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After fronting several rock bands in his native Idaho, singer/songwriter Justin Ringle moved to Portland, OR in 2004 and began focusing on acoustic music, playing open mics regularly under the moniker Horse Feathers. In 2005, multi-instrumentalist Peter Broderick heard a couple of Justin’s demos and offered to help flesh them out. In February 2006 the duo went into Skyler Norwood’s Miracle Lake studios and recorded their debut album, ‘Words are Dead,’ which was released that September on Portland label, Lucky Madison. Later that year, Peter’s sister Heather Broderick joined the group on cello and by 2007, Horse Feathers began featuring a rotating cast of instrumentalists backing Justin’s guitar and vocals.
Justin and the Brodericks returned to Miracle Lake studios in the fall and winter of 2007 and recorded ‘House With No Home,’ which was released on Kill Rock Stars in the spring of 2008. Around that time, Peter left the country to pursue music in Europe, and Nathan Crockett was enlisted to cover violin duties. Several months later, Heather also left the group to pursue other musical projects and cellist Catherine Odell came on board. The group has been touring extensively for the release of their new album entitled ‘Thisled Spring’ on Kill Rock Stars, April 20th, 2010.
http://www.myspace.com/horsefeathersmusic
Members:
JUSTIN RINGLE – vocals, guitar
NATHAN CROCKETT – violin, saw, vocals
CATHERINE ODELL – cello, vocals
CONTACTS:
Manager:
portia@killrockstars.com
North American Booking:
josh@montereyinternational.net
European Booking:
kalle@pitchandsmith.com
Record Label:.. Kill Rock Stars