The FRONT COUNTRY Pop Band from San Francisco
Pop & Hip Hop
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1h 0m
Don't ask them what they are playing, listen to them! Bluegrass, Newgrass, Americana, Folk-Pop… This girl and these four guys from San Francisco enthusiastically sail from Appalachian music to new wave pop.
Front Country is an American folk pop band founded in 2011 in San Francisco, California and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of lead vocalist and songwriter Melody Walker, mandolinist Adam Roszkiewicz, and lead guitarist Jacob Groopman.
In 2012, the band won first place in the RockyGrass Festival Band Competition, and in 2013 they were the winners of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition, becoming the third band in history to win both contests. In 2013, songwriter and lead-vocalist Melody Waker won first place in the Chris Austin Song Contest at MerleFest. She was also named one of "7 Women Smashing the Bluegrass Glass Ceiling" by Paste Magazine.
Cast: Melody Walker (Vocals), Adam Roszkiewicz (Mandolin), Jacob Groopman (Guitar), Leif Karlstrom (Violin), Jeremy Darrow (Double Bass)
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