Donna the Buffalo

Rootsy folk-rock sextet Donna the Buffalo shaped in 1987 in Ithaca, NY. The group’s three vocalists — Tara Nevins, who also takes on fiddle, acoustic guitar, and accordion; guitarist Jeb Puryear; and keyboardist Joe Thrift — add another coating of diversity towards the group’s eclectic and frequently socially conscious audio. Guitarist Jim Miller, drummer Tom Gilbert, and bassist Jed Greenberg total the ensemble. Donna the Buffalo began touring almost soon after they created, and they continue steadily to perform thoroughly. The group is certainly a regular appeal at celebrations like Merlefest and Telluride, and in addition has distributed the stage with likeminded performers such as for example 10,000 Maniacs, Los Lobos, and Rusted Main. Almost concurrent with the beginning of their touring, Donna the Buffalo started launching albums. Their debut, 1989’s The Light Tape, was documented and released with the music group itself; because of their following record, The Crimson Tape, they enlisted their friend Mitch Easter to create. Finding time for you to record when their active touring timetable allowed, Donna the Buffalo released a self-titled record in 1993, pursuing it with 1996’s The Types YOU LIKE, 1998’s Rockin’ in the Weary Property, and 2000’s Positive Friction. The music group released Live in the American Ballroom in 2002, accompanied by a string of information that included Wait around Til Planting season (with Jim Lauderdale), Life’s a Trip, Crimson Tape, and Silverlined. Nevins also released a single record, Mule to Trip, in 1999. Five years after 2008’s Silverlined, the music group came back with another studio room record, Tonight, Tomorrow and Last night, recording mainly live to anlogue within an old church.