Bluegrass/folk/americana band The Farewell Drifters are embarking on an east coast and mid-west tour this summer, going into the fall. This is hot on the heels of the release of their new record, Echo Boom. Their previous record, Yellow Tag Mondays (out June 2010) was a Top 10 Billboard Bluegrass album. Echo Boom builds on their previous accomplishments and pushes them a few steps forward. Fans of the Decemberists and Grizzly Bear will take a liking to their “down-by-the-river” folk and vocalized harmonies.
The band has also received some national attention from American Songwriter for their cover of Paul Simon’s “The Only Living Boy.”
Catch them at any of the following cities below and the new single “Punchline”
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June 16 – Station Inn – Nashville, TN
June 17 – Sun Music Hall – Floyd, VA
June 18 – SW Virginia Museum – Big Stone Gap, VA
June 22 – Uncle Slayton’s – Louisville, KY
June 23 – International Bluegrass Music Museum – Owensboro, KY
June 25 – Thunderbird Cafe – Pittsburgh, PA
June 28 – Uncommon Ground (Wrigleyville) – Chicago, IL
June 30 – Cornerstone Music Festival – Bushnell, IL
July 2 – The Livery – Benton Harbor, MI
July 9 – Workplay Theater – Birmingham, AL
July 10 – Eddie’s Attic – Decatur, GA
July 12 – The Melting Point – Athens, GA
July 13 – The White Mule – Columbia, SC
July 14 – Local 506 – Chapel Hill, NC
July 15 – The Evening Muse – Charlotte, NC
July 16 – Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center – Robbinsville, NC
August 6 – Keystone Resort – Keystone, CO
August 13 – Saddleback Mountain Bluegrass Festival – Rangeley, ME
September 10 – Daleville Town Center – Daleville, VA
October 7 – Arts and the Rives Theater – Martinsville VA
October 22 – Downtown Dalton Outdoors – Dalton, GA
November 10 – The Encore – Stevens Point, WI
