Stylistically, the band blends elements of swing, blues, rock-a-billy, classic country and western, and soul with a modern flair, for a unique, genre-defying musical experience.

“Hillbilly boogie” – it sits at the exact moment when the buzzed- out, electrified hillbilly country music of Appalachia (drawing heavily from country blues), first hit the sawdust-floored honky-tonks. It was the moment exactly before the birth of...

Their arrangements of traditional old-time tunes use percussive dance as the primary rhythmic accompaniment, akin to a drum-set. All three collaborators have spent significant time in West Virginia learning from and interviewing master elder musicians and dancers.

“A smoky tenor that exudes confidence and authority… & a smooth command of the difficult finger-picking style …weaves his own tunes flawlessly together with folk-revival classics” – New Haven Advocate

His sound is like if Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, and The Avett Brothers were fuzed together in a freak nuclear accident and then wrote a song. Bob is a story teller for those in need of tale.

Carving out a name for themselves with electrifying live performances, they bring one of the most unique, raw sounds to the roots music scene. with upright bass, banjo, acoustic guitar and violin. But the melodies, the harmonies and the lyrics are something else...

“A smoky tenor that exudes confidence and authority… & a smooth command of the difficult finger-picking style …weaves his own tunes flawlessly together with folk-revival classics” – New Haven Advocate

His sound is like if Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, and The Avett Brothers were fuzed together in a freak nuclear accident and then wrote a song. Bob is a story teller for those in need of tale.

A band that would have felt equally as comfortable in the 60’s Detroit Motown scene as they would hanging out in Topanga Canyon in the early 70’s, The High Divers are creating songs that nod towards music of the past, while pushing ahead all the time.