Throckmorton Trio
The Throckmorton Trio
Led by Randall Throckmorton’s distinctive high-voiced singing and original songs, the trio brings together multi-instrumentalists Tom Wadzinski and Christopher Thompson, whose mandolin, piano, and layered vocals shape an intimate, drumless acoustic setting.
Musically, their sound carries currents of Jazz Age parlor songs, art rock, Appalachian folk, classical art song and early psychedelia, drawn from the members' diverse musical backgrounds. Originals mingle with forgotten melodies and lesser-heard songs, drifting between the playful, dark, dreamy, and strange. Expect curious lyrics, unexpected turns, playful improvisation, and the occasional long-lost chord you didn’t realize you were missing—a performance that can feel like being drawn into the horn of a Victrola or the amber glow of a late-night radio dial.
Pictured below, left to right: Christopher Thompson and Tom Wadzinski, whose musicianship lends the group's sound unexpected textures—a repertoire equal parts driving and acrobatic.
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Christopher plays bass and piano with Stephanie Was & The Secret Izz and Le Cirque Rouge Cabaret and Burlesque.
Tom is deeply active in the Bluegrass and Oldtime community, and a mandolinist and singer with Blue Groove Bluegrass.
Randall Throckmorton is known for work with the Deadly Nightshade Family Singers, Dreamland Faces, The Selby Avenue Syncopators, and Le Cirque Rouge Cabaret and Burlesque.
