Randy Ciarlante | |
Background: | solo_singer |
Birth Place: | Woodstock, New York, U.S. |
Instrument: | Vocals, drums, percussion |
Genre: | Blues rock, roots rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion, jam rock |
Occupation: | Musician, songwriter |
Years Active: | 1970s–present[1] |
Associated Acts: | The Band, the Levon Helm Band, Mad Conductor |
Randy Ciarlante is an American musician who frequently played with The Band. He joined The Band in 1990, singing harmony and playing drums. He played and sang on their albums from the 1990s, including Jericho, High on the Hog and Jubilation.[2] After the Band dissolved, he joined the Jim Weider Band from 1998 to 2006 and continues to play occasionally with Weider's Percolator band.[3] In 2006, he joined the Organiks, a band based in Woodstock, New York, in which he is a primary vocalist, songwriter and drummer, along with Bruce Katz, Jay Collins and Chris Vitarello. Randy Ciarlante has also been a mainstay of the Woodstock music scene since 1981 and has played with many of that area's leading musicians over the years.