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Dan Forsyth: guitar, vocals; Joe Kollar: banjo, vocals; Joey Arcuri: bass; Claire Byrne: fiddle, vocals /

http://driftwoodtheband.com/
http://www.facebook.com/driftwoodband
http://www.myspace.com/driftwoodgroove
http://www.reverbnation.com/driftwood1
http://www.youtube.com/driftwoodNY1
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http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rally-day/id336575948

To understand the hype surrounding this self proclaimed "Shanty Rock" quartet out of Binghamton, NY, catch them at a festival or club and you will surely not be disappointed. But to really see why they are catching so much buzz, follow them around for a few shows.

Climbing out of two hatchbacks one by one, they rustle out a Banjo, Guitar, Violin and a Bass and start to warm up before a show in a small café in New Paltz, NY. They play for maybe 75 people and are off to play a rock club in Providence, RI the next night. They play the opening slot for maybe 45 people and are off to New York City for a nighttime show in the village but they start the day in Washington Square playing for tips. From show to show, whether there's three hundred people or five, a stage, lights, or just a sidewalk with some foot traffic there is one constant: there is something so unbelievably contagious and sincere about the music that flows out of them that no matter where they are, people listen.

It is obvious that there is a strong influence from the traditional American Roots/ Rock artists such as, Bob Dylan or The Band or even Hank Williams, along with the modern Americana of today like Old Crow Medicine Show, the Decemberists or The Avett Brothers. But there is another side to this band that pays homage to the Pop Rock of the 60's, the simple straight forward lines of the Classical Period and even the more obscure, popular songwriters of today such as Regina Spektor or Jack White. Whatever the influences or the sounds, from ballads to up tempo rock feels, the songs are beautiful and the energy is off the chart.

Formed in late 2005, the band spent about four years playing just about anywhere they could. "We just wanted to be able to play for any crowd and turn heads" says banjo player Joe Kollar. "We played everywhere. Coffee houses, bars, churches, rock clubs, bluegrass festivals and the streets...a lot on the streets. We didn't make any money but what we learned was invaluable".


After the release of their Debut CD "Rally Day" in 2009 the band has spent most of the last 3 years on the road. With Club and festival appearances up and down the East Coast with artists such as Bela Fleck, Del McCoury, Rusted Root, Donna the Buffalo and Railroad Earth they are quickly gaining recognition as one of the fastest rising Americana acts in the Northeast.


"Today these old-time sounds are being fused with more modern influences of rock n roll; and bands like Binghamton-based Driftwood are moving right along pace with today's most popular Electronica acts, breaking ground, strings, and expectations by drawing on our roots to create a sound that speaks to us all."
- Kayla MacLachlan, Upstate Live Magazine

Record Label : Yellow Bike Studios, Old Boy Records

Booking Agent : driftwoodgroove@gmail.com

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You can get tickets for the upcoming Meeting Of The Minds festival in September here:

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