We welcomed this Americana band back to our studios on August 7, 2025. The core trio of banjo player Ryan Acker, guitarist Lee Henke, and fiddle player Vinnie Donatelle got their start in Minneapolis; in recent years they've added a fourth member, Ryan Krauss, on bass, and Acker and Henke have moved to Montana. The band convened in Minnesota at the legendary Pachyderm Studios to record their newest album, Gone for Good, with Trampled by Turtles frontman Dave Simonett producing. The North's Christine Dean talked with the band about the new album, working with Simonett, and how they've weathered some challenging times as a band to get to where they they are now. They also performed three songs from the new album live.
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