Contact
squeezindivamusic@gmail.com
514 244-4614 Canada
707 776-6921 US
One Sheet / Le Tract
the Mad Maggies’ one sheet / le tract
– a downloadable / téléchargeable, printable / imprimable .pdf – 1.4 mb
Stage Plot / Le Plan de Scène
the Mad Maggies’ stage plot / le plan de scène
– a downloadable / téléchargeable, printable / imprimable .pdf – 604 kb
In a Nutshell / En un Mot
- World Rock to Ska, Cajun/Zydeco to R&B, Klezmer to Polka, to the High Seas & beyond
- 90% original material
- Upbeat, versatile, danceable
- All-ages
- Award-winning, professional, experienced
Releases
- “Nine” 2022 (album of nine single rleases)
- “Dead Air” 2022 (single)
- “However Improbable” 2022 (single)
- “Surely, Shirley” 2022 (single)
- “Groove d’Hiver” 2022 (single)
- “Within the Wyrd” 2021 (single)
- “Reva’s Revelation” 2020 (single)
- “Un Jaguar en el Agua” 2020 (single)
- “Blue Ska” 2019 (single)
- “All in A Day” 2018 (single)
- “Naked Ladies” 2017 (album)
- “Still Standing” 2014 (album)
- “Live at Lagunitas Brewing Co.” 2014 (album)
- “Shake Those Bones” 2011 (album)
- “Flashbacks – the Mad Maggies play vintage hits” 2010 (album)
- “Skull & Magpies” 2009 (album)
- “Magdalena’s Revenge” 2007 (album)
- “Crazed and Enthused” 2004 (album)
Reviews
“…the stylistically omnivorous Mad Maggies”
→ Love the accordion? Get thee to Cotati – Andrew Gilbert – San Jose Mercury News
…the Mad Maggies’ music…it’s funky, it’s fun and it sounds like it’s played by people with smiles on their faces.
→ Press Play review – Paul Liberatore – Marin Independent Journal
→ NBC Bay Area mention
→ Folkwa review of “Shake Those Bones” (Polish)
“the Mad Maggies cook up a gumbo of ska-Zydeco-folk-rock”
“‘Il y a un bal’ ist ein toller Cajun Song, die Party geht los.”
“Maggie’s vocal work has a real classy feel…”
→ Folkworld reviews of Skull & Magpies (Deutsch) and Shake Those Bones (English) in their #49 issue.
“The Mad Maggies refuse to be type cast. They seem to delight in turning musical styles on their end.”
→ Rave review – NeverEnding Wonder radio
→ Argus Courier article – Greg Cahill (.pdf of newsprinted version)
As Heard On TV
• The hit FX Networks series “What We Do in the Shadows” uses
our tune “Kirghiz Eyes” to underscore a scene in episode 8. (episode tune list)
• Academy award winning director, Paul Haggis chose “Sleepy Maggie” from “Crazed and Enthused” to underscore a 3 minute scene in “The Black Donnellys” pilot which aired on NBC & HDNet.
the Mad Maggies are
Maggie Martin “Mags”: accordion, vocals
Johny Blood: tuba
Ray Fernandez: tenor, bari & soprano saxes
Ian Luke: drums, percussion
Mark Nemoyten: trumpet
Tim Sarter: acoustic & electric bass, U-Bass
Ned Stone: trombone
Gary Wium “GDub”: acoustic & electric guitar
Hearsay / Ouï-Dire
“We LOVE the Mad Maggies! … You have got to experience this band….”
— Cadenza Music, St. Paul, MN
“There was not a moment when the dance floor was not packed, even long after the beer was gone. Yes, you guys rock.”
— Rod De Witt, Andersen Valley Brewing Co.
“The Best Band Ever” — Howard Dillon, Bolinas Hearsay News.
“The Mad Maggies…hit it home…leaving the audience begging for an encore.” — Golden Gate [X]Press, San Francisco, CA
“…you and your band are not just great, but such an integral part of everything I try to do with the festival musically.”
— Scott Goree, Cotati Accordion Festival, Cotati, CA
“I absolutely LOVE your music! Maggie’s voice is so of another era… Don’t you just want to rub it all over your face?”
— L. Baker-Ronco
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. — Mark Twain