An Unexpected Quartet by joel martens
What do two violins, a viola and a cello have in common, besides the obvious strings attached? In this case, the common thread that binds this group together consists of four gifted men, intuitively drawing bows across their respective “well- strung” instruments, as they create a unique range of musical magic. Well-Strung’s fab four includes Edmund Bagnell, Christopher Marchant, Daniel Shevlin and Trevor Wadleigh; each talented, intelligent and for certain, easy on the eyes. A merry band of minstrel brothers who are winding their way across the globe, singing, playing and mashing up every kind of music imaginable. Along the way, they are redefining the structure of a traditional stringed quartet. Several questions were posed to them, all pretty much the same. The answers from all of them were relaxed and forthcoming, ranging from sarcastic to serious and at times, both silly and sweet. Each proved intriguing—just like the men themselves.
50 RAGE monthly | APRIL 2015
WELL-STRUNG
HERE IS HOW EACH BEGAN TO PLAY: First came Edmund Bagnell, “When I was seven, my grand-
parents bought a violin and my parents said, ‘Let’s get you some lessons!’” For Christopher Marchant, “When I was 8 years old, my parents had wanted me to do some type of activity. I was playing T-ball at the time and I was just terrible. I wanted to quit, but my mom said that I couldn’t, unless I did something else. My sister had started in the grade school concert band the year before and I think I was just jealous of that. I wanted to play an instrument and as I remember it, I picked the violin ran- domly (laughs).” Daniel Shevlin was up next, “I actually started with the violin and played it for about a year. Something just drove me to the cello. Maybe, because I found that less people played it, I’m not really sure. I switched and I’m kind of glad I did! It seems to suit me better. Trevor Wadleigh, “I started play-
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