The Foghorn Stringband is the present day gold standard for real-deal hard-hitting genuine old-time American string band music, with nine albums, thousands of shows, over 20 years of touring under their belts, and an entirely new generation of roots musicians following their lead. Foghorn Stringband continually and obsessively draw from old-time, bluegrass, classic country, and Cajun music traditions in an ongoing quest to present a broad span of American historical music with an unparalleled youthful energy, joy, and virtuosity.
“Portland Oregon’s Foghorn String Band stand at the top of today’s vibrant old-time music revival and a fine example of what an unending revival it is.”—Art Menius, WMMT
“…the quartet is among the finest practitioners of American old-time music on the globe, a string band whose faithful renditions of songs from bygone decades are no less than living, breathing history. Foghorn Stringband remain absolutely authentic and without discernible gimmick“. -Ned Lannamann, The Portland Mercury
Kelvin Davies & Chloe Turner are rooted in beautifully harmonised voices and intricate guitar work. Tapping deep into the history of acoustic roots music and delivering sounds from a past time, expect to hear stunning versions of songs by folk legends such as The Carter Family, The Delmore Brothers and more, as well as wonderful self-penned material. Ably backed by veteran harmonica player, Gary Jones. Their new EP, ‘Some Songs That We Like’ is certainly one to be on the look out for !’