"IT'S JETHRO BURNS' FAULT", says Harmonious Wail founder and leader Sims Delaney-Potthoff of the band's unique, enticing style of mandolin-heavy gypsy-jazz. For seven years Sims studied with Burns, the legendary jazz mandolinist, laying the foundation for Harmonious Wail's acoustic string sound. He furthered his studies at Boston's Berklee College of Music, honing his skills while immersing himself in the music of Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli (Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Bireli Lagrene, Sam Bush, Dan Hicks, David Grisman, and Louis Armstrong are also on his list of musical heroes). He founded Harmonious Wail in 1987.

Selected Discography:
Airborne
Live at ZMF
Nonchalant
Gypsy Swing

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