Genres Bluegrass Labels Sugar Hill | Years active 2007–present Genre Bluegrass | |
Associated acts The DecemberistsDoloreanJackstrawRhett Miller Albums A Tear in the Eye Is a Wound in, The Traveler, Feast of the Hunter's Moon, Wild Ones, The Storm in the Barn Profiles | ||
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Black Prairie is a six-piece bluegrass-influenced band from Portland, Oregon. The band formed in early 2007. Their first album, Feast of the Hunter’s Moon, was released on April 6, 2010 on the Sugar Hill label.
Contents
- Black prairie npr music tiny desk concert
- Black prairie songs to be sung
- History
- Influences
- Songs
- References
Black prairie songs to be sung
History
The band began when The Decemberists' Chris Funk (dobro) and Nate Query (bass) had some time off from touring and decided to put together a side project. Other members of the band include The Decemberists’ accordion player Jenny Conlee and drummer John Moen, singer and violinist Annalisa Tornfelt of Bearfoot and The Woolwines, and guitarist Jon Neufeld of Dolorean and Jackstraw.
The band performed at the South by Southwest festival in March 2010, Oregon's Pickathon Festival in August 2010, and toured in October 2010.
Influences
Their musical influences include bluegrass, klezmer, jazz, tango, and Romanian music resulting in a unique sound. Chris Funk says Black Prairie's sound "bridges the music of Clarence White and Ennio Morricone".
Songs
Songs to Be SungFortune · 2014
Kiss of FateFortune · 2014
How Do You Ruin Me?A Tear in the Eye Is a Wound in the Heart · 2012