Elephant Revival is a folk music

Folk music

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 group from Nederland, Colorado

Nederland, Colorado

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, formed in 2006. The band consists of Bonnie Paine (vocals, washboard, djembe, musical saw), Sage Cook (electric banjo/guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, viola, vocals), Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo, vocals), Daniel Rodriguez (acoustic guitar, electric banjo/guitar vocals) and Bridget Law (fiddle and vocals).

Their style of music is often referred to as "transcendental folk," which incorporates elements of Scottish/Celtic fiddle tunes, original folk pieces, traditional ballads, bluegrass

Bluegrass music

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, psychedelic country, indie rock

Indie rock

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, reggae

Reggae

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, 40s/50s jazz

Jazz

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 standards and an occasional hip-hop

Hip hop music

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 beat. All members of the band are multi-instrumentalists and contribute vocals and to songwriting.

Individually and collectively the band members have performed with or opened for Dispatch

Dispatch

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, Bela Fleck

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, John Paul Jones

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, Michael Franti

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, Little Feat

Little Feat

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, Yonder Mountain String Band

Yonder Mountain String Band

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, George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, Leftover Salmon

Leftover Salmon

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, Railroad Earth

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, State Radio

State Radio

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, String Cheese Incident

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, and others.

History

The band members originate from many parts of the country but have roots in both Colorado and Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

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, Paine's hometown. Several members of the band began playing together in the summer of 2006 in various group combinations in Oklahoma and Colorado. The first show where all five members played together was in Colorado in October 2006 at the Gold Hill Inn, performing as Elephant Revival Concept. After solidifying the group, "Concept" was soon dropped from the name. Elephant Revival's debut, self-titled recording was released in 2008 and produced by David Tiller of Taarka

Taarka

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. In summer 2010 Elephant Revival was signed to Ruff Shod Records, an independent label started by Chad Stokes of State Radio

State Radio

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 and Dispatch

Dispatch (band)

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. Elephant Revival's second CD Break In the Clouds, also produced by Tiller, was released on November 22, 2010.

Band members

• Bonnie Paine (vocals, washboard, djembe, musical saw)
• Sage Cook (electric banjo/guitar, acoustic guitar, mandolin, viola, vocals)
• Dango Rose (double-bass, mandolin, banjo, vocals)
• Daniel Rodriguez (acoustic guitar, electric banjo/guitar vocals)
• Bridget Law (fiddle and vocals).