WILD MAPLE is a talented acoustic duo possessing strong LEAD & HARMONY VOCALS with smooth INSTRUMENTATION on GUITAR & FIDDLE.   Their music is full of rich emotional content, songs that speak to us about people's everyday lives, historical events and relationships.  Trish & Gary create an atmosphere of sincere warmth and sharing at each performance.  A healthy dose of relaxed fun and humor combined with their sensitivity for the music makes each show inclusive of the audience and entertaining.  You will hear this combo perform TRADITIONAL AMERICANA & CELTIC music and covers of more ROOTS INFLUENCED CONTEMPORARY SINGER-SONGWRITERS as well as their own ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS.

GARY DOLINSKY, formerly of the critically acclaimed folk-duo COMPASS ROSE, has performed solo and in acoustic folk bands around the New England coffeehouse circuit since the early 70's.  He has shared the stage with premier national artists, including CHRIS SMITHER, GREG BROWN, BILL STAINES at some of the hottest acoustic venues such as CLUB PASSIM - Cambridge, THE ME & THE COFFEEHOUSE - Marblehead, CAFE LENA -  Saratoga Springs, JOHNNY D'S - Somerville, CHRISTOPHER'S - Cambridge, THE LINDEN TREE COFFEEHOUSE - Wakefield.  When performing with COMPASS ROSE, he was featured on local Boston radio including WUMB & WERS.

GARY’S musical influences range from 1960's POP, COUNTRY & BLUEGRASS, THE BLUES, and TRADITIONAL FOLK MUSIC from the UNITED KINGDOM & AMERICA, to CONTEMPORARY SINGER-SONGWRITERS.  This diverse background is reflected in his choice of songs, instrumental accompaniments, as well as in his creative ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS.  Listening to Gary you will hear a TRADITIONAL IRISH MELODY, a CONTEMPORARY FOLK SONG or a classic BEATLES tune highlighting his unique musical artistry.  The result is more than simply a mix of styles it is a fusion - a blend of Traditional, Contemporary & original music.

TRISH DECAPRIO has studied violin from elementary school through college.  Her early musical influences are CLASSICAL meets ROCK ‘N ROLL.  Trish studied CLASSICAL VIOLIN by day with instructors Arleen Green (Quincy Symphony Orchestra), Martha Edwards (High Tea and Whisky) and Clayton Hoener (Boston Pops Orchestra)  and sang along with her dad to his 50’s DOO WOP collection by night.  The shift from CLASSICAL VIOLIN to FOLK FIDDLE came when Trish received an invitation from friend & musician, Michael Whitney to “sit in” with the maritime influenced, folk trio AS THE CROW FLIES.  The group introduced her to the singer-songwriter world of folk music including the likes of JOHN PRINE, and STAN ROGERS.  Trish has since found her way to many current influences on the FOLK, CELTIC and BLUEGRASS scene including CARRIE NEWCOMER, CLAIRE LYNCH, CHERYL WHEELER and CATHIE RYAN.  Six fun, successful years with ATCF and 4 CD projects later Trish has gone on to perform from Ohio to Maine as a fiddler and vocalist with Blackbird, The Goodhues Band and O'Carolan Etcetera and now residing with WILD MAPLE.

A few highlights from TRISH’S years of performing acoustic music…

• -          An invitation from CATHIE RYAN where Trish sang on stage with Cathie at CLUB PASSIM - Cambridge.

• -          Opening for many well known artists including DAVE MALLETT in Millinocket, ME, OLD SCHOOL FREIGHT TRAIN at the CROSSROADS COFFEEHOUSE - N. Andover, and J.D. HUTCHISON at the FRONT ROOM Farewell Concert - Athens, OH

• -          Performing as a featured group for the ’08 Fresh Voices Concert at the ME & THEE - Marblehead.