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Fate has a magical way of bringing people together. Take the case of Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire, aka Acoustic Eidolon. In 1995, Hannah, a studio cellist, received a call to play on a Boulder ensemble's record. As they gave Hannah directions to the recording studio, she grew more incredulous as they brought her up the small road near her and turned down her street! Little did she know that across the street and three houses away lived the greatest double-neck guitjo player in the world (ok, the _only_ double-neck guitjo player in the world). And their paths had officially crossed.
Fast forward to 1998, Joe and Hannah each found themselves between full-time musical engagements. Joe called Hannah, saying he'd always wanted to hear their two instruments together. So on a snowy day in February, they got together to play for the first time. There was such a magical timbre to their combined sounds that they agreed then and there to clear out their schedules, start rehearsing together, and form what would become Acoustic Eidolon.
On October 14, 2001, what had started as a musical/business partnership and friendship blossomed into their marriage. Acoustic Eidolon was off and running, and Hannah and Joe (and Zach and Alex) had become a family. Joe and Hannah like to joke that this was a marriage of convenience (they were already together all the time anyway!!) but anyone watching them perform can feel the love that draws them together and speaks through their music. |
