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<P><FONT color=#000000>The songs are fairly sad. The music is fairly
quiet.</FONT> <BR><FONT color=#000000>The vocals are fairly hushed. The
tone is fairly somber.</FONT></P>
<UL><FONT color=#000000>Although the sound of this new group is still coming
together, the <I>songs</I> are written in the vein of Belle & Sebastian,
The Secret Stars, Elliot Smith, Low, and others in this end of the musical
spectrum -- that is to say, sparse, melancholy pop. The
instrumentation of The Mending Wall provides a somewhat-orchestral vibe to
the sound.</FONT>
<P><FONT color=#000000>The Mending Wall came about when, after moving from a
Durham farmhouse to a Carrboro apartment complex, Gary began writing
quiet songs on an acoustic guitar. Most of these wouldn't work
with his other band of the time, Gumption. Armed with the idea to put
a new band together for these songs, he posted a message to <A
href="http://sunsite.unc.edu/grady/ch-scene/amchhome.htm">alt.music.chapel-hill.</A>
Based on the initial response, The Mending Wall was going to be a big band
-- at one point eight people. After dropping to three and then
bouncing up and down for a few months, the group settled to four
participants. This will probably change semi-regularly. But, for now
the line up is as follows:.</FONT>
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<LI><FONT face="Arial Black"><FONT color=#000000>Heather Russell - oboe,
pennywhistle, recorder, vocals</FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Arial Black"><FONT color=#000000>Pete Lucey - accordion,
organ</FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Arial Black"><FONT color=#000000>Gary Miller - acoustic
guitar, vocals</FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face="Arial Black"><FONT color=#000000>David Schulman -
violin, viola</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT
color=#000000> </FONT></LI></UL><FONT color=#000000>Each member has
other musical activities. Heather is a <U><FONT color=#0000ff>solo
</FONT></U>artist and also lends her talents to various recording projects
in the area. Gary, Pete, and David were all in the western-swinging
Earl Wells and the Gushers, a wonderful little combo that no longer
exists.</FONT> Gary played in <A
href="http://www.unc.edu/~gumption/gumption.html">Gumption</A> for close to
three years.. </UL></DIV>
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<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Taken from</FONT></P>
<P><FONT color=#000000 size=2></FONT><FONT size=2><A
href="http://www.unc.edu/~gumption/tmwhome.html">http://www.unc.edu/~gumption/tmwhome.html</A></FONT></P>
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