John Ringhofer + occasional
help from generous friends:
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Brandon Buckner, Wendy Buckner, Justin Vollmar, Nathan Vollmar, Yoni Wolf, Nedelle Torrisi, Chris Cohen, Sufjan Stevens, Gabe Saucedo, John Benson, Mindy Myers, Joel Pickell, Ryan Pickell, Bert Hiscock, Josiah Wolf, Wendy Campbell, Eric Buckner, Members of Olympia WA band LAKE: Eli Moore, Ashley Eriksson, Andrew Dorsett, Lindsay Schief, Mark Morrison, and many others who sing in the group vocal sections & Stomp/Clap sesssions.
Half-handed Cloud is an interesting phenomenon. John Ringhofer, the man behind the namesake, is as joyful and frugal as his music. An economical thinker, Ringhofer prefers the subway over a taxicab, is a recycler of plastic, a compulsive note-taker, and a habitual optimist. He doodles in the margins of paperbacks, carries a couple different colored pens, and continues to use an antiquated CD walkman. When not on tour he lives in Berkeley California & works as a part-time custodian. Half-handed Cloud is able to ensconce complicated theological concepts into playground song without condescending to his subject or to his listener.
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"Learning about Your Scale" album 1999 (re-released 2001) //
"I’m so Sheepy" EP 2000 (re-released 2003) //
"We Haven’t Just Been Told We Have Been Loved" album 2002 //
"Thy is a Word, & Feet Need Lamps" album 2005 //
"What’s the Remedy?" EP 2005 //
"Halos & Lassos" album 2006 //
"Harp That’s Hung-up in the Tree" tour EP 2006 //
"Winding Currents on a Spool" EP 2007
Hello John! I love your music and there are many others from where I am who also love your music! I'd like to ask you very kindly if you could please do like "Shapes and Sizes" and come to The Space in Hamden, CT this summer and play your heart out.
hi! sewing fabric is delightful. i can't believe you are going to scandinavia! i wish you could check out copehagen, but i think you'll really like gothenburg a lot. what an adventureful summer yours is shaping up to be...
Nice job on "Sewing Wind To Fabric". It's never anything short of perfect when I listen to your added songs. I fear you will send a reply telling me that it is a cover. But in reality there is nothing to fear. every-time I listen to your band it is like listening to a classic motown recording With real musicians who can just jam at will. I think it would be really nice if you uploaded the lyrics to every one of your songs. Since it would help those of us who need to really read the message including hear the message. I'm talking about me of course... Keep spreading the word to the world man.
hey john! how's the music and everything going? i have been listening to halos and lassos a lot lately, when frantically essay writing. it's just right. ruby :)
Hey John we opened for you on the sunday at parachute festival in New Zealand, you were amazing buddy hope your keeping well, we have a couple of new recordings up check them out if you have time and let us know what you think.
i haven't seen it yet! i would like to see it too! i looove your photo background. i'm a BIG fan of unicorns, also pegasi...but i feel the horn is a bit more mystical.ha. take care
hey john! yeah chapel hill was awesome, i hope you can make it back around this way sometime soon. and more often. whichever. certainly don't make it a whole year again. see ya!
We loved the show at The Drunken Unicorn! It was great to finally meet and thanks again for letting me shoot some video. The footage is awesome. I'm going to E-mail you a couple of pictures that I think you will enjoy!
Hello "friend". I hope one day to meet you in person . You are awesome. I grew up (the last 3-ish years listening and getting inspired by your originality!) You should listen to my song if you haven't yet and tell me what you think of it.
Thanks for the birthday wishes! We were considering driving up to see you guys tonight in Chattanooga but it doesn't look like it will work. Oh well, we'll definitely see you Wednesday! Can't wait!
