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Hometown: Cary, IL
Label: Wind River
Management: Rich Prezioso
Website: www.smallpotatoesmusic.com
Genre: Folk
Small Potatoes is Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso. This Chicago-based duo has been touring on the folk circuit since 1993 and in that time they’ve become sought-after regulars at many clubs, coffeehouses across the U.S. They have made repeat appearances at major folk festivals, including the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Walnut Valley Folk Festival, and Philadelphia Folk Festival. They were one of the “most requested” acts at the 1999 Falcon Ridge New Artist Showcase. Jacquie is also a past winner of the Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest.
They call themselves eclecto-maniacs. They describe their music as “Celtic to Cowboy” and say in has taken them “years of careful indecision” to come up with a mix of music that ranges from country, blues, and swing to Irish, with songwriting that touches on all of those styles and more. Their four recordings, “Alive!”, “Waltz of the Wallflowers”, “Time Flies”, and “Raw” cover all these styles. They both sing, they both play guitars and an array of other instruments. They even yodel.
““They don’t sound like anybody else. I like that. They lay out a blanket and every song is a picnic.” ”
Warren Nelson - Big Top Chautauqua/Tent Show Radio--Wisconsin Public Radio, Bay
““Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso combine cleverly witty with powerfully poignant songs, along with well chosen covers to present an unusually entertaining and involving repertoire engagingly delivered. Prezioso's song "1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes" is one of the most outstanding songs of the past 50 years.”
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Rich Warren - The Midnight Special - WFMT Radio, Chicago, IL
““[Waltz of the Wallflowers] is smart, funny, wistful, hip -- crosses many msical boundaries (traditional, Celtic, jazz, even American theater) --is beautifully and simply produced. The first song on this album is so amazing...you won't find anything better than this -- it's up there with the best Rodgers & Hammerstein songs you've ever heard.” Christine Lavin Singer/Songwriter
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Christine Lavin - Singer/Songwriter
““These folks are wonderful; fun, energetic, and great musicians.
They're two of my favorite performers.”
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Bill Staines - Singer/songwriter
““Behind the humble name hides a creative couple of singer-songwriters who know a thing or two about keeping a crowd laughing, smiling, and occasionally crying.”
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Bill Lynch - Charleston Gazette, Charleston, WV
““There aren’t many groups, folk or otherwise, with a broader range than these tater tots, but Small Potatoes can turn heads with more than just its range. The duo brings an impressive mastery of detail to each genre...Small Potatoes is obviously steeped in the tradition of the entire folk spectrum.”
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Rick Reger - Chicago Tribune
““Small Potatoes might well be leading mainstays of the folk scene for many years to come.” ”
Mike Regenstreif - Sing Out Magazine
