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Cabin Fever NW from Bellingham, Washington
Cabin Fever NW is the Bellingham-based duo Dianne Bochsler and Tara Wolfe, performing true
Americana roots music. Their straight-from-the-heart presentation of songs captures the spirit of traditional folk
music. You will not hear better harmony singing anywhere. Their music is welcoming and accessible: nothing
slick, nothing synthetic, no artificial ingredients.
Great music, great lyrics, great storytelling. Their compositions reflect real life, including joy, loss, love, leaving
home, great cars and the complexities of crime and punishment. Their original works have received recognition
by national media, including NPR's Car Talk which broadcast "Yellow Mustang", and SING OUT! Magazine
which featured "Mary Alice". In February 2009, they received 1st Runner-up in Gary Allen's Nashville
Songwriting Contest for "Give Me That Kiss" and "Sit & Cry".
Recent winners of the "People's Choice Award" at the 2008 Winter Folk Festival in Florence, OR, performances
by Cabin Fever NW have met exuberant audiences across the Pacific Northwest. Always a crowd pleaser, their
friendship and playful energy are contagious on stage.
Dianne and Tara bumped into each other on their sons’ first day of pre-school in Bellingham, WA about a
dozen years ago and have been inseparable ever since. Their close harmonies reflect their close relationship,
and give the listener the satisfaction so often sought from a performing duo - friendship and love expressed
through music.
Originally from upstate New York, Dianne is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She grew up
singing and playing country music with her dad, songs of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Hank Williams.
Dianne has been on stage in the theater and as a performing musician for the past 30 years. Her voice has
been compared to Loretta Lynn and EmmyLou Harris - pure and refreshing as iced tea on a hot summer day.
Tara is a Canadian native who grew up in Ohio, longing for the mountains and prairies of Alberta where her
mother's roots took them on family vacations. She has been singing all her life, always looking for a new
harmony line to add to every song.
Tara's voice has a delicious rich quality that is perfectly suited for folk songs, and adds an unusual musical
depth to the duo. Tara picked up the banjo a few years ago and never put it down.
February 2009 - Cabin Fever NW received 1st Runner-up in Gary Allen's Nashville Songwriting Contest.
Gary (drummer from The Charlie Daniels Band/JJ Cale) is editor of the newsletter The Music City Beat!
"Excellent! I went around humming "Give Me That Kiss" for days. Your songs are great and the singing is
Simon & Garfunkle tight. You have a very natural and pleasing sound and I wouldn't change a thing."
-Gary Allen
"Fantastic! You two sing with one voice, and it is the voice of pure love." - Barry McGuire
"You are the quintessential Hard Act to Follow!" -C. Daniel Bolings
"I love your music. Every sound is exactly what should be there, your voices and instruments are the perfect
blend for one another." - Mack Bailey
Performing mostly original songs, Cabin Fever NW also brings something new to hear to great standards like
John Prine’s “Paradise” and Townes Van Zandt’s “White Freight Liner Blues”.
Instrumentation
Dianne Bochsler - Martin 000 Cutaway guitar and vocals
Tara Wolfe - 1923 Whyte Laydie banjo and vocals
Discography
"The Door Is Always Open" is the third recording by Cabin Fever NW. It features a generous portion of original
songs, with a sprinkling of traditional favorites. With innovative harmony and elegant guitar and banjo, this CD
brings the best of new and old together and creates a modern interpretation of traditional sound. The duo is
joined on this recording by guitar master John Miller.
Prior releases from Cabin Fever NW include "Spring Thaw" (2004) a collection of 15 cover songs, with back-up
from musicians such as John Reischman (mandolin), Laurel Bliss (resonator guitar) and Mike Schway (fiddle)
and their self-titled four-song demo “Cabin Fever” (2003) which received an honorable mention from the
Bellingham Herald as the year's best local recording.
LINKS: www.cabinfevernw.com www.sonicbids.com/CabinFeverNW
Cabin Fever NW is the Bellingham-based duo Dianne Bochsler and Tara Wolfe, performing true
Americana roots music. Their straight-from-the-heart presentation of songs captures the spirit of traditional folk
music. You will not hear better harmony singing anywhere. Their music is welcoming and accessible: nothing
slick, nothing synthetic, no artificial ingredients.
Great music, great lyrics, great storytelling. Their compositions reflect real life, including joy, loss, love, leaving
home, great cars and the complexities of crime and punishment. Their original works have received recognition
by national media, including NPR's Car Talk which broadcast "Yellow Mustang", and SING OUT! Magazine
which featured "Mary Alice". In February 2009, they received 1st Runner-up in Gary Allen's Nashville
Songwriting Contest for "Give Me That Kiss" and "Sit & Cry".
Recent winners of the "People's Choice Award" at the 2008 Winter Folk Festival in Florence, OR, performances
by Cabin Fever NW have met exuberant audiences across the Pacific Northwest. Always a crowd pleaser, their
friendship and playful energy are contagious on stage.
Dianne and Tara bumped into each other on their sons’ first day of pre-school in Bellingham, WA about a
dozen years ago and have been inseparable ever since. Their close harmonies reflect their close relationship,
and give the listener the satisfaction so often sought from a performing duo - friendship and love expressed
through music.
Originally from upstate New York, Dianne is a graduate of Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle. She grew up
singing and playing country music with her dad, songs of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, and Hank Williams.
Dianne has been on stage in the theater and as a performing musician for the past 30 years. Her voice has
been compared to Loretta Lynn and EmmyLou Harris - pure and refreshing as iced tea on a hot summer day.
Tara is a Canadian native who grew up in Ohio, longing for the mountains and prairies of Alberta where her
mother's roots took them on family vacations. She has been singing all her life, always looking for a new
harmony line to add to every song.
Tara's voice has a delicious rich quality that is perfectly suited for folk songs, and adds an unusual musical
depth to the duo. Tara picked up the banjo a few years ago and never put it down.
February 2009 - Cabin Fever NW received 1st Runner-up in Gary Allen's Nashville Songwriting Contest.
Gary (drummer from The Charlie Daniels Band/JJ Cale) is editor of the newsletter The Music City Beat!
"Excellent! I went around humming "Give Me That Kiss" for days. Your songs are great and the singing is
Simon & Garfunkle tight. You have a very natural and pleasing sound and I wouldn't change a thing."
-Gary Allen
"Fantastic! You two sing with one voice, and it is the voice of pure love." - Barry McGuire
"You are the quintessential Hard Act to Follow!" -C. Daniel Bolings
"I love your music. Every sound is exactly what should be there, your voices and instruments are the perfect
blend for one another." - Mack Bailey
Performing mostly original songs, Cabin Fever NW also brings something new to hear to great standards like
John Prine’s “Paradise” and Townes Van Zandt’s “White Freight Liner Blues”.
Instrumentation
Dianne Bochsler - Martin 000 Cutaway guitar and vocals
Tara Wolfe - 1923 Whyte Laydie banjo and vocals
Discography
"The Door Is Always Open" is the third recording by Cabin Fever NW. It features a generous portion of original
songs, with a sprinkling of traditional favorites. With innovative harmony and elegant guitar and banjo, this CD
brings the best of new and old together and creates a modern interpretation of traditional sound. The duo is
joined on this recording by guitar master John Miller.
Prior releases from Cabin Fever NW include "Spring Thaw" (2004) a collection of 15 cover songs, with back-up
from musicians such as John Reischman (mandolin), Laurel Bliss (resonator guitar) and Mike Schway (fiddle)
and their self-titled four-song demo “Cabin Fever” (2003) which received an honorable mention from the
Bellingham Herald as the year's best local recording.
LINKS: www.cabinfevernw.com www.sonicbids.com/CabinFeverNW
| Cabin Fever NW |
| Give Me That Kiss |
| from Bellingham Washington |
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| Dianne Bochsler |
| Tara Wolfe |