Monday, December 22, 2025

Nate Wooley, Chris Corsano, and Ches Smith at the Sugar Maple in Milwaukee on July 6, 2025

Nate Wooley brought his improvising trio called Folk Music to the front room of the Sugar Maple in July as part of a short tour which included Washington, Dc and Pittsburgh among other cities. Percussionists Chris Corsano and Ches Smith round out this unusual group.

The trio makes completely improvised music with a nice blend of acoustic and processed sounds. As Wooley says on his website, "After years of conceptual and compositional projects, Wooley put together a trio dedicated simply to free music without boundaries. Why 'Folk Music?' The name stems from the idea of making something from scratch using the full life-experience and creativity of the musicians, a story that changes with each re-telling, that progresses each time the musicians come together to tell it again. It is music as legend or myth. Folk songs -- strange, but true."

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Recording information:

FOLK MUSIC
2025-07-06
Milwaukee, WI
Sugar Maple

Nate Wooley: trumpet and electronics
Chris Corsano: drums and electronics
Ches Smith: drums and electronics

Tracklist:
01 First Improvisation (35:45)
02 Second Improvisation (20:08)

Total time = 55:53

Recorded with permission by Richard Hayes for this blog

Microphones: Line Audio CM3 in ORTF in front row
Recorder: Sound Devices MixPre6ii at 32/96
Software: Audacity, Fission, xAct


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