Reid and Kathryn Johnson, Billy Alphin, Maria Albani, and then Tripp Cox, Megan Culton, Wes Phillips, Nathan Oliver White, Scott Phillips, Thomas Moorefield, Mark Lebetkin, Billy Sugarfix, Dave Bjorkback, Zeno Gill, John Harrison, Ivan Howard, Kuki Kooks, Harold Brady, Chad Coward, Alan Cain, Alex Cox, Jordan Hudson, Jeremy Ferrel, and the Pox Family Singers.
Schooner is from Carrboro, NC. We've been around since 2003, and during that time we've put out:
-"You Forget About Your Heart" - 2004 (Pox World Empire)
ITUNES
-“3x4” - 2006 (Pox)
-“Rocky P.” - 2006 (Pox) ITUNES
-"Hold on Too Tight," released on August 7, 2007 on 54º 40' or Fight! Records,
As well as some early homemade CD's and a few of tracks on various compilations that you can ask us nicely for.
Stay in touch to see when we're going to be driving around and playing shows in your town.
Schooner is a four-piece comprised of brother and sister Reid and Kathryn Johnson and music veterans Billy Alphin (The Rosebuds, Ashley Stove) and Maria Albani (Pleasant, Un Deux Trois), Schooner builds upon the disarmingly honest and poetic songwriting of Reid Johnson to create songs that are intricately crafted and captivating. Instead of limiting themselves to a single genre, the group simultaneously marries vintage indie rock with alt country, folk, doo-wop, and occasional undercurrents of pop to punk and even 60's psychedelia. Moving naturally from mood to mood always focused on the immediacy of the composition, Schooner creates a musical experience that is as compelling as it is ear-catching. -jen richelson
"The quality of frontman Reid Johnson's songwriting is consistently high. No lulls, no hints of attempting to cover a lack of inspiration, no filler, not a single welcome overstayed. Classic stuff, in other words" -Copper Press
"...rarely has a sibling relationship created something this harmonious....swooning vintage pop, fuzzy Guided By Voices-ish rock and woozy Sinatra/Hazlewood-like country for an overall effect that's equal parts dreamy, deadpan and doomed." -CMJ
"What a fucking marvellous band." -Sian Claire Owen, Americana UK
hey, i talked to duncan (hammer no more the fingers) and he said that hed like to come back to washington dc and play @ dahlak again (the place where i book)----he also said that he would like to grab you guys for the show and possibly the never---lets make this happen!!!!
I LOVE the latest picture! It is poignant & beautiful & a proud moment for hand/shadow puppets everywhere! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture! AND the quote! You are geniuses! (sp?)
so this morning i meant to bring your cd to work to upload into itunes for my listening pleasure but my addled brain went and forgot it
oh well! if you're live performance is any indication, i'm sure it's pretty spectacular. must say the show was buckets of fun and we would love to make it happen again sometime
hi schooner! it was very 'pleasant' (yeah i know that was terrible) to see all of you.... individually...not playing schooner songs... at some point. perhaps next time i can see a schooner/nathan oliver show at hooters? i have NO MONEY right now so please wait maybe a year or so until i can afford a transatlantic flight. your tartan midget fan, gordon
Hey Schooner----if you guys are still interested in coming out to DC and playing at the venue I book---c'mon down!!!! I would love to book you guys! dave
i'd like to book you guys in DC on a sat night sometime...hit me up if you are interested! i met one of your peeps at a north ele show a few months ago... dave
hullo there, just wanted to say i really like your stuff, its quite refreshing. i saw your cd in schoolkids the other day and noticed the song named "carrboro," and it made me feel warm and fuzzy inside. okay that is all.
