Elkhorn: Acid Folk Guitar For The Discerning Ear
Elkhorn often includes a rotating cast of musicians but is centered on the dynamic guitar duo of Jesse Sheppard and Drew Gardner. The group’s Bandcamp bio says:
“Folk/psych-rock guitar duo featuring Jesse Sheppard on twelve-string acoustic and Drew Gardner on electric, interweaving the extended folk tradition with psychedelic improvisation, moving freely from pre-rock to post-rock, from the 1860s to the 1960s and beyond.”
The group recently released two albums of fantastic guitar explorations: Sun Cycle and Elk Jam on Feeding Tube Records, both of which are highly recommended. The terrific sweetblahg recently posted a terrific recording of Elkhorn with drummer Charles Rumback at Elastic Arts in Chicago, saying:
“Most appropriate for this first-time meeting of the minds, only one of these jams has been released - Song of the Son on the aforementioned Sun Cycle. The opening Raga > Distances, while technically two songs, plays as one flowing multi-section suite that I hope gets studio treatment sooner than later. The closing number, Train, is one that they try to play whenever they encounter a capable drummer, and Rumback really shines on it.”
Here’s the deets including setlist:
Elkhorn + Charles Rumback
4.14.2019 @ Elastic Arts
Chicago, IL
Raga > Distances
Song of the Son
Train
Watch the official video for “To See Darkness” from the album Sun Cycle on Feeding Tube Records.
Visit Elkhorn’s official website.
Follow Elkhorn on Facebook.
Purchase Elkhorn’s music at Bandcamp.
Visit the recording’s page at sweetblahg.