Dan Forsyth, Chris Duddy, Joe Kollar, Mike Torres, Jon Doll
Influences
Hmm..a big list: Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Grateful Dead, Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Tony Rice, David Grisman, Django Reinhart, Phish, String Cheese Incident, MMW, Willie Nelson, Tim O'Brien, James Brown, George Clinton, LAGQ, Inti-Illimani, Johnny Cash, Buena Vista Social Club, Woodie Guthrie, Wilco, the Bad Plus, John Coltrane, Hank Williams Sr., The Wild Tchoupitoulas, Hendrix, Wes Mongomery, Miles Davis, the Meters, Ray Charles, , Bob Marley, , Toots and the Maytals, the Roots, I don' tknow, it goes all over the place I guess, and it could go on, but for the sake of brevity, its best we stop
Sounds Like
A Wild and exciting Adventure. Things can get weird or they can stay grounded. They can fly or they can crawl, each show is different and has different attitude.
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The musical landscape of the Upstate New York region was drastically changed in the Summer of 2006 with the formation of experimental acoustic band Driftwood. Coming from many different musical backgrounds, the members of Driftwood have reinvented the songs of traditional American roots music by blending them with the sounds and feel of modern and world music. Master craftsmen all, Driftwood is fronted by the powerhouse multi-instrumentalist trio of Dan Forsyth, Joe Kollar, and Chris Duddy, who can both solo and sing as if it were a second nature. Holding down the rhythm section is Jon Doll on bass and Mike Torres on percussion, creating syncopated and melodic beats that cause even the most hardened listeners to forget their qualms and start dancing. Driftwood’s virtuosity is matched by their versatility and they are able to play sweet and sultry ballads with as much drive and passion as an up-tempo whiskey-fuelled romp. For these reasons, Driftwood has been in high demand by Upstate audiences of all persuasions,which has led to a quite a successful run of shows their first year out.
Since their formation in the winter of 2006, Driftwood has played at a number of New York venues from Ithaca to Manhattan, and has become a mainstay at Binghamton’s Cyber Café West, a main stop for many touring acoustic acts in the area. They have also had success playing the ever-competitive festival circuit, and have played at a number of jam and bluegrass festivals, including Ithaca’s famous Grassroots Festival (at which they won the best new band competition in July ’06), the Chenango County Bluegrass Festival, the Busy Bird Bluegrass Festival (1st place best new band), and the Quixotic Music Festival, all of which have attracted national and regional acts.
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Hey Joe, we're still looking for a guitarist. Know of one? We've been branching out a bit on our sound and really getting pretty good these days! Lets do a show again sometime! Anything in your neck of the woods by chance?
Hey there! Just stoppin' by to wish you a fabulous week! If you get the chance please check out my new songs "Wonderful Things" and No Other Day"!! Thanks!! :-)
Hey Guys, how's it going? Hope all is well. Hey we're looking for a new guitarist! If you know of anyone looking to play out alot, point them our way! www. panhandleband. com
thanks for the note! we'd love to come to upstate NY. i even have family in binghamton so all more the reason. is there anywhere up there you recommend us playing?
hey its me....yeah me...you know....me? I just wanted to say Congrats on all of your successes and that you couldnt be a better group of guys! I LOVE YOU GUYS! SHIIIIIT GRIIIILL and Peace!
JUST WANNA SHOW SOME LOVE YOU GUYS ROCK HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON LOVE YA SHAR....
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