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Farewell Drifters
Bluegrass, Americana
Since first setting out over four years ago, the Farewell Drifters quintet have casually but clearly defied any preconceptions based on their lineup (two acoustic guitars, mandolin, fiddle, upright bass, your typical Bluegrass oriented band), delighting audiences from all walks with a sound that suspends classic elements in fresh new surroundings. "We're finding that this music reaches a wide variety of people," says co-founding lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Zach Bevill. "It reaches the traditional music fans, it reaches the folk and singer/songwriter fans…we'll play at rock clubs and people go nuts over the energy that is coming off the stage with the acoustic instruments." With their shimmering harmonies, gently propulsive acoustic instrumentation, and disarmingly honest songwriting, the Farewell Drifters have arrived at an engaging, inventive musical hybrid all their own – pure, but not so simple; accessible and welcoming, yet highly personal. Attempts at modernizing Bluegrass, or creating hybrids or doing variations of, have met with mixed success. Farewell Drifters are a solid, direct hit.