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HILLFOLK NOIR PRESENTED BY CHATT HILLS MUSIC

Fronted by singer/songwriter Travis Ward, Hillfolk Noir is a trio of neo-traditionalists playing traditional music on traditional instruments for non-traditional times. They call it Junkerdash, and it's a sound brewed from folk, bluegrass, punk, string-band blues and other influences musical and otherwise. Recommended pairings: Drinking and dancing.

Hillfolk Noir's touring lineup usually but not always consists of: Travis Ward: Guitar, suitcase and singing Alison Ward: Musical saw, washboard, banjo and singing Mike Waite: Double bass Hillfolk Noir has performed with Built to Spill, Neko Case, Justin Townes Earle, James McMurtry, Deer Tick, Gourds, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, The Devil Makes Three, Charlie Parr, Dark Dark Dark, Finn Riggins, Gerald Collier, Caleb Klauder, Train, Glen Phillips, Jesse Dayton, Neva Dinova and tons of other great acts that you may or may not have heard of.

A sampling of accolades for Hillfolk Noir:
"If John Steinbeck owned a speakeasy, Hillfolk Noir would be the house band." John Doe (X, The Knitters)
"Brilliant, edgy punked-up acoustic hillbilly blues."