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posted on Friday, February 16, 2018

Field leads Hoot Band at Australian music festivals

Field leads Hoot Band at Australian music festivals

For the fourth year, Ken Field led his New Orleans-influenced Hoot Band at the HONK!Oz and Illawarra Folk Festivals in Wollongong (NSW), Australia, south of Sydney.  This year's iteration of the Hoot Band featured over 100 musicians performing with the group.  The repertoire included original material by Field, as well as arrangements of New Orleans & Australian traditional and popular works.

posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Ken Field has been named a 2017 Finalist in Music Composition by the Massachusetts Cultural Council

Ken Field has been named a 2017 Finalist in Music Composition by the Massachusetts Cultural Council

Ken Field has been honored as a 2017 Finalist in Music Composition by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

posted on Friday, October 28, 2016

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble 4th CD "I Want That Sound!" now available

Revolutionary Snake Ensemble 4th CD

Field's acclaimed improvisational brass band the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble has released "I Want That Sound!", the group's fourth CD.  Consisting of all original material, the CD was released on Minneapolis-based Innova Recordings, an arm of the American Composers Forum.