The Apple Chill Cloggers
The Apple Chill Cloggers were formed in 1975 to preserve, interpret, and teach the traditional style of Southern Appalachian Mountain clogging. The team performs for festivals, benefits and other events around North Carolina and beyond, inspiring audiences with high energy clogging to live traditional music. Bring the kids!
The Ayr Mountaineers
The Ayr Mountaineers are an Americana/country band rooted in Chapel Hill who play originals written by singer/guitarist Ella Bertram with an array of handsome boys backing her up on accordion, mandolin, banjo and more. Their backporch-pickin’ sound warms the heart, taps the toes, and makes the bodies shake. Playing a mixture of folk and Americana, this young acoustic band flows like a crisp mountain stream into a whiskey still.
The BareKnuckle Betties
The BareKnuckle Betties are an all-female country band from Atlanta. They’ve patched together backgrounds in old-time, blues and rock & roll into an amalgam of original, high-heel stomp, honky tonk music. Their sound pays homage to no-nonsense country legends like Loretta Lynn, Wanda Jackson, Norma Jean and Kitty Wells.
The Beast
The Beast infuses jazz composition and improvisation with hip-hop poetry and soul grooves. Fronted by emcee Pierce Freelon, the Durham-based quartet fearlessly navigates these varying worlds with compelling lyrics, progressive compositions and a gripping live show. Beautifully rebellious and refreshingly conscious, they create passionate music to engage/enrage your mentality.
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Formed in Louisiana in 1975 by fiddler Michael Doucet, Beausoleil (which means “good sun”) is widely considered one of the best Cajun bands in the world. Their mix of loose 2-steps, stately waltzes, and swampy dance reels are enhanced with dashes of jazz and Caribbean to expand on tradition and keep their sound vital and contemporary. Come dance and delight to the street party sounds of this American institution!
Big Fat Gap
Big Fat Gap is a back porch bluegrass band that has no plans to take Nashville by storm. Some of them even have day jobs. These Chapel Hill natives just like to pick; they like each other; and it shows. Their shows are excellent for sweet three part harmonies, smoking solos, and captivating stage dynamics. Their fun performances bring loyal fans back for more. Their name derives from one of the few remaining stands of old growth virgin forest, located in western North Carolina located in the Big Fat Gap in Graham County near the Tennessee border.
Blitz the Ambassador
The Ghanaian-born, Brooklyn-based Blitz the Ambassador is an MC, composer, producer and visual artist. With a lightning-fast mind, a spot-on sense of flow, the political boldness of Chuck D and the sixth groove sense of Fela Kuti, he unleashes psychedelic Afrobeat colors and triple-time rhymes.
Bombadil
Durham’s Bombadil uses whimsical lyrics and upbeat melodies to create a helter-skelter fusion of honky-tonk, neo-folk and pop. Their sound is a melange of instrumentation that revolves around piano-laden rock with nods to the blues, classic rock and the British Invasion. Brimming with authenticity, they forgo synthesizers in favor of trumpets, glockenspiels, accordions and saxophones. One thing is certain: Bombadil’s music emanates optimism and enthusiasm.
Captain Luke
Bluesman Luther Mayer, known as “Captain Luke,” is blessed with a deep natural baritone. His music and art are rooted firmly in the African-American working class of the Carolina Piedmont and the mystique of his message refers continually to the blues experience. He explores the broad ranges of the idiom, from its roots in the deep country all the way to its modern pop/showbiz manifestations. He arrives at an unusual convergence that might be called Outsider Lounge Music – basic and sophisticated in the same moment. Luke will be performing at Shakori Hills as part of the Music Maker Revue.
Curtis Eller
Curtis Eller is one of the most eccentric and individual performers in today’s acoustic music scene. The wild-eyed vaudevillian’s banjo-driven songs describe a dreamlike vision of American history where all points in time have collapsed into one, where Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln can rub shoulders with Buster Keaton and Joe Louis. With banjo work ranging from exuberant to downright haunting, his singular storytelling and unorthodox approach are imbibed with a thrillingly old-time outlaw feel.
Dark Water Rising
North Carolina’s Dark Water Rising expresses a sound and free spirit that embraces several genres of music, playing Southern rock full of gospel harmonies, hip-hop inflections and Motown soul. They’re led by talented female lead singer Charly Lowry, who appeared on American Idol in 2004, and deliver up inspiring bursts of truthful soul layered with exquisite harmonies.
David Wax Museum
Recently anointed as Boston’s Americana Artist of the Year, the David Wax Museum has been called “pure, irresistible joy” by NPR and hailed by Time.com for their “virtuosic musical skill and virtuous harmonies.” The Museum fuses traditional Mexican folk with American roots and indie rock to create an utterly unique Mexo-Americana aesthetic. They combine Latin rhythms, call-and-response hollering and donkey jawbone rattling to create a sound The New Yorker calls a “high-energy border-crossing sensibility.”
Deep Chatham
Rising from the dust of the popular NC band Baby Cowboy, Deep Chatham features ferociously talented songwriters churning out original material characterized by driving rhythms, intricate harmonies, and haunting melodies. This power trio of guitar, fiddle and bass has quickly gained a reputation for their high energy live performances and infectiously catchy songs.
Diali Cissokho & Kairaba
Fronted by Diali Keba Cissokho, Kairaba! plays music inspired by the ancient West-African griot tradition. Led by the kora, a 21-stringed harp-lute, this highly original blend of traditional and modern styles creates an infectious sound reminiscent of West African dance bands – full of unison melody, adventurous improvisation, fiery solos and polyrhythmic frameworks.
Dirty Bourbon River Show
Charging out of New Orleans is the gypsy folk circus rock band Dirty Bourbon River Show. Their whiskey-soaked carnival eclecticism ranges from kazoo- and clarinet-blown circus shenanigans to smooth-croon lounge, from finely-fingered folk ballads to banjo hoedowns, from jazzy sax solos to swashbuckling sea chanties. Riotous and raucous, Dirty Bourbon’s eccentricity and dexterity harkens back to bygone eras.
Donna the Buffalo
From Cajun to country, reggae to improv, zydeco boogie to roots-rock riot, Donna the Buffalo aims for the best of what music has to offer. Their singular sound features upbeat grooves, inspirational lyrics, memorable hooks, superb musicianship and an overwhelming sense of celebration. They’re an American institution, socially conscious yet eternally danceable. Donna the Buffalo started the GrassRoots Festival 20 years ago outside of Ithaca, NY to raise money for local charities and showcase the sounds of their friends and inspirations from around the world. The band features multi-instrumentalist Tara Nevins, guitarist Jeb Puryear, keyboardist Dave McCracken, bassist Kyle Spark and drummer Vic Stafford.
Driftwood
In a post-modern world of skyscrapers and handheld computers, Driftwood looks beneath the concrete and circuitry to find their sound. Based in Binghamton, NY, their unique blend of old time folk with modern and world music features blazing fiddle action, boundaryless banjo, booming upright bass and gleeful guitar alongside a scrap wood kick box, clapping hands and stomping feet.
Dutch Bucket System
Hailing from Binghamton, NY, the experimental folktronica act Dutch Bucket System is determined to stimulate the seeds and plant new roots as their genre-defiling soundscapes and infinite space-filled explorations provide endless inspiration. Get ready for your feet to dance and your mind to wander!
Elephant Revival
Indie-acoustic quintet Elephant Revival is on the cutting edge of an emerging new genre called Transcendental Folk. They serve up a unique sound soaked in all manner of tradition with a modern twist. In a single show they may delve into Celtic fiddle tunes, inspirational indie rock, original folk songs, psychedelic country, traditional ballads, powerful reggae grooves, and jazz standards with hints of hip-hop, Appalachia and blues. They carry a fresh sense of creativity and inspiration from their Nederland, Colorado home.
Elkland Art Center Puppets
Located in rural Appalachia between Boone and West Jefferson, NC, the non-profit Elkland Art Center was founded in 1997 with a mission to build community while making art, and to use art as a means to make the world a better place. They provide a multitude of opportunities for creative expression and fun, including parades, walkabouts, puppet shows, workshops, documentary video services, and a solar-powered puppet caravan. They even host an International Puppet Festival!
Equanimous Minds
Equanimous Minds are a next level, integrative dance party collective. Founded by percussionist/producer Bopa King Carré and DJ/producer Adam Sikora, they bring together the best of today’s electronica and the universal sounds of percussion. Sikora’s stylistic blend of modern dance and house music is simple yet incendiary: classy rhythms and vocals backed by bone-shaking bass lines. Bopa King Carré is an extremely versatile and eclectic percussionist whose explorations of music and rhythms bridge the gap between the DJ and live music performance.
Farmer Jason
Farmer Jason is the brainchild of alt-country/Americana legend Jason Ringenberg who strives to educate and entertain children about farm life and the wonders of nature. This highly acclaimed interactive family show involves singalongs and dancing alongside discussions of farming, nature appreciation, ecology and animals. Although aimed at children 2-8, everyone is invited to get involved, and they do! His “It’s a Farmer Jason!” PBS segments even won an Emmy Award in 2009.
Galactic Cowboy Orchestra
The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (GCO) is a unique and powerful musical ensemble that fuses an eclectic mix of original and traditional bluegrass-edged tunes with jazz and world/fusion elements. Hailing from Minneapolis, they play “newgrass art-rock” – think Chick Corea meets The Dixie Dregs meets A Prairie Home Companion. The mix ranges from highly accessible bluegrass tunes to extreme arrangements of East Indian ragas.
Greg Humphreys & The Hobex Allstars
Hobex makes oh-so-sweet soul music with a healthy dose of screaming guitars. Singer/guitarist Greg Humphreys assembled Hobex from the ashes of Dillon Fence, one of the biggest southeastern touring acts of the late ’80s and early ’90s. Inspired by Stax/Motown-era funk and soul artists, Hobex hit on a unique sound – song-based grooves seasoned with various folk, rock and roll, and British Invasion influences. A strong jazz and hip-hop sensibility helps take their swaggering sound over the top. Don’t miss their Sunday night performance where they’ll be joined by a great cast of special guests!
Harper & Midwest Kind
Imagine a singer with the deep soul of Motown, a harmonica player who can graft Little Walter with Sugar Blue, and a songwriter with relaxed, compelling stories, and you have a glimpse of what Harper is about. Harper mixes the didgeridoo, an important part of his Australian Indigenous heritage, with infectious modern percussive rhythms. An inspiring, earthy pleasure, Harper and his bandmates concoct a fiery sound that blurs the lines between rock, folk, blues and soul.
Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Holy Ghost Tent Revival’s rhythmic riot features throttling acoustic guitars and horn rave-ups, conjuring a ragtag New Orleans street corner band gone south into the land of indie rock. Bursting out of Greensboro, they offer up tightly crafted gems with timeless melodies, great harmonies and an organic rush of joyful energy. Like a jug band in a jazz dancehall, their Dixieland hilarity and rock sensibilities add up to one thing – pure and wonderful dance music.
Ironing Board Sam
A truly gifted and engaging performer, Sam’s powerful, soulful voice and remarkable piano prowess remain undiminished. In fact, he believes that he’s only getting better with age. Sam will be playing as part of the Music Maker Revue.
Jeanne Jolly
Singer/songwriter Jeanne Jolly broke onto the music scene as the featured vocalist for Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. A diverse, classically-trained vocalist, Jolly’s heavenly voice embodies the early belting power of Linda Ronstadt combined with the delicate lilt of Alison Krauss, with a straightforward style that belies an extraordinary musicality delivered with seeming ease. Born in North Carolina, she has performed with world-renowned symphonies and at venues including Carnegie Hall and the Monterey Jazz Festival, and she won NC Metro Magazine’s award for “Best Local Musician” in both 2010 and 2011.
Jim Avett
Jim Avett grew up in a home full of music but it was after his retirement that he returned to music and recorded his first album of gospel songs with his children Bonnie, Scott and Seth. His shows are a combination of beloved country tunes, his original ballads and the earnest charm of a beloved storyteller honestly sharing his life and love of music. It’s like spending the evening on the front porch singing and talking with a good friend.
Justin Johnson
From the rhythmic, back-porch simplicity of Mississippi and Piedmont Blues to the smoky electric cries of Chicago Blues, Justin Johnson’s performances pay homage to a range of diverse traditions while exploring new and exciting elements of the music. Johnson takes an unorthodox approach, blending techniques, tones, rhythms and harmonies from multiple styles and finding the soulful common ground that they share. The results are sincere and soulful explorations that wax between playful romps, hauntingly pensive dreamscapes, and gritty, driving blues.
Justin Robinson & The Mary Annettes
Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Justin Robinson takes up the challenge of making modern music using rootsy folk instruments such as acoustic guitar, banjo and fiddle, with stunning results a far cry from his Grammy-winning work with Carolina Chocolate Drops. This melodically adventurous quartet fills their dynamic sound with imaginative lyrics and absurdist humor, serving up evocative songs that retain a lightness of step even at their most intense.
Kin Ship
Formed in Ithaca, NY in 2010, Kin Ship plays rock and roll in the truest sense, offering up summery, reverb-laden folk-pop songs that bring together a range of influences and soundscapes into an arresting live performance. Drawing on influences ranging from Harry Nilsson to The Kinks and back again, Kin Ship is what you miss about your father’s record collection – a wistful escape to simpler times.
Leftover Salmon
Bursting out of Boulder, CO in 1989, the revved-up revelers of the legendary Leftover Salmon are the originators of “Polyethnic Cajun slamgrass” – their own style of music that blends bluegrass, rock, country and blues into one of the most exciting concert experiences to ever hit the road. Their sound is simultaneously muscular, subtle, technically sharp and creatively overflowing with an “anything goes” attitude brimming with earnest joy. Their live shows are fluid, loose-limbed, rootsy and daring affairs that you definitely do not want to miss. Shakori Hills is thrilled to fill the bill with the real deal bluegrasskickers of Leftover Salmon!
Lizzy Ross Band
Chapel Hill’s Lizzy Ross Band delivers exuberant Americana with a huge dose of soul. Voted Carolinas’ Best Rock Female in 2011, Ross is a sultry and powerful singer who blends the jazzy and bluesy flavors of Janis Joplin and Grace Potter to create a smooth, strong and soulful sound. Her shrewd and personal lyrics are woven into sophisticated arrangements that include touches of country, ’60s roots rock and a dash of Motown.
Lydia Loveless
Firebrand country singer Lydia Loveless combines the honky-tonk sound and style of classic country stars like Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline with the no-quarter attitude and spunk of punk rock divas. Though just 21 years old, Lydia Loveless has the songwriting soul of someone twice her age and a voice to die for. Blessed with blast-it-to-the-back-of-the-room vocal chords, this Columbus, OH native is much more than the sum of her influences. Her writing and singing talents are in a class all their own.
Mad Tea
Asheville’s Mad Tea thumps out garage pop and assorted whatnots through a sonic palate of juke joint guitars, one-man-band drums, maracas and sweet harmonies. They believe in the basics of rock ‘n’ roll – a driving beat, a catchy melody, a 3-minute song. Formerly known as Mad Tea Party, Krekel and Ami are back to get you dancing again, so don’t miss their rollicking rockabilly return to Shakori Hills!
Mandolin Orange
Carrboro folk-Americana duo Mandolin Orange combine guitar, violin and mandolin with alluring lyrics and seamless harmonies, reflecting the influence of traditional music on their contemporary style. The duo’s voices and instruments fit alongside each other like Johnny and June Carter Cash and embody the same backwoods lovebirds aesthetic. Their influences range from Cole Porter to Townes Van Zandt but their sound is something charming and all its own.
Midtown Dickens
Midtown Dickens is a quartet of experienced yet ramshackle players and friends playing their unrefined brand of punk-folk that that draws from old-time, bluegrass and the anti-folk minimalism of the Pacific Northwest. They share instruments like the banjo, accordion, musical saw, trumpet, trombone, guitar, drums, mandolin, upright bass, harmonica, glockenspiel, spoons and whatever else makes an interesting sound!
Music Maker Revue
Music Maker Relief Foundation is a Hillsborough-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping the true pioneers and forgotten heroes of Southern musical traditions gain recognition and meet their day-to-day needs. Music Maker’s aid and service programs improve the quality of recipients’ lives, affirming to these artists that we value the gifts of music and inspiration they’ve delivered to the world. Music Maker’s mission is to give back to the roots of American music. This spring Music Maker will bring Captain Luke, Ironing Board Sam, Ron Hunter, and Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen to Shakori Hills.
New Town Drunks
Since 2003, Carrboro’s Diane Koistinen and Roberto Cofresi have performed as New Town Drunks accompanied by some of the best talent North Carolina has to offer. Currently the band includes Stu Cole from Squirrel Nut Zippers, Nathan Logan from Hooverville, Doug Norton from Bill Newton’s Big Blues Quartet, and Robo Jones from Sex Police. Their new vaudeville-flavored folk rock offers up wild and crazy, yet thoughtful, reflections on working-class living.
Old Man Luedecke
Old Man Luedecke is one of Canada’s best loved and most intriguing roots-based singer-songwriters – a truly original musical singularity to be savoured and shared. He took up the banjo as an instrument of unconquerable joy, and his memorable melodies, poetic sense and easy charisma appeal to anyone searching for new growth from old roots.
Onyx Club Boys
This hot new Pittsboro-based group draws inspiration from cool old music like Gypsy jazz, French musettes, Brazilian sambas, swing and ragtime. It’s a trip around the world which will make you swoon, tap your feet, and realize how universal and similar music really is. Their members have played in a variety of beloved Shakori Hills favorites including Squirrel Nut Zippers, The Old Ceremony, Midtown Dickens, Club Boheme and Paperhand Puppet Intervention.
Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen
Pat “Mother Blues” Cohen’s powerful voice, humor and deep blues bring the audience to their feet. Pat will be featured as part of the Music Maker Revue.
Preston Frank
Accordionist Preston Frank has been laying down his blazing bayou boogie and unabashed, traditional Louisiana zydeco for decades. His trademark swamp groove is a combination of Cajun, funk and soul, a smooth and flowing Creole sound that instantly makes you start to move. The jumping rhythms and festive vibes rest in his hands while his fingers work magic on the diatonic accordion. Firmly planted in his musical roots for over thirty years, Preston Frank remains an important force in preserving traditional zydeco and Creole French music.
Raffa & Rainer
Adorable Miami-based folk duo Raffa & Rainer play quirky, insightful, and downright haunting ditties of life and love, with a delightfully campy yet heartfelt sound. Their decade-long partnership began in high school and has developed into an amazingly idiosyncratic and earnest expression of beautiful music.
Randy Dean Whitt
A singer/songwriter from the American Southeast, Randy Whitt combines all of that region’s root elements to produce a unique sound that is on one hand wistful and lonesome, and on the other jubilant and light, with elements of Americana and country seeping through. His songs are a collection of images in motion, like a Braque painting or a view from your passenger side window on a long ride home. Always fresh and original, Whitt is breaking away from his past work to find a sound and voice all his own.
Ranford Almond
Self-taught 12-year-old acoustic guitarist Ranford Almond hails from Browns Summit, NC and has already made a name for himself with gigs at MerleFest and Ziggy’s among many other festivals and venues. With sweet fingerpicking and a voice already rich in soul, he plays a captivating mixture of originals sprinkled with Americana, folk, country and rock classics.
Red Clay Ramblers
Space-age old-time ensemble The Red Clay Ramblers are a fantasy roadhouse band from a vanishing rural America. Formed in North Carolina in 1972, these string-band masterminds boast bluegrass, New Orleans and classical influences running rampant alongside cowboy songs, gospel and 1920s pop tomfoolery. Their consummate musicianship and zany sense of theater make this a can’t-miss performance. The New York Times wrote “[Their] music making is perfection” and legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith said, “I like two kinds of music – jazz and the Red Clay Ramblers.”
Revelation Mizik
Revelation Mizik is a Miami-based band whose sweet, catchy Haitian harmonies blend perfectly into their sunny day sound. Don’t miss this chance to dance and smile beneath their Caribbean breeze.
Rey Norteño
Originally formed by the Huerta brothers in the heart of Hidalgo, Mexico, Rey Norteno now calls Raleigh their home. “Norteno” means “northern” in Spanish and describes a particular type of Mexican music, with a heavy emphasis on accordion and the bajo sexton, which is a Spanish 12-string bass guitar.
Richie Stearns & Rosie Newton
Richie Stearns is the lynchpin of much of today’s American roots music revival. Steeped in the traditions of old-time music, Appalachian folk, bluegrass, blues, jazz, rock and country, he’s been a part of numerous bands including The Horse Flies and Donna the Buffalo. Bela Fleck once said, “Richie is a wonderful musician. I love his mantra-groove spooky-banjo style.” Fiddler Rosie Newton imbibes her traditional leanings with unusual harmonies and innovative arrangements. Together, they create music that is sometimes ethereal and sometimes just plain ol’ down home.
Ron Hunter
Bluesman Ron Hunter has been writing and singing songs for over 40 years. His style is authentic and homegrown – pure, raw blues with a splash of folk and a guitar technique that makes him sound like his own rhythm section. Hunter sings straight from the heart with messages of hope, faith and compassion in the face of adversity. He will be playing as part of the Music Maker Revue.
Roxanna & The Rusty Bucket Band
The Rusty Bucket Kids is a new family-friendly television/internet show combining educational content with family entertainment – call it edutainment. The show features two kids who go back in time to meet historical figures during their teenage years and help keep their life on track and fulfill their destiny. 12-year-old Roxanna Demers is the lead singer of this Americana/bluegrass-flavored children’s act based in Apex, NC. The show premiered in 2010 on Raleigh’s WRAL-TV CBS station and has already received 3 regional Emmy nominations.
Rubblebucket
Brooklyn-based Rubblebucket is a joyous jungle of trance-inducing, polyrhythmic dance-rock. Their hybrid of world music influences – everything from funk and rock to Afrobeat, jazz and pop – is the sound of eight different freak flags flying in perfect unison. Their intense and eclectic sound is nearly impossible to pigeonhole.
Sarah Shook & the Devil
Sarah Shook & The Devil hits the way back dial when it comes to American genres of music. She’s known for covering the likes of Hank Williams, George Jones and Wanda Jackson alongside scorching originals which seem to have come from a time capsule in any small southern town. Smokin’ vocals, savory lap steel, badass bass and come-on-back-y’all geetar make this band a sinister treat.
Shirlette & The Dynamite Brothers
The Dynamite Brothers have been cranking out rock and roll from their home base in Chapel Hill since 1998. They joined forces with Mosadi Music’s amazing hip-hop jazz-funk singer Shirlette Ammons in 2011 to create a deliciously patchwork sound filled with horn sections and sultry, hazy vocals. Slinky keyboards weave through funky workouts, psychedelic hoe-downs and Philly soul seduction as they deconstruct the sounds of the last half century and rebuild them into a madcap indie rock celebration.
The Sim Redmond Band
Playing a unique blend of roots-rock, Afro-Caribbean, reggae and folk music, the Ithaca, NY-based Sim Redmond Band will lift your spirit and move your body. The band’s airy, breezy sound draws from the world beat tradition to create a danceable mix of distinctly American pop hooks with African arrangements. Their music oozes over your brain with its sunny sound, earthy rhythms, warm vocal harmonies and lyrics exploring truth, dreams and love.
South Carolina Broadcasters
The South Carolina Broadcasters are an award winning old-time trio with modern day appeal, creating a sound that melds a seasoned artistry with playful exuberance. Male and female voices blend in tight harmonies alongside exceptional instrumentation which nurtures a powerful old-time sound that’s at once hauntingly ancient yet refreshingly new. These fiddling rock-and-rollers have a sense of immediacy to the their sound, which can bring old chestnuts to new life while providing new originals with the patina and soul of the well-worn hills that inspire them.
Suénalo
Suénalo is a premier 8-piece Latin jam band hailing from south Florida with a signature sound embracing funk, hip-hop, jazz, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and more – the quintessential embodiment of Miami as melting pot. Their irresistibly infectious music provides the perfect soundtrack to celebrate the harmonious melding of differences. Put on your dancing shoes for this one!
Too Much Fun
Hailing from Chapel Hill, Too Much Fun has entertained audiences across North Carolina for a quarter century. They can jump, they can swing, they can flat out rock. Their three-part harmonies light up their own originals alongside choice covers. Featuring rootsy blues, barrelhouse rockers and everything in between, their onstage fun is instantly contagious! Too much fun will be playing for the Family Swing Dance.
Town Hall
Town Hall is a Brooklyn-based alt-folk band with a uniquely fun and rootsy American sound and a notable lushness in their arrangements. Earnest female vocals, strong lyrics and straight-forward rock sensibilities extend the vision of the three members far beyond the sum of its parts.