The music is in us...we need to let it out, hear it, feel it. If we go too long without it, we are not balanced. We are passionate about raising our three beautiful children, about the stories our music tells, about fueling our bodies with good food and feeding our hearts and souls with rhythm and melody. Formed while serving as artists-in-residence in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, in Peninsula, Ohio, Hey Mavis is the husband-and-wife team of Laurie Michelle Caner (banjo/vocals/songwriting) and Ed Caner (fiddle/viola) accompanied by some of the best musicians in the region. REM/Smithereens/Red Clay Ramblers producer Don Dixon “discovered” Hey Mavis when they performed at the House of Blues/Cleveland, in support of a 2009 Christmas compilation. Four months later, Dixon produced their debut CD, Red Wine. The CD immediately climbed the national Folk DJ-L radio charts, peaking at #5 for overall artist while the songs Red Light and Red Wine peaked at #5 and #9. The CD finished the year at #13 in Folk Alley’s "Top CD's of 2010" alongside new releases by Tim O’Brien, Peter Rowan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Chieftains, and Bob Dylan. Laurie was a founding member of the regionally-acclaimed female vocal group "The Rhondas" and has facilitated songwriting workshops at venues such as the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Lakeside, The Kent State Folk Festival and First Night Akron. Eddie has performed worldwide with over 25 major artists, including Smokey Robinson, Page & Plant, Pavarotti and Wayne Newton. He teaches physics and innovation at Case Western Reserve University. |
Our photos were taken at the quirky, awesome, retro superstore,
The Bomb Shelter, in Akron, Ohio. You must check this place out! |
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Hey Mavis has had the privilege of headlining venues such as:
Cain Park (Cleveland, OH) Lancaster Music Festival (Lancaster, OH) Myer's Memorial Bandshell (Ashland, OH) Paw Paw Festival (Athens, OH) Hoover Auditorium and Pavilion (Lakeside, OH) Cuyahoga Valley National Park House Concert Series Mill Creek Concert Series (Youngstown, OH) Human Rights Coalition Annual Gala (Cleveland, OH) First Night Akron (Akron, OH) Akron Firestone Auditorium w/ the Firestone H.S. Orchestra (Akron, OH) Howler's Cafe (Pittsburgh, PA) Brookstock (Cleveland, OH) 4th of July Extravaganza (Jamestown, CO) Hey Mavis has been honored to perform as opening act for: Yonder Mountain String Band, LC Pavilion (Columbus, OH) Michael Stanley and The Boys From the County Hell at The House of Blues (Cleveland, OH) Missy Raines and the New Hip, The Kent Stage (Kent, OH) The Fabulous String Dusters, The Beachland Ballroom (Cleveland, OH) photo by Shane Wynn |
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