The Moonshine Portland, Oregon
Contemporary string band magic since winter 2012. The Moonshine has crafted a style all their own based on applying traditional stringband techniques to the unconventional, yet instantly familiar writing of Michael Gerard Levasseur. This is music born of the endless wonder of the open countryside, just as it is music meant to be heard blaring from brightly lit dancehalls on crowded city streets ... more
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A big beautiful rock record tracked and mixed at legendary Tiny Telephone studio in SF with three members of The Moonshine!
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House and Land
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