Reptile Palace Orchestra
Madison, WI, USA
“Catwoman”
Anna Purnell - trumpet, vocals
Biff Blumfumgagnge - acoustic & electric violins, therolin, viola, acoustic & electric mandolins, resonator, baritone & sitar guitars, mandosynth, vocals
Seth Blair - electric cello, cello, vocals
Bill Feeny - electric guitar, vocals
Robert Schoville - drum kit, bowed aquaphone, shakers, surdu,
dumbek, tar, vocals, trumpet
Greg Smith - clarinets, saxophones
Ed Feeny - bass, vocals
The Reptile Palace Orchestra has long been one of Madison, Wisconsin's most inventive, eclectic bands, playing an engaging set of material ranging from torchy lounge to klezmer to Turkish dance songs to Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing." The band takes its time releasing albums, with just six since its 1994 inception, and all of them are fun, weird and worldwide in scope. The most recent is 2003's We Know You Know.