wild carrot
Award Winning Folk Duo
Can you play a 30's standard followed by a traditional tune from the 1800's and then launch into a song written just last week? Pam Temple and Spencer Funk of the award-winning, Cincinnati-based duo "wild carrot" can. Rooted in traditional American music, their repertoire branches in diverse directions: jazz, blues, traditional folk songs, not-so-traditional folk songs, show tunes and originals. They do interesting arrangements with guitar, mandolin, concertina, penny whistle, dulcimer and bowed psaltery. wild carrot’s entertaining, honest and moving performances have something for everyone and can be geared toward specific audiences from children’s groups to senior centers. Their growing reputation for high musicianship, professionalism and fun has made them a favorite on the national folk circuit.
Awards & Honors
Chosen as cultural ambassadors to Chile, South America by the US Embassy in Santiago in 2003 and 2005, they were finalists for the prestigious Kerrville New Folk contest, winners of the Walnut Valley New Songs Showcase for Folk, and were named Best Folk Act by the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. Wild carrot participates with Kennedy Center for the Arts partner, The Muse Machine in Dayton, OH, integrating the arts into school curriculum through specialized performances and songwriting workshops. They are on the juried rosters of the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists on Tour, the Arts Midwest Performing Arts Fund, the Cincinnati Arts Association, and the Greater Columbus Arts Council