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'''Sharde Thomas''' Mallory (born January 1990, [[Mississippi]], United States) Sharde has led Fife and Drum Bands since her grandad, Other Turner was alive leading his own band that she was apart of. In 2003, Sharde started her own band, RISING STARS, to continue get grandfather's legacy.
'''Sharde Thomas''' Mallory (born January 1990, [[Mississippi]], United States) is an American [[Fife (musical instrument)|fife]] player in the vanishing American [[fife and drum blues]] tradition. She is the granddaughter of [[Othar Turner]], who founded the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band, and cousin to bandmate Andre Turner Evans.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Othar Turner, Mississippi Master of the Fife, Is Dead at 94|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/01/arts/othar-turner-mississippi-master-of-the-fife-is-dead-at-94.html|accessdate=April 29, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 1, 2003}}</ref> She plays a homemade cane fife.


In recent years, the band has grown in to a Worldwide brand and monumental Blues history sensation. The mixture of old school songs with fresh funky beats is bound to help the young and the old on their feet!
==Career==

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[[Martin Scorsese]] featured her grandfather, Othar Turner, in the 2003 [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] mini-series, ''[[The Blues (film)|The Blues]]'', as a link between African rhythms and American blues. This concept was continued on the 2003 album ''Mississippi to Mali'' by [[Corey Harris]]. The album was dedicated to Turner, who died a week before he was scheduled to record for the album. Thomas, then 12 years old, filled in for the recording sessions.
The Rising Stars have played some of the best venues in the USA including the Lincoln Center (NYC), the Ryman (Nashville), and countless festivals around the world including France, Switzerland, and the UK.

The Rising Stars just finished a tour in Africa and had gained the popularity of the new, youthful Blues crowd. Feeding the world what they never knew they needed. Drums and Fife in the form of Blues, R&B, Hip Hop and Dance.




THE RYMAN (NASHVILLE), AND COUNTLESS FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UK



⚫
[[Martin Scorsese|M]] ''[[The Blues (film)|The Blues]]'', as a link between African rhythms and American blues. This concept was continued on the 2003 album ''Mississippi to Mali'' by [[Corey Harris]]. The album was dedicated to Turner, who died a week before he was scheduled to record for the album. Thomas, then 12 years old, filled in for the recording sessions.


In 2003, her band was at [[South by Southwest Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dean|first=Katie|title=Go On, Say the Unpopular Thing|url=https://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2004/03/62749|magazine=Wired|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> In 2008, she performed in "The Heritage Project" in New York City,<ref>{{cite news|last=La Rocco|first=Claudia|title=Telling Stories in Many Shades of Delta Blue|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/arts/dance/25laro.html?_r=0|accessdate=April 29, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> and in 2009, at the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=MacCash|first=Doug|title=Sharde Thomas, Rising Star Fife and Drum at Jazz Fest Blues Tent|url=http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2009/04/time_warp_sharde_thomas_and_th.html|work=The Times-Picayune|accessdate=April 29, 2013|date=April 25, 2009}}</ref>
In 2003, her band was at [[South by Southwest Music Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Dean|first=Katie|title=Go On, Say the Unpopular Thing|url=https://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2004/03/62749|magazine=Wired|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> In 2008, she performed in "The Heritage Project" in New York City,<ref>{{cite news|last=La Rocco|first=Claudia|title=Telling Stories in Many Shades of Delta Blue|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/arts/dance/25laro.html?_r=0|accessdate=April 29, 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=May 25, 2008}}</ref> and in 2009, at the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|last=MacCash|first=Doug|title=Sharde Thomas, Rising Star Fife and Drum at Jazz Fest Blues Tent|url=http://www.nola.com/jazzfest/index.ssf/2009/04/time_warp_sharde_thomas_and_th.html|work=The Times-Picayune|accessdate=April 29, 2013|date=April 25, 2009}}</ref>

Revision as of 16:22, 26 June 2024

Rising Stars Fife And Drum
Born1990 (age 33–34)
Mississippi, United States
GenresFife and drum, Folk Hill Country Blues Gospel
OccupationMusician
InstrumentFife and Drum
Years active2003–present
Websitelinktr.ee/fifeanddrum

Sharde Thomas Mallory (born January 1990, Mississippi, United States) Sharde has led Fife and Drum Bands since her grandad, Other Turner was alive leading his own band that she was apart of. In 2003, Sharde started her own band, RISING STARS, to continue get grandfather's legacy.

In recent years, the band has grown in to a Worldwide brand and monumental Blues history sensation. The mixture of old school songs with fresh funky beats is bound to help the young and the old on their feet!

The Rising Stars have played some of the best venues in the USA including the Lincoln Center (NYC), the Ryman (Nashville), and countless festivals around the world including France, Switzerland, and the UK.

The Rising Stars just finished a tour in Africa and had gained the popularity of the new, youthful Blues crowd. Feeding the world what they never knew they needed. Drums and Fife in the form of Blues, R&B, Hip Hop and Dance.



THE RYMAN (NASHVILLE), AND COUNTLESS FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UK


M The Blues, as a link between African rhythms and American blues. This concept was continued on the 2003 album Mississippi to Mali by Corey Harris. The album was dedicated to Turner, who died a week before he was scheduled to record for the album. Thomas, then 12 years old, filled in for the recording sessions.

In 2003, her band was at South by Southwest Music Festival.[1] In 2008, she performed in "The Heritage Project" in New York City,[2] and in 2009, at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.[3]

Discography

  • 2003: Goin' Over The Hill – Willy Deville Acoustic Trio
  • 2010: Hill Country Hoodoo – The Jake Leg Stompers
  • 2010: What Do I Do? (CD Baby)
  • 2016: The Interlude
  • 2023: Evolution Of Fife And Drum Band

References

  1. ^ Dean, Katie. "Go On, Say the Unpopular Thing". Wired. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. ^ La Rocco, Claudia (May 25, 2008). "Telling Stories in Many Shades of Delta Blue". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  3. ^ MacCash, Doug (April 25, 2009). "Sharde Thomas, Rising Star Fife and Drum at Jazz Fest Blues Tent". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
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