Interview with Maggie Delaney-Potthoff, Madison, Wisconsin
- Date
2020-09-02
- Main contributor
Maggie Delaney-Potthoff
- Summary
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Maggie Delaney-Potthoff (Madison, Wisconsin) Founding member of Harmonious Wail, Maggie Delaney-Potthoff is a vocalist extraordinaire whose percussive instrument of choice is a cardboard box (but who can also rock almost any household object). Harmonious Wail plays Americana-infused Gypsy Jazz. Along with her illustrious yet humble artist bandmates, she vows that every performance is played from the heart and infused with a perfect balance of inspiration, emotion, wit, and storytelling. Presently, the group celebrates ten recordings and over thirty years of existence. Their music has been played in films and they have received the 2017 Musicnotes Outstanding Musical Career Achievement. Award and the 2020 18th Annual Independent Music Awards Acoustic Song category for “Move.” Maggie’s captivating voice captured voters’ hearts and made her the 2020 AARP Superstar recipient. She also teaches voice. In this interview you will hear her talking about her teaching. Interviewed by Raquel Paraíso, 09/02/2020.
- Contributor
Raquel Paraíso
- Subjects
Music; United States; Covid-19 Pandemic
- Location
Madison, Wisconsin
- Collection
Musicians in America during the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Unit
Society for Ethnomusicology
Access Restrictions
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