WENDI BOURNE is a singer and guitarist. She plays many types of music, but Swing and Jazz are closest to her heart. She has been a professional musician for over 25 years.
She currently performs with:
Girls from Mars (swing)
Swing City (swing)
The Coyotes (eclectic acoustic)
Beats Walkin' (western swing/bop)
Rik & Wendi Bourne (old time fiddle/dance)
Fiddlekicks Cloggers (backup musician)
Wendi also performs as a freelance jazz vocalist.
Wendi is coordinator of Swing Week at Augusta, a week-long music and dance "camp" in Elkins, WV. (www.augustaheritage.com/swing)
Wendi Bourne: Bio
Girls from Mars
GIRLS FROM MARS plays music from the 1930's and 40's, featuring the three-part vocal harmonies of Wendi Bourne, Lauren Jansen, and Annie Patterson. More info at www.girlsfrommars.com.
You can hear Girls from Mars on the song, "Bie Mir Mist Du Schoen" on this website. Annie & Lauren were also members of Big Nite Out, and are the backup vocalists on "If I Dream of You".
Swing City
SWING CITY is Wendi Bourne (vocals/guitar), Howard Sitron (trumpet), Troy Corley (saxophone), Myles Rothwell (drums), and Ken Smith (bass). We play music from the 30's and 40's. Most of us have played together for a very long time as members of Girls from Mars. We're great music for a concert, wedding, or private party. You can hear Swing City on this website on the songs, "But Not for Me" and "Just Squeeze Me". Contact Wendi for bookings.
The Coyotes
THE COYOTES are Wendi Bourne, Rik Bourne, and Bill Dooley. These three met nearly 30 years ago and have been playing music together on-and-off ever since. They have played at the Philadelphia Folk Festival and many other Philadelphia area venues. Bill plays banjo, guitar and harmonica and also sings. Rik plays fiddle, button accordion, harmonica, and sings. Wendi plays guitar & sings. Together they play a mix of acoustic music: old time fiddle tunes, blues, swing, english & irish tunes, and even some originals. We can even hire a caller for square dancing! Go to www.billdooley.com for more info and contact Bill or Wendi for booking information.
BEATS WALKIN'
BEATS WALKIN' is Jim Cohen on pedal steel guitar & vocals, Chuck Lindsay on drums & vocals, Wendi Bourne on guitar & vocals, and Ken Smith on bass. The music is Western Swing (songs like "Rose of San Antone" and "Hey Goodlookin'") and "Bop-a-Billy Swing" (ever heard a Charlie Parker song played on the Pedal Steel??). You can hear a recording of Beats Walkin' on this website on the song "Route 66". Go to www.beatswalkin.com for more information, and contact Jim Cohen at jasaco@aol.com for booking info.
Rik & Wendi Bourne
RIK & WENDI BOURNE have been married for nearly 30 years, and (of course!!) have been playing music together all that time.
RIK plays fiddle and button accordion. He has been a musician for the Kingsessing Morris Dancers for 30 years. He also dabbles on guitar and harmonica. WENDI plays guitar and sings. Together, they play for square dances and concerts, as well as on their back porch! Sound clips to come....