The Onlies

1ST PLACE CLIFFTOP TRADITIONAL BAND CONTEST 2017 

The Onlies began as a trio of lifelong friends and musical collaborators who realized early on that they shared a fascination with traditional fiddle music. Leo Shannon, Samantha Braman, and Riley Calcagno started making music together at age seven (2005), and quickly became immersed in fiddle music and tradition in their home of Seattle, down the West Coast, and across the world. In recent years, they have developed their sound with the addition of Vivian Leva, an acclaimed talent of old-time, country, and Americana.

THE ONLIES

The Onlies

Their first release since 2015 and their first ever as a four piece, “THE ONLIES” is the recorded realization of the band’s driving old time reality.
Read more…
0:00/???
  1. 1
    0:00/2:35
  2. 2
    0:00/3:12
  3. 3
    0:00/3:59
  4. 4
    0:00/2:24
  5. 5
    0:00/2:48
  6. 6
    0:00/3:15
  7. 7
    0:00/3:11
  8. 8
    0:00/2:38
  9. 9
    0:00/4:53
  10. 10
    0:00/1:06
  11. 11
    0:00/2:37
  12. 12
    0:00/4:09
  13. 13
    0:00/2:17
  14. 14
    0:00/3:09
  15. 15
    0:00/3:07
  16. 16
    0:00/3:04

Long Before Light

The Onlies

The Onlies are a trio of seasoned fiddlers/singers/multi-instrumentalists from Seattle. They arrange and interpret trad music and write their own tunes and songs. "Long Before Light" is their second full-length CD, and the first to be produced by Tristan Clarridge of Crooked Still.
Read more…
0:00/???
  1. 1
    0:00/3:58
  2. 2
    0:00/4:13
  3. 3
    0:00/5:33
  4. 4
    0:00/3:47
  5. 5
    0:00/5:29
  6. 6
    0:00/4:09
  7. 7
    0:00/4:42
  8. 8
    0:00/5:21
  9. 9
    0:00/3:10
  10. 10
    0:00/4:41
  11. 11
    0:00/3:37
  12. 12
    0:00/2:51
  13. 13
    0:00/3:23
  14. 14
    Home 2:57
    0:00/2:57
  15. 15
    0:00/3:25

The Ruglifters

1ST PLACE CLIFFTOP TRADITIONAL BAND CONTEST 2019 

The Onlies joined forces with John Herrmann and Meredith McIntosh to release a self-titled album of traditional and original old-time music in 2018. This cross-generational collaboration features mandolin from Ric Robertson and cello from Tristan Clarridge.

The Ruglifters

The Ruglifters

The Ruglifters are: Sami Braman (fiddle, vocals), Riley Calcagno (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, vocals), John Herrmann (banjo, vocals), Leo Shannon (guitar, fiddle, vocals), and Meredith McIntosh (bass, vocals).

With Eric Robertson (mandolin, vocals) and Tristan Clarridge (cello)
Recorded and engineered by Tristan Clarridge at Ingle Road in Asheville,
The Ruglifters are: Sami Braman (fiddle, vocals), Riley Calcagno (fiddle, banjo, mandolin, vocals), John Herrmann (banjo, vocals), Leo Shannon (guitar, fiddle, vocals), and Meredith McIntosh (bass, vocals).

With Eric Robertson (mandolin, vocals) and Tristan Clarridge (cello)
Recorded and engineered by Tristan Clarridge at Ingle Road in Asheville, NC, August 2016

Mixed and mastered by Johnny Calcagno, December 2017.

Cover Art by Maddy Mullany

Special thanks to Tristan Clarridge, Johnny Calcagno, Kari Sickenberger, Karen Stuhldreher, Tashina Clarridge, The Wandering Ramblers, and Armin Barnett.

Yodel-Ay-Hee-099

Copyright 2018
Read more…
0:00/???
  1. 1
    0:00/2:28
  2. 2
    0:00/1:59
  3. 3
    0:00/3:02
  4. 4
    0:00/4:19
  5. 5
    0:00/3:15
  6. 6
    0:00/4:31
  7. 7
    0:00/3:04
  8. 8
    0:00/4:17
  9. 9
    0:00/2:40
  10. 10
    0:00/3:07
  11. 11
    0:00/4:49
  12. 12
    0:00/1:53
  13. 13
    0:00/3:26
  14. 14
    0:00/2:39
  15. 15
    0:00/5:22

Willie Watson Band

On the road as an active touring musician, Willie Watson often plays alone with his soaring vocals accompanied by his guitar, banjo and harmonica, but most recently has been traveling with his new string band, featuring fellow Old Crow alum Ben Gould on upright bass, Sam Schmidt on guitar and mandolin, and Sami Braman on fiddle.

Evie Ladin