Over the Rhine
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Over the Rhine is an American
, Ohio
-based band
, the core of which is the husband-and-wife team of pianist/guitarist/bassist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/guitarist Karin Bergquist. The band began as a quartet with guitarist Ric Hordinski and drummer Brian Kelley. Hordinski left the band in December 1996, and Kelley continued to play into 1997 before departing. The original foursome reunited in December 2008 at The Taft Theatre (in Cincinnati) to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the formation of the band, and again in the summer of 2010 at Ric's studio, "the Monastery," to play the album "Good Dog Bad Dog" live, in its entirety.
The band's namesake and place of origin is the Cincinnati, Ohio
neighborhood Over-the-Rhine
. Karin attended school in Barnesville, Ohio
and graduated from Barnesville High School
in 1984. She then went to Malone College, located in Canton, Ohio
, where she met Linford. Karin and Linford were married in the fall of 1996 in Cincinnati and several years ago relocated to a pre-Civil War farm outside of town.
Over the Rhine is now primarily Bergquist (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano) and Detweiler (keyboards, electric bass, vocals) accompanied by complementary musicians on albums and tours. Over the years, they have toured and recorded in many variations. They have shared the stage with Bob Dylan
, John Prine
, Adrian Belew
, Squeeze, Ani DiFranco
, My Morning Jacket
, Hem, and toured as "adjunct" members of Cowboy Junkies
.
Over the Rhine's album The Long Surrender was released nationally on February 8, 2011 on OtR’s own Great Speckled Dog label. It was recorded in California with Grammy-winning producer Joe Henry
, and contains a duet with Lucinda Williams
on "Undamned" and two songs co-written with Joe Henry.
, Over the Rhine released independently their first album, Till We Have Faces
, in 1991 (named for the C. S. Lewis
book of the same title
). Paste Magazine
granted one of its first five-star reviews to Over the Rhine's 2003 double album Ohio
, released on Virgin Records' Back Porch Records
label. Over the Rhine's next album, Drunkard's Prayer
, was released on March 29, 2005.
A limited edition live album titled Live From Nowhere, Volume 1
was released in April 2006. A second limited edition live album, Live From Nowhere, Volume 2
was released in March 2007, just over a month from Discount Fireworks
. The Trumpet Child
and the "Live From Nowhere" series have been released on their own independent label, Great Speckled Dog (named after their Great dane
, Elroy).
Linford has also recorded and released three solo projects composed of home-recorded acoustic, piano-based music.
In January 2008, Paste Magazine's video podcast interviewed Over the Rhine and featured a live performance (link).
CD copies of Live From Nowhere Volumes 1 and 2 are out of print and only available via iTunes
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
-based band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, the core of which is the husband-and-wife team of pianist/guitarist/bassist Linford Detweiler and vocalist/guitarist Karin Bergquist. The band began as a quartet with guitarist Ric Hordinski and drummer Brian Kelley. Hordinski left the band in December 1996, and Kelley continued to play into 1997 before departing. The original foursome reunited in December 2008 at The Taft Theatre (in Cincinnati) to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the formation of the band, and again in the summer of 2010 at Ric's studio, "the Monastery," to play the album "Good Dog Bad Dog" live, in its entirety.
The band's namesake and place of origin is the Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
neighborhood Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine
Over-the-Rhine, sometimes shortened to OTR, is a neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. Over-the-Rhine was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with 943 contributing buildings...
. Karin attended school in Barnesville, Ohio
Barnesville, Ohio
Barnesville is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,225 at the 2000 census...
and graduated from Barnesville High School
Barnesville High School (Barnesville, Ohio)
Barnesville High School is a public high school in Barnesville, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Barnesville Exempted Village School District.-History:...
in 1984. She then went to Malone College, located in Canton, Ohio
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, where she met Linford. Karin and Linford were married in the fall of 1996 in Cincinnati and several years ago relocated to a pre-Civil War farm outside of town.
Over the Rhine is now primarily Bergquist (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano) and Detweiler (keyboards, electric bass, vocals) accompanied by complementary musicians on albums and tours. Over the years, they have toured and recorded in many variations. They have shared the stage with Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, John Prine
John Prine
John Prine is an American country/folk singer-songwriter. He has been active as a recording artist and live performer since the early 1970s.-Biography:...
, Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew
Adrian Belew is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer...
, Squeeze, Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, guitarist, poet, and songwriter. She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.-Biography:...
, My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket
My Morning Jacket is an American rock band from Louisville, Kentucky.The band consists of Jim James , Tom 'Two-Tone Tommy' Blankenship , Patrick Hallahan , Carl Broemel , and Bo Koster .-History:My Morning Jacket was...
, Hem, and toured as "adjunct" members of Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are a Canadian alternative country/blues/folk rock band. The group was formed in Toronto in 1985 by Margo Timmins , Michael Timmins , Peter Timmins and Alan Anton ....
.
Over the Rhine's album The Long Surrender was released nationally on February 8, 2011 on OtR’s own Great Speckled Dog label. It was recorded in California with Grammy-winning producer Joe Henry
Joe Henry
Joseph Lee "Joe" Henry is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Henry's musical style spans several genres, including alt. country, rock, jazz and folk.- Early years :...
, and contains a duet with Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,...
on "Undamned" and two songs co-written with Joe Henry.
History
Formed in the spring of 1989, at a time when Detweiler, Hordinski, and Kelley were also touring as part of the final incarnation of ServantServant (band)
Servant was a Christian rock group that grew out of the counter-culture Jesus Movement of the sixties and seventies. The band was founded in Victoria, British Columbia in 1976 by Jim Palosaari and performed to audiences throughout North America, Europe and Australia for over 12 years. Originally...
, Over the Rhine released independently their first album, Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces (Over the Rhine album)
Till We Have Faces is Over the Rhine's debut album, released independently in 1991, and re-released in 1995 on I.R.S. Records.The re-release substitutes two live recordings for the original studio versions, and adds a bonus track, "Downfall."...
, in 1991 (named for the C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
book of the same title
Till We Have Faces
Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold is a 1956 novel by C. S. Lewis. It is a retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche, which had haunted Lewis all his life, and which is itself based on a chapter of The Golden Ass of Apuleius...
). Paste Magazine
Paste (magazine)
Paste is a monthly music and entertainment digital magazine published in the United States by Wolfgang's Vault. Its tagline is "Signs of Life in Music, Film and Culture."-History:...
granted one of its first five-star reviews to Over the Rhine's 2003 double album Ohio
Ohio (album)
Ohio is a double studio album, their seventh overall, by Over the Rhine, released in 2003. The album was released as both a double CD and limited edition double vinyl LP set....
, released on Virgin Records' Back Porch Records
Back Porch Records
Back Porch Records is an Americana/Roots rock label owned by EMI Music. The label was started in 1997 as joint venture between Virgin Records and Milwaukee-based Narada Productions. The labels initial releases, including the popular I-10 Chronicles compilations, were produced by Virgin Records...
label. Over the Rhine's next album, Drunkard's Prayer
Drunkard's Prayer
Drunkard's Prayer is the eighth studio album by Over the Rhine, released in 2005.-Track listing:All songs written by Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, except My Funny Valentine, written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart....
, was released on March 29, 2005.
A limited edition live album titled Live From Nowhere, Volume 1
Live from Nowhere, Volume 1
Live From Nowhere, Volume 1 is a live album by Over the Rhine, released in 2006, containing highlights from the band's 2004 and 2005 annual Christmas tours. The CD was limited to 3,000 copies and comes in a fold-out digipak. After the CD pressing had sold out, the band made the album available...
was released in April 2006. A second limited edition live album, Live From Nowhere, Volume 2
Live from Nowhere, Volume 2
Live From Nowhere, Volume 2 is a live album by Over the Rhine, released in 2007, containing highlights from the band's 2006 shows. The CD was limited to 5,000 copies and comes in a fold-out digipak.-Track listing:#I Want You To Be My Love#Fever...
was released in March 2007, just over a month from Discount Fireworks
Discount Fireworks
Discount Fireworks is the first compilation by Over the Rhine, released in 2007. It was the band's final release for Back Porch Records, the label for which they had been recording since 2000....
. The Trumpet Child
The Trumpet Child
The Trumpet Child is the tenth studio album by Over the Rhine, released in 2007. In addition to the CD, the album was also released on 180-gram vinyl.-Track listing:#I Don’t Wanna Waste Your Time #Trouble...
and the "Live From Nowhere" series have been released on their own independent label, Great Speckled Dog (named after their Great dane
Great Dane
The Great Dane , also known as German Mastiff or Danish Hound , is a breed of domestic dog known for its giant size...
, Elroy).
Linford has also recorded and released three solo projects composed of home-recorded acoustic, piano-based music.
In January 2008, Paste Magazine's video podcast interviewed Over the Rhine and featured a live performance (link).
Studio albums
- 1991 - Till We Have FacesTill We Have Faces (Over the Rhine album)Till We Have Faces is Over the Rhine's debut album, released independently in 1991, and re-released in 1995 on I.R.S. Records.The re-release substitutes two live recordings for the original studio versions, and adds a bonus track, "Downfall."...
(Scampering Songs) - 1992 - PatiencePatience (Over the Rhine album)Patience is Over the Rhine's second studio album, released independently in 1992, and re-released in 1993 as the band's first release on I.R.S...
(Scampering Songs) - 1992 - PatiencePatience (Over the Rhine album)Patience is Over the Rhine's second studio album, released independently in 1992, and re-released in 1993 as the band's first release on I.R.S...
(I.R.S./EMI Records re-issue; different track order) - 1994 - EveEve (Over the Rhine album)Eve is Over the Rhine's third studio album, released in 1994, and the band's final release on I.R.S. Records.-Track listing:#Happy With Myself?#Within Without#Should#Conjectures Of A Guilty Bystander#Melancholy Room#Sleep Baby Jane#Daddy Untwisted...
(I.R.S./EMI Records) - 1995 - Till We Have FacesTill We Have Faces (Over the Rhine album)Till We Have Faces is Over the Rhine's debut album, released independently in 1991, and re-released in 1995 on I.R.S. Records.The re-release substitutes two live recordings for the original studio versions, and adds a bonus track, "Downfall."...
(I.R.S./EMI Records re-issue; different track listing) - 1996 - Good Dog Bad Dog: The Home RecordingsGood Dog, Bad DogGood Dog, Bad Dog is the fourth studio album by Over the Rhine, released independently in 1996, and reissued with a slightly altered tracklisting by Virgin/Backporch in 2000.-1996 independent release:#"Latter Days" - 5:34...
(Imaginary Records) - 1996 - The Darkest Night of the YearThe Darkest Night of the YearThe Darkest Night Of The Year is a Christmas album by the group Over the Rhine, released independently in 1996. It is their fifth studio album overall, and the last to feature the band's original lineup....
(Imaginary Records; holiday album) - 2000 - Good Dog Bad Dog: The Home RecordingsGood Dog, Bad DogGood Dog, Bad Dog is the fourth studio album by Over the Rhine, released independently in 1996, and reissued with a slightly altered tracklisting by Virgin/Backporch in 2000.-1996 independent release:#"Latter Days" - 5:34...
(Back Porch/Narada/Virgin/EMI Records re-issue; different track listing) - 2001 - Films For RadioFilms for RadioFilms For Radio is the sixth studio album by Over the Rhine, released in 2001.-Track listing:All songs written by Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler except where indicated#"The World Can Wait" - 5:46#"If Nothing Else" - 4:53...
(Back Porch/Narada/Virgin/EMI Records) - 2003 - OhioOhio (album)Ohio is a double studio album, their seventh overall, by Over the Rhine, released in 2003. The album was released as both a double CD and limited edition double vinyl LP set....
(Back Porch/Narada/Virgin/EMI Records; double album—also available on vinyl) - 2005 - Drunkard's PrayerDrunkard's PrayerDrunkard's Prayer is the eighth studio album by Over the Rhine, released in 2005.-Track listing:All songs written by Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, except My Funny Valentine, written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart....
(Back Porch/Narada/Virgin/EMI Records) - 2006 - Snow AngelsSnow Angels (album)Snow Angels is the ninth studio album, and second Christmas album, by Over the Rhine, released independently in 2006. The album was released by Great Speckled Dog on October 2, 2007....
(holiday album - also available on vinyl) - 2007 - The Trumpet ChildThe Trumpet ChildThe Trumpet Child is the tenth studio album by Over the Rhine, released in 2007. In addition to the CD, the album was also released on 180-gram vinyl.-Track listing:#I Don’t Wanna Waste Your Time #Trouble...
(Great Speckled Dog - also available on vinyl) - 2011 - The Long Surrender (Great Speckled Dog)
Live albums
- 2004 - Changes Come: Over the Rhine LiveChanges ComeChanges Come is a live album by Over the Rhine, released in 2004, documenting their 2003 tour in support of Ohio.-Track listing:All songs written by Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler, except Ain't No Sunshine, written by Bill Withers...
- 2006 - Live From Nowhere, Volume 1Live from Nowhere, Volume 1Live From Nowhere, Volume 1 is a live album by Over the Rhine, released in 2006, containing highlights from the band's 2004 and 2005 annual Christmas tours. The CD was limited to 3,000 copies and comes in a fold-out digipak. After the CD pressing had sold out, the band made the album available...
(limited edition run of 3,000) - 2007 - Live From Nowhere, Volume 2Live from Nowhere, Volume 2Live From Nowhere, Volume 2 is a live album by Over the Rhine, released in 2007, containing highlights from the band's 2006 shows. The CD was limited to 5,000 copies and comes in a fold-out digipak.-Track listing:#I Want You To Be My Love#Fever...
(limited edition run of 5,000)
CD copies of Live From Nowhere Volumes 1 and 2 are out of print and only available via iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
.
- 2008 - Live from Nowhere, Volume 3Live from Nowhere, Volume 3Live From Nowhere, Volume 3 is a live album by Over the Rhine, released in 2008, containing highlights from the band's 2007 shows. The CD is a limited edition and comes in a fold-out digipak.-Track listing:#Motherless Child#Angel Band#Hush Now...
(limited edition run) - 2009 - Live from Nowhere, Volume 4 (limited edition run)
Compilations
- 1997 - BesidesBesides (Over The Rhine album)Besides is a compilation of outtakes, previously unreleased songs, and live recordings by Over the Rhine, released in 1997. While initially intended as a fan club release , the disc has been available at shows and through the band's website consistently since its release.-Track listing:#The...
(Imaginary Records; demos, alternate takes, mixes, and unreleased material from 1991–1997) - 1999 - Amateur Shortwave RadioAmateur Shortwave RadioAmateur Shortwave Radio is a live album by Over the Rhine, released in 1999, compiled by Linford Detweiler to mark the 10th anniversary of the band's first recordings in 1989.-Track listing:1. Like A Radio - 8:55...
(Grey Ghost Records) - 2000 - Roaring LambsRoaring Lambs (album)Roaring Lambs is a colaborative album based on the book, Roaring Lambs: A Gentle Plan to Radically Change Your World, by Bob Briner. Conceived and directed Dave Palmer, and produced by Steve Taylor, the recording includes a number of CCM artists' musical interpretations of Briner's message about...
(Squint Entertainment) Over the Rhine contributed the song "Goodbye" for this compilation album. - 2002 - The Cutting Room Floor (demos, outtakes and other material from the Films For RadioFilms for RadioFilms For Radio is the sixth studio album by Over the Rhine, released in 2001.-Track listing:All songs written by Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler except where indicated#"The World Can Wait" - 5:46#"If Nothing Else" - 4:53...
era) - 2002 - "Hidden Treasures: Cincinnati's Tribute to King Records' Legacy" Over the Rhine contributed the song "Fever" for this compilation album.
- 2006 - The Message: Psalms Over the Rhine contributed the song "Flown Free" based on Psalm 124 & 129 for this compilation album.
- 2007 - Discount FireworksDiscount FireworksDiscount Fireworks is the first compilation by Over the Rhine, released in 2007. It was the band's final release for Back Porch Records, the label for which they had been recording since 2000....
(Back Porch Records; career-spanning compilation plus one unreleased song) - 2007 - "For The Kids Three" Over the Rhine contributed an original tune titled "Poopsmith Song" for this compilation.
- 2009 - Notes from the Monastery (Over the Rhine contributed the cover of "Hard Times (Come Again No More)" and a new version of "Flown Free" which was a digital only bonus track)
- 2011 -"Paint it Black: An Alt-Country Tribute to the Rolling Stones" Over the Rhine contributed the Rolling Stones cover "Waiting On A Friend"
Special releases
- 1994 - Serpents and Gloves (VHS-only video/documentary release; IRS Records)
- 2006 - Snow Angels (Karin's Acoustic Sketches) (digital-only bonus)
- 2010 - "OTR 2010 Demos" (A digital gift of 12 demos given to those fans who pre-ordered/funded The Long Surrender "Let's Make A Record")
Solo albums by Linford Detweiler
- 1999 - Solo Piano: I Don't Think There's No Need to Bring Nothin' (Music for First Kind Sight) (What Reindeer and Grey Ghost Records)
- 2001 - Grey Ghost Stories (Grey Ghost Records)
- 2004 - Unspoken Requests (Grey Ghost Records)
Albums by Ric Hordinski, solo and as Monk
- 1997 - QuiverQuiver (Monk album)Quiver is the debut album by Monk, released in 1997. It was Ric Hordinski's first release after leaving Over the Rhine in 1996.-Track listing:...
- 1998 - HushHush (Monk album)Hush is the second album by Monk, released in 1998.-Track listing:All songs written by Ric Hordinski.#"Cascades" #"Bitte" #"Ring Out " #"Tattoo" #"Breathe" #"Coal Train"...
- 1999 - BlinkBlink (Monk album)Blink is the third album by Monk, released in 1999.-Track listing:#"Willoughby" #"Circle Of Quiet" #"Womb Of God " #"Tattoo" #"Speaking With The Angel" #"Prelude #6" #"Shiva"...
- 2000 - "O" (EP)
- 2001 - How Like a Winter (holiday album)
- 2003 - When I Consider How My Light Is Spent (as Ric Hordinski)
- 2005 - 12/05 (EP, CDR)
- 2007 - The Silence of Everything Yearned For
- 2009 - Notes from the Monastery (various artists produced by Ric)