Roger D. Penney is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He pioneered a style of American psychedelic folk music in the late 60s, early 70s and is known for his inventive performances and recordings as Bermuda Triangle Band[1][2] as well as Roger and Wendy and Euphoria[3]
Roger D. Penney was born in Worcester, Massachusetts around 1940.[4] Penney was instrumental in the design and construction of the first electromechanical harpsichord which came to be known as the Baldwin Combo Harpsichord, see Electric Piano. In 1966 in Greenwich Village, New York City, he formed the band Roger and Wendy with his partner, Wendy Penney. Performing in Village coffeehouses and clubs, such as Gerde's Folk City, the Cafe Wha?The Bitter End and the Cafe Au Go Go, they broke ground in what has come to be known as the psychedelic folk genre. They were one of the very few American innovators to play in this style as it was primarily a British movement. Characterized as having strong roots in folk music, it has electric and often complex or unconventional arrangements, with liberal use of effects such as phasing, wah wah or fuzz. In 1969 Roger and Wendy formed Euphoria with two other musicians and released an album on the MGM/Heritage label titled "Euphoria" and a single "You Must Forget".[5][6] Then the group disbanded. Roger and Wendy then began performing on national college concert tours.[7] They released a folk album "Roger and Wendy" in 1971.[8] Renaming the band as Bermuda Triangle Band in 1975, they released the psychedelic folk, folk rock albums Bermuda Triangle in 1977 and Bermudas II in 1984.[9] College concert tours continued with more than 4,000 performances from the 70's thru the 90's.[10] A bootlegged reissued CD of the Bermuda Triangle's 1977 vinyl album was released in 2006,[11][12] and 2007 saw the release of their psychedelic folk The Missing Tapes CD.[13]
Roger Penney is regarded as the originator and developer of psychedelic folk autoharp, as well as the first person to play electric autoharp.[14][15][16] The style was completely unprecedented. Using his electrified harp as the lead instrument on all recordings. What is often mistaken for electric guitar is actually the sound of the autoharp. The result of his innovations is a spatially complex and dynamic quality. Among the effects units he used were two Gibson Maestro G2's which triggered wah-wah, fuzz or distortion, percussion etc. an Eventide Clockworks phase shifter, a Lexicon Primetime digital delay. An additional effect came from transducers mounted on the autoharp and wired into a Linndrum sound module which allowed the option of playing percussion/drum rhythms simultaneously while finger-picking the strings.
Discographyedit
Euphoriaedit
Euphoria MGM/Heritage Records (1969), vinyl LP
Euphoria Heritage/Beatball Records (2007), reissued as a CD
Roger and Wendyedit
Roger and Wendy Horny Records (1971)
"Roger Penney: The Electric Autoharpist" Winter Solstice Records (2008)
"Roger and Wendy" (Love Rog and Wem) CD Reissued on Lion Productions (2010)
Bermuda Triangle Bandedit
Bermuda Triangle Winter Solstice Records (1977)
Bermudas ll Winter Solstice Records (1984)
Bermuda Triangle unofficial reissue on Radioactive UK Records (2006)
Bermuda Triangle Winter Solstice Records (2007), reissued as a CD
The Missing Tapes Winter Solstice Records (2007)
"Bermuda Triangle" Reissued 12 inch vinyl LP on Anazitisi Records (2008)
"The Missing Tapes" vinyl LP on Anazitisi Records (2009)
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This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Roger Penney news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Roger D Penney is a singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist He pioneered a style of American psychedelic folk music in the late 60s early 70s and is known for his inventive performances and recordings as Bermuda Triangle Band 1 2 as well as Roger and Wendy and Euphoria 3 Roger PenneyRoger Penney 2009Background informationBirth nameRoger D PenneyAlso known asRoger BecketBorn1939 or 1940 age 83 84 Worcester MassachusettsOriginGreenwich Village New York USGenresPsychedelic folk folk rock country folkOccupation s Singer songwriter instrumentalistInstrument s Vocal autoharp keyboardsYears active1966 presentLabelsMGM Heritage Records Winter Solstice Acme RecordsWebsitewww bermudatriangleband net Contents 1 History 2 Discography 2 1 Euphoria 2 2 Roger and Wendy 2 3 Bermuda Triangle Band 3 References 4 External linksHistory editRoger D Penney was born in Worcester Massachusetts around 1940 4 Penney was instrumental in the design and construction of the first electromechanical harpsichord which came to be known as the Baldwin Combo Harpsichord see Electric Piano In 1966 in Greenwich Village New York City he formed the band Roger and Wendy with his partner Wendy Penney Performing in Village coffeehouses and clubs such as Gerde s Folk City the Cafe Wha The Bitter End and the Cafe Au Go Go they broke ground in what has come to be known as the psychedelic folk genre They were one of the very few American innovators to play in this style as it was primarily a British movement Characterized as having strong roots in folk music it has electric and often complex or unconventional arrangements with liberal use of effects such as phasing wah wah or fuzz In 1969 Roger and Wendy formed Euphoria with two other musicians and released an album on the MGM Heritage label titled Euphoria and a single You Must Forget 5 6 Then the group disbanded Roger and Wendy then began performing on national college concert tours 7 They released a folk album Roger and Wendy in 1971 8 Renaming the band as Bermuda Triangle Band in 1975 they released the psychedelic folk folk rock albums Bermuda Triangle in 1977 and Bermudas II in 1984 9 College concert tours continued with more than 4 000 performances from the 70 s thru the 90 s 10 A bootlegged reissued CD of the Bermuda Triangle s 1977 vinyl album was released in 2006 11 12 and 2007 saw the release of their psychedelic folk The Missing Tapes CD 13 Roger Penney is regarded as the originator and developer of psychedelic folk autoharp as well as the first person to play electric autoharp 14 15 16 The style was completely unprecedented Using his electrified harp as the lead instrument on all recordings What is often mistaken for electric guitar is actually the sound of the autoharp The result of his innovations is a spatially complex and dynamic quality Among the effects units he used were two Gibson Maestro G2 s which triggered wah wah fuzz or distortion percussion etc an Eventide Clockworks phase shifter a Lexicon Primetime digital delay An additional effect came from transducers mounted on the autoharp and wired into a Linndrum sound module which allowed the option of playing percussion drum rhythms simultaneously while finger picking the strings Discography editEuphoria edit Euphoria MGM Heritage Records 1969 vinyl LP Euphoria Heritage Beatball Records 2007 reissued as a CD Roger and Wendy edit Roger and Wendy Horny Records 1971 Roger Penney The Electric Autoharpist Winter Solstice Records 2008 Roger and Wendy Love Rog and Wem CD Reissued on Lion Productions 2010 Bermuda Triangle Band edit Bermuda Triangle Winter Solstice Records 1977 Bermudas ll Winter Solstice Records 1984 Bermuda Triangle unofficial reissue on Radioactive UK Records 2006 Bermuda Triangle Winter Solstice Records 2007 reissued as a CD The Missing Tapes Winter Solstice Records 2007 Bermuda Triangle Reissued 12 inch vinyl LP on Anazitisi Records 2008 The Missing Tapes vinyl LP on Anazitisi Records 2009 References edit February 9 2007 Psychedelicfolk homestead com LYSERGIA Browse by Artist EUPHORIA Forcedexposure com Intelius Roger D Penney Linked 2013 12 05 Record Worldmagazine Pick Hit September 27 1969 Variety magazine Record Reviews October 1969 National Association of Campus Activities magazine s tour schedules and artist performance reports 1970 through 1992 Dickensonian Press March 1971 Shindig magazine review by Paul Martin October 2006 National Association of Campus Activities Bermuda Triangle R amp W Penney CD Baby Shindig Velvetmagazine article by Erwin Zijleman October 8 2007 Lysergia Acid archives December 26 2006 Velvet New York Times Review by Stephen Holden 1983External links editwww bermudatriangleband net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roger Penney amp oldid 1201689460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
