SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015
FEC vibrates with Voetberg Family Band
Review by
B Y E LLEN T EMPLAR
On a rainy Sunday after-
noon in March, the stage
was set at the Florence
Events Center (FEC) as the
eight members of the Voetberg
Family Band entered to
play and sing their first num-
ber, “All Of Me.”
The oldest member, Liddy,
and the youngest mem-
ber, Rudy, were on vocals as
their six musician sib-
lings backed them up with a
jazzy rendition of this old
standard.
This was a strong start
for an enjoyable afternoon
with a very talented family
of musicians and sin-
gers.
Home-schooled by their
mother, Lisa, these eight
performers are all classic-
ally trained in violin and
piano.
Additionally, Annie plays
cello, Elisha plays guitar
and mandolin, Tucker plays
drums, Deter plays a variety
of bass instruments and
Vance also does vocals.
Lilja is one of the many
family members to finish
in the top five at the national
fiddle competitions; all eight
have titles in regional,
state and/ or national fiddle
competitions.
The band’s eclectic music-
al
styling
consists
of
Irish/ Scottish fiddle, old
time fiddle, Texas swing,
instrument
to
another.
As
emcee,
Elisha was per-
sonable, informa-
tive, very humor-
ous and enter-
taining.
He excelled on
guitar, mandolin
and fiddle, play-
ing all three with
great expertise.
His comment,
“We do this
because it’s fun
for us,” said it
all. It was fun.
This
multi-
talented family
from Centralia,
Wash., is what
family is about.
The world is a
better
place be-
PHOTO BY ELLEN TEMPLAR
cause
of
them.
SEA Producer Nan Osbon, Lilja, Liddy, SEA Producer Ken Henderson, Rudy, Annie, Tucker,
If
you
are
Elisha, Deter, mother Lisa, missing: Vance
ever up that way,
stop
in
at
jazz, rock and roll and more.
Elisha on guitar, Tucker on singers Vance and Rudy
In addition, Liddy co- drums and Deter on bass play- explained
with
musical Fiddler’s Coffee, owned by
produces with Elisha, arrang- ing back up.
humor how they are home- dad Voetberg, for a cup and
ing and writing music for
The music was very good schooled during their ren- maybe some great music, too.
Presented by Seacoast
the group.
but could not fail with Vance dition of Sam Cooke’s hit song
Entertainment
Association
Liddy’s original music on fiddle.
“Wonderful World.”
was a surprise.
Annie displayed her unique
Like the cello to a string Producers Ken Henderson
Good, good and good.
fiddling talents on the quartet,
Deter’s
con- and Nan Osbon, the Voetberg
Her original songs,“Kung cello during one piece with sistent bass playing grounded Family Band was fifth in
Fu, Home School,” “Caspian,” the band behind her and much of the afternoon’s SEA’s 2014-2015 concert sea-
son.
and others aptly displayed Lilja and Vance on fiddles.
music.
Don’t miss SEA’s next
Liddy’s strong, sometimes
Rudy's cuteness is outdone
Lilja fiddled and played
exciting concert, Quartetto
breathy and Celtic- ethereal by his very strong, pleasant piano throughout.
quality voice.
voice.
After
almost
every Gelato, on Friday, April 17, at
Liddy’s “For Real For
Lisa, their mother, stepped tune, many of the music- 7 p.m., with a pre-concert talk
Reels” is written in Irish up to the microphone twice to ians rotated from fiddle to at 6:15 p.m.
For
tickets
call
the
Fiddle style with Vance, a demonstrate just where all the piano demonstrating great
FEC box office at 541-997-
National
Junior
fiddle talent comes from.
versatility.
champion, on solo fiddle,
Tucker and his backup
It’s not easy to go from one 1994.
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