
Herb & Hanson perform songs from Americana’s oldest influences. Their blue-collar work ethic is unsurprisingly conveyed through their deft instrumentation hammering along with sweet harmonies sung from an honest day’s labor to bring their modern folk songs alive to modern America. These restless ragamuffins have performed for audiences spanning the entire country covering 25,000 miles of asphalt, gravel, and dirt every year since 2005. He and Lorraine currently play in the group Mandalele, with whom he recorded “Unfamiliar Knowing”, and as a duo with Lorraine Duisit, with whom he recorded “In my heart I am dancing”.Īmerican roots duo, Herb & Hanson, features two songwriters expressing themselves with little more than a guitar, a mandolin, and their respective voices. His guitar and bass skills have been appreciated by countless bands including The OKs, No Big Deal, and The Dubious Brothers. He honed his engineering skills with the renowned band The Grateful Dead, Journey, David Soul, and Juice Newton, and toured with Buffy Sainte-Marie.

More information and her recent release,” In my heart I am dancing” can be found on “Smiggy” Smith is a respected musician and engineer, beloved by the community and beyond for his talent and easygoing nature. and her original music was acclaimed by Billboard magazine as having “ethereal vocals, acoustic instruments and intriguing melodies that mix folk, jazz, pop, and other strains…an impressively original talent”. A multi-instrumentalist with a percussive flair and a saxophone soloist, he writes intuitive songs which he delivers with a powerful, captivating voice and an easygoing presence.įormerly a leading member of the folk group Trapezoid, Lorraine Duisit has been described by The Washington Post as “an enchanting singer and writer of songs that sneak up out of old traditions and surprise you with new twists.” She plays guitar, bass and mandola. Learn more about Evan Espinola, Lorraine Duisit and Robert “Smiggy” Smith below!Įvan Espinola grew up in a musical family in Rappahannock. Led by Jeremy’s growling baritone and sinister songwriting, supported by Lani’s beautiful harmonies and backbeat, driven forward by Charlie’s funky and melodic bass groove, and rounded out by Marie Andrews on backing vocals and additional instruments, the Helltown Riffraff will have you nodding your head and smirking along all 15th – Copper Cup CollectiveĬopper Cup Collective is a trio of excellent musicians. They are quickly gaining a following in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond for their gothic blues and rock with a country twang. The Helltown Riffraff began in late 2017 as the backing band for Jeremy Rodgers’ solo material. It does not store any personal data.Written and recorded over the last two years, the Riffraff present sister albums The Ocean and The Space. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".

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