The Driftless Plowboys

1930s Southern String Band meets Western Swing

The Driftless Plowboys are a new band playing vintage music that combines hillbilly pre-country with Hawaiian steel guitar. During the 1920s and '30s, when Hawaiian was the craze in popular music, hillbilly string bands and blues musicians infused their tunes with the exotic glissando of the steel guitar. That's the heart of The Driftless Plowboys repertoire, but this unique quartet also incorporates the Gypsy Jazz of Django Reinhardt and the Western Swing of Bob Wills, as well as more modern country tunes from the '40s and '50s. It's an ear-catching amalgamation of heart, humor and rootsy flavor.

The Driftless Plowboys include:

David Heuring -  Rhythm Guitar and Vocals
Christo Ruppenthal - Steel Guitar, Lead Guitar, and Plectrum Jazz Banjo
Mark Roeder -  Fiddle and Mandolin
Forrest Evans - Upright Bass