Jeff Austin

Because the mandolinist and frequent lead singer for the Yonder Mountain String Band, Jeff Austin was a prominent shape in the neo-progressive bluegrass of the brand new millennium. After 15 years using the music group, he remaining in early 2014 because of creative variations and personal adjustments, choosing to go after a solo profession he officially released in early 2015 using the launch from the full-length Basic Truth. A indigenous from the Chicago suburbs — he was created in Arlington Heights and elevated in Elk Grove — Austin started playing music throughout a sojourn from university. He previously been going to the College or university of Cincinnati but got headed right down to Urbana, Illinois, where he fulfilled Bluegrassholes banjoist Dave Johnston, who finished up urging Austin to try out mandolin and sing within the music group. This music group didn’t last lengthy and Austin quickly shifted to Nederland, Colorado, where Johnston and Austin would type Yonder Hill String Music group with Ben Kaufmann and Adam Aijala. Yonder Hill String Band’s intensifying bluegrass fit nicely in to the confines of the present day jam music group picture, as evidenced by their 1999 debut recording, Elevation. On the following decade, the music group toured regularly and recorded almost normally — during this time period, Austin often used other music artists, including a 2004 part task with Chris Castino entitled Tracks through the Tin Shed — accumulating a loyal pursuing so large they might host their very own event called Yonder Mountain’s Harvest Event this year 2010. This occurred following the 2009 launch of The Display, which been Austin’s last using the music group. Facing the delivery of his first kid in January 2014, Austin found the realization that he’d rather dedicate himself to his family members rather than the music group. He still left the group amicably that Apr and shortly afterward began documenting his first single record. That record, known as Basic Truth, saw discharge on Yep Roc Information in Feb 2015.