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| Wild Carrot at National Chilean Trade Show From Sept. 27th – Oct. 7th, 2005 at the invitation of the U.S. Embassy in Chile, the Cincinnati folk duo Wild Carrot introduced American Roots music to hundreds of Chilean attendees at the tradeshow and exposition ““Expoinglés, ” in Santiago, Chile. Promoting English as a second language, this national event attracts more than 5, 000 attendees and 55 exhibitors by celebrating the cultures of English-speaking countries. The US Embassy selected Wild Carrot for their recognized ability to perform folk, country, jazz and blues while entertaining and educating their audience in both Spanish and English. A past Peace Corps volunteer in Costa Rica (1992-1994) Pam’s fluency in Spanish played a vital role when illustrating and talking about the instruments, styles, and lyrics of American Roots music to their audience. Pam Temple and Spencer Funk are “Wild Carrot, ” an award-winning folk duo who were finalists for the prestigious Kerrville New Folk contest (2000), and were named Best Folk Act by the (1999) Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. Since 1998, they have toured the U.S. and overseas playing music ranging from award-winning original tunes to swing, blues and traditional songs, supported by arrangements on vocals, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, concertina, penny whistle and bowed psaltery. Their two CDs, Hope and Defined, are recorded on the Falling Mountain Music label. Pam, host of The Front Porch an American Roots specialty show on N.P.R. affiliate 89.7fm WNKU radio, brings a wealth of practical experience and knowledge to their audiences. Spencer has taught guitar, mandolin and bass privately for 25 years. For the last three years, wild carrot has also performed at and given songwriting workshops to elementary and middle schools across Ohio. The current tour is a follow-up to their 2003 tour of Chile, also with the State Department. Tour funding was provided by a grant agreement under the U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |