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Moroccan Sheepherders
The band’s primary musical motif is the extended, ever-morphing instrumental jam. Sheepherder songs are constructed with entry and exit ramps that allow for the ensemble to leave the more frequently travelled musical paths and explore long stretches of musical back roads, vistas, and sometimes dark, foreboding places. Lyrics that cover the same breadth of expression are often included in the mix. Craig’s vocalizations also range from actual “singing” to more spoken, Ken Nordine “word-jazz” sessions. In addition to these often soaring musical forays, the Sheepherders have created studio distillations of many of their lengthy explorations. These “MAD JAM”s (machine-assisted distillation of joyous aural moments) are not watered down but actually more concentrated forms of their live-in-the-studio creations. With this unique process, the Herders believe they have struck an ideal balance between the spontaneous and composed. The resulting pieces are true archetypes of their style, which brings us to the most challenging question of how to categorize the music of the Moroccan Sheepherders.