At age 19 she made her first solo album under the moniker “La Dee Da” and found a new home in the flourishing DIY music scene of the East Bay. Rosie sang harmony vocals and honed her skills as a multi-instrumentalist with bands such as The Aimless Never Miss, Roberto Miguel and Will Sprott. In 2009 she co-produced WORDSKY with Oakland musician Josef Lucas, a lively and bizarre rock-n-roll album featuring twenty local musicians. In 2011 Rosie met guitarist and songwriter Colleen Johnson and together they formed Upside Drown, a “cosmic union of guitar, drums and strong, sweet voices” captured on their little known but well loved album Mood Music. Rosie’s most commercially successful band thus far is Whiskey & Women, an Americana group featuring her rock star sister Renée de la Prade on accordion. This rollicking trio of ladies toured Western Europe extensively playing folk, country and maritime festivals. Rosie currently plays percussion and sings harmonies with long-time collaborator Andrew K. Macy (guitar) in Tall Grass, an expressive indie-folk duo that hovers in the mists between silliness and sadness. Her newest band Penny Opry is a collaboration with Joan Wilson-Reuter, also of Whiskey and Women. This group is known to resurrect sea shanties and other tales of adventure with passionate vocals, accordion, and drums.

Rosie is a self-taught piano player, percussionist, fiddler and composer. Her influences include folk music, old rock’n’roll, early jazz, “world” music and other gems found at the library, and of course the vital inspiration of her musical colleagues and friends. When she’s not jamming out at home or on tour she can be found riding her bike, petting cats, teaching songwriting to kids and making beautiful hand drawn posters for shows.

In the bay area, Fletch has collaborated with folk singer Ayla Nereo and plays to this day in the improv duo known as Impassible Chasm. A man of many talents, Fletch moved to California to attend U.C. Berkeley and become a scientist. Fletch’s work remains a mystery to most of us, but we know that he wields his powers ethically as evidenced by his strong love of cats and his research of subjects such as cannabis for the prevention of cancer growth and the modification of algae for use as a biofuel. Fletch has been awarded many fancy placards for his scientific patents which he keeps stashed in a dusty pile deep in the closet, probably still bubble wrapped. He is now working on a small scale Spirulina farm and will soon be providing fresh, edible Spirulina – nature’s superfood – to the hungry public.

Lewis began playing trombone at an early age and recalls tying a string to his wrist so he could let the slide out to hit low notes. Upon bowing the cello, young Lewis found his true voice. Alongside his brother Anton (violin), Lewis founded the band Judgement Day whose music was described by Strings Magazine as “a master class in the seemingly boundless possibilities of signal-processed, electronic string music and a testament to creative possibility.” A dedicated performer and composer, Lewis has played in bands spanning from folk to jazz, Latin, Persian, metal, and rock’n’roll. He has toured with Tim Kasher, Mates of State, Pinback, Dredg, and Margot and the Nuclear So-and-So’s and recorded with Slash, Pete Yorn, Taking Back Sunday, Low Anthem,Two Gallants, and The Matches. Despite all the rock, Lewis remains enduringly loyal to his classical roots and currently performs with the Town Quartet (which he cofounded in 2011) as well as the the Berkeley/West Edge Opera and other “Freeway Philharmonic” orchestras. His current indie projects include Devotionals, collaborations with Ariel Wang and Yee Olde Dragon Master’s Guide to the Mighty Labyrinth Quest and of course La Dee Da. For information on Lewis’s upcoming performances, please visit his website.