks
of
its
release
in
2001,
and
was
heralded
for
its
"deep
reverence
for
tradition
while
confidently
expanding
boundaries."
Their
second
release
in
2002
revealed
their
deep
love
of
American
sounds,
with
the
Appalachian
dulcimer
more
prominently
featured,
as
well
as
an
American
spiritual
tune,
and
a
Bill
Evans
jazz
tune.
That
music
caught
the
ear
of
award-winning
songwriter
and
singer
Jonathan
Byrd,
who
then
composed
an
entire
album
inspired
by
and
written
for
the
duo.
Jonathan
Byrd
and
Dromedary's
collaborative
album,
"The
Sea
and
the
Sky,"
was
called
called
a
masterpiece
by
multiple
reviewers
and
landed
Dromedary
on
stage
in
some
of
the
world's
finest
folk
venues
and
festivals
in
the
US
and
Europe.
Never
content
with
staying
with
one
musical
palette
for
too
long,
in
2006
they
released
the
album,
"Dromedary
Quartet,"
which
features
two
like-minded
improvisers,
percussionist
Jeff
Reilly
and
bassist
Neal
Fountain.
Today,
the
Dromedary
Quartet
takes
the
original musical
vision
of
Rob
and
Andrew
to
the
next
logical
level
and
inspires
audiences
with
a
deeper
and
more
meaningful
experience.
The
Washington
Post
calls
Dromedary's
music
"a
soulful,
multifaceted
odyssey."
