Mighty squirrel

**Mike Buesseler** · Apr-29-2007, 11:36pm

It was hard to decide where to post this...Mighty Squirrel plays such an amazingly varied array of music, I could have rightly put them in at least three categories.

Saw them here, in Great Falls, MT, last Friday, for their third gig as a band. Absolutely knocked me DEAD! Gregory Spatz plays fiddle for The Jaybirds with John Reischman. With Mighty Squirrel he also plays octave mandolin. These folks play old-time, swing, celtic, Klezmer....almost anything, as far as I could tell. DO NOT MISS THEM, if you get a chance!
Fantastic group!!!

**Steven Stone** · Apr-30-2007, 8:30am

Charles Sawtelle put together a band with the same name in Denver more than a few years ago. It had Sally Van Meter and Caleb Roberts in it.

A more appropriate name for a BG band than old-time, given its source - A Bill Monroe song.

**Mike Buesseler** · Apr-30-2007, 6:46pm

Well, you could take up the issue of their choice of band name with them, if you like. All I'm saying is they are a simply WONDERFUL band! Extraordinarily talented musicians, very warm stage presence, and an incredible repertoire. (They tell the whole story of where the name came from, btw.)

**MandoSquirrel** · Apr-30-2007, 7:41pm

I thought maybe it was a thread about some of my "relatives"

**squirrelabama** · May-01-2007, 5:26pm

Any of your kin folk from "squirrelabama?"

**squirrelabama** · May-01-2007, 5:27pm

Anything with the word "squirrel" in it is ok by me. Saw a T shirt the other day that said "Squirrels Gone Wild" with some crazy squirrels in bikinis. Could be the album cover for a Mighty Squirrel release.

**Mike Buesseler** · May-02-2007, 10:28am

You guys kill me! After I started this thread, I wrote to Greg Spatz (the OM, fiddle player) since I met him personally the day after the concert. I told him I'd posted a short review here. He asked me to send along any replies I got. But, I don't think I'll send him these!!!

I hope SOMEbody gives this band a listen. They are SOOOOO good!!