Trepanning Trio is an instrumental, avant-chamber ensemble which performs and records using only classical, traditional and handmade instruments (i.e., viola da gamba, kalimba, guzheng, pan lids screwed onto sticks and played with violin bows, etc).

Since its unofficial formation in 1998, this Northeast Ohio-based ensemble has assembled an unlikely rogues' gallery of more than two dozen musicians, composers, artists, writers and ethnomusicologists. Contrary to its name, Trepanning Trio typically performs with a rotating lineup of nine to twelve musicians. Despite their diverse backgrounds, they bring hundreds of years of experience to bear on a repertoire forged by a shared passion for sound, texture, rhythm, melody and experimentation.

The band's name derives from the surgical procedure in which a hole is drilled into the human skull. Cave paintings suggest that people once trepanned the skulls of the living in order to let evil spirits escape, thereby curing seizures, migraines, and mental disorders.

http://www.trepanningtrio.com
http://www.myspace.com/trepanningtrio

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	Trepanning Trio - The Man Killed the Bird (cd) Traditional cd release in a recycled digipak package. Price includes free shipping! "The Man Killed the Bird..." is a collection of recent work, inspired by creative improvisation and collaboration. …	$10.00	Buy More
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	Trepanning Trio - I Am a Crooked Arrow (cd) Traditional cd release in a recycled digipak package. Price includes free shipping! Our first album "I am a Crooked Arrow" is a collection of string compositions and sweet little songs, written and recorded by my friends and I between 1994 and 2008. …	$10.00	Buy More
	Trepanning Trio - I Am a Crooked Arrow (deluxe download) Includes Exclusive Bonus Tracks - Digital Release: 320kbs MP3 files. Our first album "I am a Crooked Arrow" is a collection of string compositions and sweet little songs, written and recorded by my friends and I between 1994 and 2008. …	$7.00	Buy More
	Trepanning Trio - I Am a Crooked Arrow (standard download) Pick Your Own Price $0-5 - Digital Release: 128kbs MP3 files. Our first album "I am a Crooked Arrow" is a collection of string compositions and sweet little songs, written and recorded by my friends and I between 1994 and 2008. …	$0.00	Buy More