Ben
is a veteran of the acoustic music scene, as a founding member of
the bluegrass band "Loose Ties" touring with the Judith
Edelman Band, and now joining Dave in
Kane's River, currently gaining popularity in the bluegrass
world. Ben also produced an acclaimed solo album called "One
Shoe Left" in his Henhouse
Studio, where much of the Fishing Music album was recorded.
Years
back, Dave was a fly fishing guide and instructor before becoming
establishing his own outdoor-focused marketing company (and playing
music professionally). His company, Brickhouse Creative, develops business identities,
brochures, Web sites, and provides other creative services. During
the fish-crazed years, he ran casting schools for Orvis, won fly
fishing tournaments, and visited some of the top fresh and saltwater
angling destinations worldwide. On the music side, Dave founded
Kane's River with
fellow band member John Lowell, and one of the songs he wrote,
This Whole World, made it into the Top 10 on the Bluegrass Charts.
Living near Yellowstone Park, Ben and Dave are both avid anglers, and
Ben had always marveled at the vast number of really superb fishing-inspired songs and tunes found in every style of music.
He suggested that they record an album that would musically explore some of these great tunes, and tap friends from the acoustic
music scene to bring it all together.
One of their main goals was to keep the tracks fun, but not frivolous,
and the music evocative, without being contrived. They worked to create a collection of music that conveyed their own perspective
on fishing that it isn't about the fish– it's about being outdoors, and having time to yourself.
