Origin Brooklyn, New York | Years active 2010–present | |
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Genres Folk, Bluegrass, Country Instruments Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Bass Drum, Washboard, Tambourine, Fiddle, Accordion, Bass, Drums Labels Gold Village Entertainment Website spiritfamillyreunion.com Albums Hands Together, No Separation, Harvest Festival Live, Spirit Family Reunion Profiles | ||
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Spirit Family Reunion is a folk band from Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Nick Panken (vocals, acoustic guitar), Maggie Carson (vocals, five string banjo), Stephen Weinheimer (vocals, bass drum, washboard, tambourine), and at times Ken Woodward (vocals, bass), Or Zublsky (drums), Noah Block-Harley (fiddle, vocals), Dylan Block-Harley (vocals, drums), Mat Davidson (vocals, fiddle, accordion, mandolin), and Pete Pezzimenti (drums, vocals). They refer to their style as "open-door gospel", although it is similar to bluegrass, country and appalachian music. The band has named such artists as Michael Hurley, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Leyla McCalla, and The Band as inspirations for their sound.
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History
The band started out as Panken and Weinheimer playing with different people each night at the bar where they worked, and eventually became Spirit Family Reunion. Officially formed in 2010 and signed by Gold Village Entertainment, Spirit Family Reunion has self-produced and self-released two full-length albums, No Separation (2013) and Hands Together (2015). They have toured with bands such as Trampled by Turtles, Levon Helm, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Dr. Dog, The Felice Brothers, and Alabama Shakes and performed at the Newport Folk Festival, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, Celebrate Brooklyn!, FloydFest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Flood City Music Festival, The Buckle Up Music Festival, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, and the Americana Music Festival & Conference among others. They played a Tiny Desk Concert in 2012 and took part in the Bob Dylan in the 80s project. They were also featured in issue #34 of The Deli Magazine in 2013.
Albums
Extended Plays
When My Name Is Spoken 7"
I Want To Be Relieved 7"
Goin' Out To Cannon Ball (2016)
Songs
Wake Up - Rounder!Hands Together · 2015
It Does Not Bother MeHands Together · 2015
I Want to Be RelievedNo Separation · 2012