Experimental Bluegrass Blues | Banshee Tree | Banshee Tree | TEDxBoulder

As Banshee Tree, Kalyn Pembridge and Thomas LaFond make a surprisingly original and enticing mix of gypsy jazz, folk pop and swing. They moved to Colorado from upstate New York four years ago, and can be seen seemingly every night of the week along the Front Range, playing a mix of standards like "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and mellifluously joyful originals. And after they play, they drive into the mountains west of Boulder to the 100-year-old mining cabin they have called home for the past several months.
As Banshee Tree, Kalyn Pembridge and Thomas LaFond make a surprisingly original and enticing mix of gypsy jazz, folk pop and swing. They moved to Colorado from upstate New York four years ago, and can be seen seemingly every night of the week along the Front Range, playing a mix of standards like "On the Sunny Side of the Street" and mellifluously joyful originals. And after they play, they drive into the mountains west of Boulder to the 100-year-old mining cabin they have called home for the past several months. The tiny house is divided in half; there's a greenhouse on one side and a single room on the other. It has no running water, and the only electricity comes from a solar-powered generator. There's a wood stove and a sink that drains into a bucket. "We don't have enough power for our coffee grinder," says LaFond, "but we have enough to record our music."
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Great playing, lousy mix! You deserved better!