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Also known as
  
Dawn of the Buffalo

Years active
  
1989–present

Website
  
donnatheBuffalo.com

Origin
  
New York, USA

Associated acts
  
BK3, Jim Lauderdale

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Genres
  
Zydeco, folk rock, country rock, reggae, bluegrass

Albums
  
Rockin' in the Weary Land, Silverlined

Profiles

Donna the buffalo i love my tribe


Donna the Buffalo is a band from Trumansburg, New York. They play both originals (primarily written by Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins) and covers.

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The band name was suggested as "Dawn of the Buffalo" by a musician friend of the band; it was misheard as "Donna the Buffalo", and over twenty years later they are still "Donna the Buffalo". The followers of the group are called The Herd, a self-organized "tribe" of people who met at the group's festivals.

Donna the Buffalo is one of the founding and host bands of the annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance along with the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival and headliners at The Great Blue Heron Music Festival in Sherman, New York. Donna the Buffalo was featured in On The Bus, a documentary co-directed by Dave Sale.

Donna the Buffalo has performed and/or recorded with a variety of musicians, including such prominent folk/roots performers as Jim Lauderdale, father and son Zydeco masters Preston and Keith Frank, Bela Fleck, Mamadou Diabate, Claire Lynch, David Hidalgo, The Duhks and Amy Helm, to name a few. In 2009, Tara Nevins toured with former Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann's band BK3.

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Members

  • Tara Nevins - vocals, acoustic guitar, fiddle, accordion, washboard, occasional backup vocals, tambourine.
  • Jeb Puryear - electric guitar, occasional pedal steel, rare backup vocals, vocals
  • Mark Raudabaugh - drums
  • David McCracken - electric keyboard, organ
  • Kyle Spark - electric bass
  • Songwriting duties are generally split between Nevins and Puryear. Past members have included keyboardists Joe Thrift, Richie Stearns and Kathy Ziegler, drummers Tom Gilbert, Shane Lamphier and Jimmy Triplett, as well as guitarist and frequent vocalist Jim Miller. Jeb's brother, Jordon Puryear, played bass for the group for a while, as did Jed Greenberg. As of July 5, 2007 Jay Sanders replaced Bill Reynolds on bass, followed in Jan 2010 by Kyle Spark.

    Discography

  • The White Tape (1989)
  • The Red Tape (1991)
  • Donna the Buffalo (a.k.a. The Purple One) (1993)
  • The Ones You Love (1996)
  • Rockin' In the Weary Land (1998)
  • Positive Friction (2000)
  • Live From the American Ballroom (2001)
  • Life's A Ride (2005)
  • Silverlined (2008)
  • Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday (2013)
  • Songs

    I Love My TribeTonight - Tomorrow and Yesterday · 2013
    No Place Like the Right TimePositive Friction · 2000
    Locket and KeySilverlined · 2008

    References

    Donna the Buffalo Wikipedia