The Deacon Raleigh St. James Band is the electric laboratory of three people. Deacon Raleigh is a homegrown singer-songwriter. Both he and NY transplant Daniella Radovich call the bucolic Snoqualmie Valley home. Raised in the church, now "in recovery from a religious upbringing," the Deacon started writing and taking guitar seriously when his daughters wanted to be sung to sleep. A father of four and educational revolutionary, he founded and runs an alternative school in Issaquah where he continues to shape the future, today. Daniella started singing and drumming early as the daughter of two musicians. She fell in love with the footlights at Carnegie Hall before moving out west to raise a family. Dani is also studying music as therapy. Deacon and Dani's friendship formed via underground jams at dives, and riverside festivals in the woods. Eric Hoglund recently joined them on Bass and performed for the first time as a trio at Georgetown music on May 25th.
Daniella Landolfi Radovich (percussion, vox)
Eric Hoglund (bass)
Deacon Raleigh St. James (vox, guitar)
Each song a story, a small universe unto itself; the plot twists, the river bends.
Passion, purpose, laughter
music...
These are artists/pros/friends that have worked with the Deacon, in grateful and humble thanks.
As the band Redwing Blackbirds; Karl Snyder (drums), Paul Ehlen (bass)
Drums for hire; Bill Ray
Stan Ott (keys) Evol Wilson (guitar)
Recording: Rachel Rigsby (harp), Butterfly Fiddle-Hooper (cello/fiddle), J.D. Wilson (trombone)
Invisible Hour (David Choe) for photography with the Blackbirds
Kelsey Graham and John Landolfi photography for DRSJBand
Dominique Hall for raw video
John Metzler at Quiet Please studio in Greenwood for recordings on forthcoming acoustic solo release Aug 2018
Kristian Kittle at Shack in the Back studio for demo work with Blackbirds
Daniella Landolfi Radovich (percussion, vox)
Eric Hoglund (bass)
Deacon Raleigh St. James (vox, guitar)
Each song a story, a small universe unto itself; the plot twists, the river bends.
Passion, purpose, laughter
music...
These are artists/pros/friends that have worked with the Deacon, in grateful and humble thanks.
As the band Redwing Blackbirds; Karl Snyder (drums), Paul Ehlen (bass)
Drums for hire; Bill Ray
Stan Ott (keys) Evol Wilson (guitar)
Recording: Rachel Rigsby (harp), Butterfly Fiddle-Hooper (cello/fiddle), J.D. Wilson (trombone)
Invisible Hour (David Choe) for photography with the Blackbirds
Kelsey Graham and John Landolfi photography for DRSJBand
Dominique Hall for raw video
John Metzler at Quiet Please studio in Greenwood for recordings on forthcoming acoustic solo release Aug 2018
Kristian Kittle at Shack in the Back studio for demo work with Blackbirds
