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Wally Jarvis performed as a child in the US, Canada and Europe and has
been performing ever since. (And you can still catch him do the "Schuplattler" in Ann Arbor, MI at the German park)
His family were street corner musicians in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
He was formally trained in percussion and piano. After playing drums in various rock bands
he played and rubbed
elbows with his ultimate musical hero, Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull. Performing With
"Crime Control" he warmed up for
Dicky Wagner.
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One day he went to a renaissance festival and bought a bamboo flute
from Rob Yard, maker of fine bamboo flutes, and decided to become part of the
Renaissance world. He has not looked back since.
Wally developed the Renaissance character of "Walter der Rattenfanger" after Gibbon's
song "The Ratman" (being the pie-eyed-piper, and all...) which is still one
of his favorite songs to play. He first formed a band called "The Kings Nuts", playing the
traditional whaling and sailin' songs at festivals, played a season with Gibbon the
Troubadour, and was a part of
Djillia Phrlango.
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From 2004 thorugh 2006, he played with the GutterPups, a renaissance 16th century rock band, which is where he met Sarana VerLin.
Wally has performed and busked all across the
United States and around the world. He has played in Amsterdam, Venice Italy, Germany,
and France,
Asia, Egypt, Africa, and on sailing vessels with Russians drinking Vodka.
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