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Fort Defiance is high-energy folk duo from Nashville, Tennessee, born from the solo careers of multi-instrumentalists Jordan Eastman and Laurel Lane.

The two met in early 2014, and began touring together just three weeks later; living in the back of Eastman’s truck and playing shows across the country.

The pairing of Lane’s Dolly-esque southern charm with Eastman’s heartfelt lyrics and passionate stage performance was quickly met with great response; inspiring them to “start a real band” and travel the country together.

Since forming, the two have been hailed for their honest songwriting, grassroots sincerity, and crowd-oriented live performance that kicks down the fourth wall and has led both fans and critics to say, “They play with such vigorous honesty, it reminds you that music can still be more than gimmicks” (Dan London Blog) and call them “a rousing display of punk-scuffed folk…full of earnest heart, and bellies of fire.” (Orlando Weekly)
In 2015, they released their 100% crowd funded debut album “Worry Has No Home,” and even moved from the truck bed to a sprinter van; into a what feels to them like mighty fancy livin’…

Pick up the album here at
www.fortdefiance.bandcamp.com

Ragged Company
As a three piece band with Adam on acoustic guitar, Ben on electric bass and Dave shredding on cello for nearly nine years, Ragged Company has played just about everywhere you can play around the Benson and Downtown areas of Omaha, NE.

In 2015, Ragged found a beautiful spark and rebirth with the addition of some talented musicians joining the band. The addition of George on banjo and dobro, Brandon on mandolin and Ethan on drums along with Kristen’s vocal harmonies have transformed their existing songs tremendously.

Ragged Company has just finished recording their second album, the follow-up to ‘Time Turns Killer’, which is set to be released in May of 2016. The new album, ‘Brave Mountain Spirit’, is a collection of 11 songs that the band has been fine tuning for the past few years.