Ten Penny Orchestra
Ten Penny Orchestra - Music composed, arranged, conducted and performed by Andrew Hare.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Andrew Hare began as an active musician in Los Angeles in the late '60's, performing with The Association and members of The Lovin' Spoonful and The Turtles. After a stint as drummer for the '80's L.A. new-wave band Bugs Tomorrow, he moved to Seattle to begin a career in textile and print design for the apparel industry. A decision several years ago to pursue art and music full time led to a successful career as a painter showing with major Seattle art galleries. He has also been in demand as a studio and performing musician with various northwest rock, country and bluegrass bands and songwriters. He can currently be seen on drums with Snake Suspenderz, and playing bass with Uffington Horse and Strange Jerome.
Your musical influences
In no particular order, Copland, Vaughan-Williams, Delius, Finzi, Coates, Faure, Bruckner, Satie, Wagner, Mahler, Sibelius, Prokofiev, J.S. Bach, Mendelssohn, Berlioz and others. On the other hand there's Miles Davis, XTC, Buck Owens, Dave Brubeck, Elvis Costello, Bill Evans, too many to name.
