Peter and the Wolf is the American
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band formed by musician
Redding Hunter. Hunter says about his song writing, "I carry a journal everywhere with me. I will stop in the middle of whatever I'm doing to write down an idea, whether it's something I think about, hear, observe, or whatever. It's my highest priority to make sure I capture these ideas, as the craft of songwriting is a lifelong pursuit". The band's record label offers early demos called ''Peter and the Wolf'' and ''Experiments in Junk'', but the first official
CD released was ''Lightness''. After the release of ''Lightness'' the band performed several shows in graveyards, islands, as well as more regular venues. ''The Ivori Palms'' became the act's second official release in September 2007, followed by ''Mellow Owl'' and ''Traffique's Endless Weekend Mixtape'', the newest album, ''Easy Mountain'', was released in December, 2011.
''Mellow Owl'' was written and recorded on a farm in
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, and an undisclosed location in
Vermont
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, according to liner notes. As Red Hunter told Splice Today in a recent interview, "I'm trying out all kinds of new stuff here to see what works. I'm really influenced by these native dudes I met in
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who sang super mellow beach harmonies, so I guess it'll be some island jams."
Discography
''Peter & the Wolf (s/t demo cd)'' (June 2006)
''Lightness'' (October 31, 2006)
''The Ivori Palms'' (September 2007)
''Fireflies''
''Experiments in Junk''
''Mellow Owl'' (November 14, 2008)
''Traffique's Endless Weekend Mixtape'' (2010)
''Easy Mountain'' (2011)
References
External links
Music
Redding Hunter on BandcampTraffique on BandcampVideo for "How I Wish"Video for Strange Machines
Interviews
Dallas Observer interview, 10 May 2007Interview in San Francisco Bay Guardian onlineDaytrotter interview, 20 April 2007
Reviews
Pitchfork review of ''Lightness''Short feature at npr.orgABC News article on Peter and the Wolf's sailboat tour, 2 May 2006Interview in The Austinist, 22 June 2006Mellow Owl album information at Amazon.com
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American folk musical groups