The Friends of the New Canaan Library present Wizard Rock Thursday, January 3 at 6:00 pm in the Lamb Room starring The Whomping Willows, Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons and Snidget

The Whomping Willows is the wizard rock project of Matt Maggiacomo, a singer/songwriter from Providence Rhode Island . He features music from the perspective of a magical tree with a bad temper based on the Whomping Willow in the Harry Potter novels. He performs with an acoustic guitar and vocals, combines humor and light political commentary and is a favorite of “wizard rock fans” all over the country.

The Whomping Willows will be joined by Romilda Vane and the Chocolate Cauldrons, the first Irish Wizard Rock band. This one-woman band created by Amy Snow is influenced by celtic music, jazz and anti-folk. She released her first album, “Hogwarts, a Mystery” in October and has been on the Wizard Rock scene for over two years.

The third band performing at this event is Snidget, a folk-rock wizard that explores the darker and more serious themes of the Harry Potter books. Snidget combines her voice and her hammered dulcimer to create a unique sound, pulling musical inspiration from bands such as Eisley and Nickel Creek. Her debut recording will be released in January 2008.