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BIOGRAPHY
After 5 years on the road, 4 albums under their belt and multiple international tours, the Water Tower Bucket Boys have been brewing up a storm in the folk music world. The boys have collaborated live with members of bands like Frank Turner, Kitty Daisy and Lewis, the Red Stick Ramblers, and the Foghorn Stringband and shared the stage with acts like Old Crow Medicine Show, Mumford and Sons, Wilco, Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, and Woody Pines. They have toured extensively in both the USA and abroad, and performed live on the BBC, NPR, and RTE. Their all original sound is infectious and has spread far and wide to audiences of all ages and walks of life. Based in Portland, Oregon these young gents got their start busking on street corners playing traditional old time and bluegrass, eventually honing their sound as a solid dance band playing square dances and bluegrass festivals up and down the west coast.
However, the boys wanted to take the music further and thus, their new sound was born. Loosely based in the traditions of bluegrass, punk rock, blues, cajun, folk and country their sonic creations transcend all musical boundaries. Their songs feature tight 3 part harmonies and powerful instrumentals. This combined with the lightning energy of their stage performances has made them a favorite amongst music connoisseurs throughout the US and Europe alike. Their latest record, "Sole Kitchen" (Self-Released 2010) features 13 original works with song contributions from each member of the band. The album was recorded by punk rocker Mike Herrera of MXPX and Tumbledown at his Monkey Trench Studios in Bremerton, WA.
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Guitar, Mandolin, Harmonica, Vocals
 Kenny carries a degree in Jazz guitar performance at the University of Oregon. Although his main focus is guitar, he is skilled at playing mandolin, fiddle, banjo, harmonica and piano. If you're lucky you can catch him on guitar with the Foghorn Stringband. When he is not practicing or playing music, he enjoys exploring foggy forests both near and far while sipping kombucha cocktails and climbing trees to read the most recent copy of his favorite magazine, Shaman's Drum.
More music from Kenny: kennyfeinstein.com |
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Upright Bass, Vocals
Gordon has been playing electric and upright bass since he was in his early teens. After attending the University of Oregon and graduating with a BA in linguistics, Gordon moved back to his hometown of Portland and re-dedicated himself to music. He started playing in multiple bands around the Portland area. Gordon was a founding member of the Portland Americana band Wy’East with Matt Bean. Gordon has performed on stage with Jack Dwyer, Elysia Strauss, Noah Bernstein and many other Portland musicians in multiple genres. He has studied bass with Dan Presley, Glen Moore, and Jim Prescott. Apart from playing with Water Tower Bucket Boys Gordon occasionally performs as a duo act with Jack Dwyer, and founded art rock/experimental ensemble Don Juan! Peligroso! Gordon’s other interests include linguistics and psychology, and rock and mountain climbing. He holds a research assistant position at the Center for Spoken Language Understanding at OHSU where he is involved in autism research. |
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Fiddle, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Josh's deep-rooted passion for music that began in early childhood has evolved into a love for old-time and bluegrass music. His influences include everyone from Hank Williams Sr. and Bill Monroe to The Velvet Underground and Elliott Smith. Most recently Josh has been studying the playing of Cajun fiddle/accordion players like Dewey Balfa, Nathan Abshire, and Courtney Granger. He has recorded with and often plays with The Crooked Jades and is an occasional guest with the Caleb Klauder Country Band
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"They invest things with an old-time spirit that's both celebratory and faintly disturbing, and there's punk and soul here too."
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