Genres: Progressive Bluegrass, Traditional Folk, New Acoustic, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country, Contemporary Folk, Film Music, Original Score, Neo-Traditional Folk
The old-timey tradition is brought to modern standards by the Horse Flies. While their sound retains elements of turn of the century string band music, the Horse Flies have taken things much further by adding Caribbean rhythms, avant-garde jazz improvisation, classical minimalism, and punk rock dissonance to create what they've dubbed "neo-primitive bug music." Fiddler Judy Hyman and guitarist John Claus launched the Horse Flies shortly after moving from Bloomington, IN, to Ithaca, NY, and running into banjo player Richie Stearns. They had previously met Stearns, who played with the post-punk band Bubba George, three years earlier at a party in Lexington, VA.
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