Full Cord

“This Michigan band has emerged as a bona fide bluegrass powerhouse with serious chops
and stellar songwriting. And it’s clear that their magical journey has just scratched the
surface.” – John Sinkevics, LocalSpins.com.

When it comes to movers and shakers in the bluegrass world, Full Cord is a super-group on
the rise.

After winning the prestigious 2022 Telluride Bluegrass Band Competition in Colorado, the
Michigan-based group followed that with another much-coveted honor when the
International Bluegrass Music Association named Full Cord its “Momentum Award Band of
the Year.”

While mandolinist Brian Oberlin notes the band’s music “is new and fresh to the ears of
seasoned bluegrass fans,” the bluegrass traditions in Full Cord have deep roots.

The group’s players – Oberlin, guitarist Eric Langejans, and bassist Todd Kirchner boast
decades of musical artistry, with experience in popular performing bands from Michigan to
Oregon.

The band’s debut album, Cambium on recorded at Nashville’s Dark Shadow Recordings
dropped in November of 2023 and is topping bluegrass radio charts nationwide!

Full Cord’s songwriting has reached a new “tipping point,” Kirchner suggests, enhanced by the
group’s vast repertoire and robust experience in numerous band projects over the years.
And Oberlin insists the band is “just hitting its stride” – ready to follow in the footsteps of
fellow Michigan bluegrass icons Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass as yet another star in
the making.