Radio Curious visits with Terry Donahue, a member of the Alloy Orchestra, a group of multitalented musicians who provide live, in house, orchestral backup to silent films of the 1920's era.
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The Alloy Orchestra is a group of multitalented musicians with widely diverse abilities, based near Boston, Massachusetts. This group provides live, in house orchestral backup to the Chaplin, Keaton and other classic silent films of the 1920s.Â
Our guest in this edition of Radio Curious is Terry Donahue, an Alloy Orchestra partner, a skilled player of the accordion, musical saw, drums and bells, to name only a few.
Terry Donahue and I visited by phone from his home near Boston Massachusetts, on May 10, 2013, and began with his description of the composition of the Alloy Orchestra.Â
The orchestraâs website is alloyorchestra.com.
The book Terry Donahue recommends is âAccordion Crimes,â by Annie Proulx, and âDelicatessenâ a French film.
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