From jazz to folk, originals to pop, and Americana to world music, MHM roams over an adventurous musical landscape. They can be seen at festivals, concerts, clubs, and more. Led by the stunning vocals of Nikki Moddelmog, Dennis Hardin on mandolin and Susan Mayo on cello create a unique blend of string backup and interludes. All are consummate and experienced musicians in their own right and create a magical combination when mixed together. Nikki Moddelmog’s (vocals) distinctive musical style puts her in good company on the folk-pop spectrum, somewhere between Ani DiFranco and Pattiy Grifin. Her songs are at once deeply personal and profoundly universal, and her onstage manner is a delightful blend of supreme confidence and awkward self-consciousness. One reviewer called her “a charming and disarming mélange of contradictions.” Dennis Hardin (mandolin and guitar) has been a fixture in the Wichita acoustic music world for the last couple decades. Playing with a number of local and regional performers over that time, he’s collected a variety of songs and a trunkful of instruments on which to perform them. He has gathered up tunes from all over the musical spectrum and arranged them for guitar, mandolin, octave mandolin, tenor tele and the occasional uke. Susan Mayo (cello) is active in the classical world, playing with the Wichita Symphony, but also with the Switchgrass String Quartet, one of the only improvising string quartets in town, the folk-jazz group Multifarious, and other alternative ensembles. She runs Flint Hills Counterpoint an ecology/arts non-profit.

MHM will delight a plethora of audiences, from young to old, with their blend of captivating tunes. Featuring originals and covers they sparkle with energy and enthusiasm.

Sample Program: 1st Set:
Ain’t Misbehavin – Fats Waller
Here We Go Again – Orignal
Angel from Montgomery – John Prine
Moonlight on the Mountain – Dustin Arbuckle
Bury Me Beneath the Willow – Traditional
Nose on the Grindstone – Tyler Childers
Make You Feel My Love – Bob Dylan
Wayfaring Stranger – Traditional
Domino – Édith Piaf
If it Hadn’t Been for Love – SteelDrivers
The Way You Look Tonight- Frank Sinatra
Time for A Walk – Original
I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – McHugh/Fields
You are my Sunshine – Traditional
Manhole Ani D’franco

2nd set:
Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby – Jordan/Austin
I Will Follow You Into the Dark – Death Cab For Cutie
That’s What I Like About You – Kevin Welch
Pardon Me – Original
El Choclo – Rodriguez
Crazy Love – Van Morrison
You and Me – Original
Tennessee Waltz – Traditional
Amazing Grace – Traditional
A Good Woman’s Love – Cy Coben
Eye of the Hurricane – Jerry Fuller
Exactly Like You – McHugh/Fields

$800-$1.650 en función del kilometraje, los requisitos de sonido, los servicios prestados y las disposiciones de alojamiento. $300-$400 adicionales por actividad comunitaria o educativa única en el mismo día, en función de los requisitos de sonido.

El trío ofrece charlas de artistas y conferencias demostrativas que abarcan técnicas instrumentales/vocales y estilos musicales. Además, cada uno de los músicos tiene experiencia en composición de canciones, historia de los estilos musicales tradicionales, así como composición y arreglos. Las presentaciones pueden adaptarse a diferentes entornos, desde la universidad hasta la escuela primaria tardía, así como presentaciones públicas.

El trío está disponible para actividades especiales adaptadas a la comunidad, como conferencias-demostraciones, jam sessions, formación continua, etc.

Currículum

• Currículum Nikki
• Currículum de Dennis
• Susan Mayo Curriculum vitae