Matt Leech: Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Ben Schlabach: Percussion
Zach Motyka: Guitar
Tim Skirven: Guitar
Nik Combs: Bass
Past And Current Members:
Matt Leech: The instruments, the singing.
Jeff Byers: Guitar, Percussion
Ben Schlabach: Mandolin, Banjo
John Hostetter: Bass
Josh Moss: Ukulele, Harp
Melanie Schlabach: Violin
Ryan Fawley: Percussion
Zach Motyka: Guitar
Patrick Stinnett: Percussion
Martin Tribble: The Drums
Tim Skirven: The Bass Guitar
Greg Haugan: Percussion
Influences
Friends
Family
Pizza
Free stuff
Regional Liquor specials
Tour
Animals
Scrabble
Deals
Jay Z.
"Whole," Filmed by Patrick Stinnett on a porch in Harrisonburg, VA bright and early new years eve.
AMERICAN TOURIST IS
A soul-folk pop band from Virginia (state tree the dogwood).
ABOUT
"Everyone knows the adjectives carelessly thrown around for singer/songwriters who decide to strip to the barebones armed with only one guitar or banjo. “Simplistic”, “Introspective”, “Reflective”, “Honest”....you get the tired picture. But there’s nothing more honest than a grown man who can barely get through his own songs while stooped on a porch during the middle of a rainstorm at 2 am. Harrisonburg, Virginia’s Matt Leech, American Tourist himself, has risen above the typical trappings of an American singer/songwriter by releasing “American Tourist Plays Outside”, a rare look into the spontaneous beauty of songwriting and the dynamics which environment can provide for such a typically stagnant musical medium.
An American Tourist will be touring relentlessly this coming year in hopes to inspire audiences and put off paying rent all across America."
-Hobocamp
“Sink” Tracklisting:
1. You'll Tend To Eden
2. Meredith and the Winter
3. Whole
4. Deep Sea Shallowed
5. Tuesday (Thursday Version)
6. Sink
7. Float
8. Sugar Cookie
9. House Mountain
10. End
BUY THIS HERE “Plays Outside” Tracklisting:
1. You'll Tend To Eden
2. Whole
3. Sink
4. House mountain
5. End
“Sink” and “Plays Outside” were both recorded and produced by John Hostetter and Ben Schlabach at Leech Hereford’s Farm in Lexington, Virginia. Additional recordings done in Harrisonburg, VA and Gordonsville, VA.
WRITE US
Booking Inquiries // booking@americantouristmusic.com
General Inquiries // matt@americantouristmusic.com
Some More Information // www.americantouristmusic.com
hey man. have been listening to your play outside cd a whole lot lately. Decided to say whats up. Let me know if you decide to stop by baltimore sometime.
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Just wanted to say Kudos, fellas... Great stuff... What you guys do musically is sort of the style of music i've been doing my best to create these past couple years... (Jeff Byers? I'm currently your cousin Melissa's Signifigant other... FYI)
Hey guys, it's was a lot of fun playing with you at WonderRoot. I was totally bummed that you guys left early, though, because I was definitely gonna buy some CDs! Ah well, maybe next time.
Take care!
--Dakota
PS -- We totally have the same, cheap Musicians Friend brand banjo.
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