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“Sometimes a band can just appear out of nowhere and make a sound so agreeable and enticing it almost seems like they’re the product of some divine destiny. Driftwood offers an ideal example of that phenomenon” – Country Standard Time

Anyone familiar with the Americana music scene knows this Upstate, New York-based band has cut their teeth on a killer live show. With a never-ending tour schedule and a steady buzz, they have built a very solid underground fan base. “The game has been live shows and nose to the ground since the beginning,” says guitarist/songwriter Dan Forsyth.

As well as a devout following and a sizable discography, the band’s hard work has also been a huge part of the inspiration for their music. The songs and arrangements have grown out of time spent on the road, growing closer, learning with and from each other and weathering the up’s and down’s of the journey together. “We have a truly special bond creatively and personally. It’s the driving force behind the music,” violinist/songwriter Claire Byrne adds.

It is with this bond, patience, determination and undying mutual love and respect for music, the road, and their friendship, they have approached their latest offering, ‘Tree of Shade.’

“I’m struck by the gratitude that making music with my best friends/my other family brings,” says guitarist/songwriter Joe Kollar. “Even our producer (Simone Felice) and the engineer (Pete Hanlon) became brothers in this process. Laying out some of your most intimate moments and showing the rawest version of yourself is both scary and exhilarating but more importantly, it reminds you why you chose music as the vehicle. It’s the ’66 Corvette that will always take me back to the beauty and power of a group of people setting out to make something together.”

Their first album with a major producer, ‘Tree of Shade’ is a testament to the essence of a song. Working alongside Felice, the band found themselves stripping things back way more than they normally would. “Simone was all about finding the essence of the song and doing our best to bring it out without distorting it or taking the arrangement too far.”

The first single off of the Spring 2019 release is ‘Lay Like You Do,’ a stripped down heartbreaker. “This was one of those songs that came out faster than I could write it down and seemed sort of like plucking an apple off a tree,” admits Forsyth. “The melody and chorus came out of a dream and when I woke up, I wrote the rest real fast.”

With the addition of drummer Will Sigel in April 2018, Driftwood feels like a new band. “Will has elevated our sound without changing the intimate dynamic that is Driftwood,” observes bassist Joey Arcuri. With this added momentum and a new album, a nationwide tour is set in support of ‘Tree of Shade.’

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Driftwood Shares Driving New Single 'Every Which Way But Loose'

Their tour kicks off on February 10.

Driftwood has announced their new album December Last Call, due out March 22. December Last Call finds the Americana outfit returning to their Upstate New York roots for a reflective album showcasing the evolution of the band – both as musicians and close friends – over their 15-year career.

Along with the announcement, Driftwood has shared their driving new single “Every Which Way But Loose,” which was praised by Magnet Magazine as a “catchy, uncomplicated gem, with its easy sway.”

“When I wrote ‘Every Which Way But Loose,' I was listening to a lot of Eric Clapton's Slowhand,” says guitarist and vocalist Dan Forsyth. “I love the production on that album and I would put it on the record player five times a day. There was one song in particular that was resonating with me at the time and I wanted to capture a similar feeling. I wrote it quick but brought it to the band a few years later. Most of the album was recorded when I introduced it, but the recording went down really quick and easy and the fun stuck to tape. So it made the cut.”

“Every Which Way But Loose” follows “December Last Call,” the rowdy title track of Driftwood's upcoming album that garnered praise last fall including Holler , the Americana Music Association and Glide Magazine who noted, “This is the kind of big-hearted roots rocker that is meant to be cranked up.”

Self-produced and recorded in the basement studio of guitarist Joe Kollar's family home, December Last Call is a full-circle moment for a band who grew up making music together in that very same space. The new album is a reflective snapshot of the group over the last 15 years – documenting everything from childhood memories to navigating parenthood. Sonically, December Last Call is Driftwood's most expansive effort yet, featuring a wide palette of anthemic guitar-laden rock tracks as well as more intimate, stripped-down ballads.

December Last Call marks Driftwood's first release since their 2019 album Tree of Shade, which received widespread acclaim from No Depression, PopMatters and others upon its release. In February, the band will embark on a series of dates in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., and more cities throughout the spring – a full list of dates can be found below or at driftwoodtheband.com/tour .

Driftwood is Dan Forsyth (guitar/vocals), Joe Kollar (guitar/vocals), Claire Byrne (violin/vocals), Joey Arcuri (bass/vocals) and Sam Fishman (drums).

2024 Tour Dates

February 10 - Oswego, NY - Oswego Music Hall February 16 - Thomas, WV - Purple Fiddle February 17 - Thomas, WV - Purple Fiddle February 24 - Walton, NY - Walton Theatre March 1 - Woodstock, NY - Levon Helm Studios March 2 - New York, NY - Hill Country Live March 8 - Syracuse, NY - Funk ‘n Waffles March 9 - Syracuse, NY - Funk ‘n Waffles March 21 - Raleigh, NC - Kings March 22 - Greensboro, NC - Flat Iron March 23 - Charlotte, NC - The Evening Muse April 3 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground April 4 - Boston, MA - City Winery Boston April 5 - Portland, ME - Portland House Of Music and Events (HOME) April 19 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Iron Works April 20 - Albany, NY - Lark Hall May 2 - Washington, DC - Union Stage May 3 - Philadelphia, PA - MilkBoy May 10 - Ithaca, NY - Deep Dive May 11 - Ithaca, NY - Deep Dive

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Anyone familiar with the Americana music scene knows this Upstate, New York-based band has cut their teeth on a killer live show. With a never-ending tour schedule and a steady buzz, they have built a very solid underground fan base. “The game has been live shows and nose to the ground since the beginning,” says guitarist/songwriter Dan Forsyth.

As well as a devout following and a sizable discography, the band’s hard work has also been a huge part of the inspiration for their music. The songs and arrangements have grown out of time spent on the road, growing closer, learning with and from each other and weathering the up’s and down’s of the journey together. “We have a truly special bond creatively and personally. It’s the driving force behind the music,” violinist/songwriter Claire Byrne adds.

It is with this bond, patience, determination and undying mutual love and respect for music, the road, and their friendship, they have approached their latest offering, ‘Tree of Shade.’

“I’m struck by the gratitude that making music with my best friends/my other family brings,” says guitarist/songwriter Joe Kollar. “Even our producer (Simone Felice) and the engineer (Pete Hanlon) became brothers in this process. Laying out some of your most intimate moments and showing the rawest version of yourself is both scary and exhilarating but more importantly, it reminds you why you chose music as the vehicle. It’s the ’66 Corvette that will always take me back to the beauty and power of a group of people setting out to make something together.”

Their first album with a major producer, ‘Tree of Shade’ is a testament to the essence of a song. Working alongside Felice, the band found themselves stripping things back way more than they normally would. “Simone was all about finding the essence of the song and doing our best to bring it out without distorting it or taking the arrangement too far.”

The first single off of the Spring 2019 release is ‘Lay Like You Do,’ a stripped down heartbreaker. “This was one of those songs that came out faster than I could write it down and seemed sort of like plucking an apple off a tree,” admits Forsyth. “The melody and chorus came out of a dream and when I woke up, I wrote the rest real fast.”

With the addition of drummer Will Sigel in April 2018, Driftwood feels like a new band. “Will has elevated our sound without changing the intimate dynamic that is Driftwood,” observes bassist Joey Arcuri. With this added momentum and a new album, a nationwide tour is set in support of ‘Tree of Shade.’

Driftwood’s Dan Forsyth steps out with debut solo album

For more than a decade, Dan Forsyth has been making music with Driftwood, the Americana band that has gained a following far beyond its upstate New York base through relentless touring and an energetic stage show.

As one of the band’s main singer-songwriters, Forsyth has contributed a host of tunes to Driftwood’s seven albums.

And now he’s ready to mine some new musical terrain. On Thursday night at Deep Dive in Ithaca, Forsyth will play a show to mark the release of his debut solo album, “ Friday Night Nowhere .” He’ll be accompanied by two of his Driftwood bandmates, drummer Sam Fishman, who played a bit on the new album, and bassist Joey Arcuri.

The Rollin’ Rust , the Cortland-based roots-rock band that recently released its debut album, “Road Rats,” will open the show.

A native of Chenango Forks just outside of Binghamton, Forsyth has lived in the Ithaca area for more than 20 years. But like most musicians, he was forced to change course when the pandemic hit in early 2020. With Driftwood’s touring plans on hold, he hunkered down at home in Dryden, just northeast of Ithaca. After taking a break to enjoy some time with his family, he had the urge to make some music. But initial attempts to record on his computer left him feeling disconnected from the songs he was recording.

Seeking a different approach, he decided to exhume his Tascam Portastudio, a four-track cassette recorder he had owned since the 1990s. “I really just wanted to have it be a much more hands-on process,” he said in a recent phone interview. “And it just felt right at the time.”

But he had to overcome some technical limitations along the way.

“Tape is an awesome medium, but it was hard to get it to sound good,” he said. “There were times when it was really fuzzy, so I got a couple of tools to make it a little clearer. I was really hoping that in the mixing process, the engineer (Pete Hanlon) would find the tracks usable. And when he heard them, he said, ‘I can work with this.’ But the limitations were definitely a big part of the album.”

Working at home, Forsyth also had to take care not to disturb his wife and two young sons.

“There was a lot of late-night recording, so I didn't want to be too loud with things,” he said. “So that's a big part of the sound and the vibe of it, too.”

After Driftwood resumed touring in 2021, Forsyth set aside the solo project, but he picked it up again that winter and completed it in April 2022. He sang and played all the parts on the album, save for Fishman’s drumming on two songs. “Friday Night Nowhere” is a bit like Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 solo album, “Nebraska” – also recorded at home on a four-track cassette machine – with an intimate, occasionally haunting feel that veers more toward gothic folk rather than Driftwood’s upbeat mix of country, bluegrass, rock, and old-time influences.

“Part of me thought I should record like Driftwood would, and add layers of stuff for a bigger feel,” he said. “But I didn’t think about it as a way to advance my career or to have people really love it. I just really wanted to record these songs – they were all part of my process of getting through COVID, and a reflection on my life with my family at the time. So it was really just me expressing myself, and nothing more.”

The opening track, “Never You Mind,” was sparked by Shel Silverstein’s beloved book, “Where the Sidewalk Ends,” which Forsyth had been reading to his sons every night. One poem in particular, "Listen to the Mustn'ts,” inspired the song:

"Listen to the Mustn'ts, child,

Listen to the Don'ts

 Listen to the Shouldn'ts,

 The Impossibles, the Won'ts.

 Listen to the Never Haves,

 Then listen close to me.

 Anything can happen, child,

 Anything can be."

“I had forgotten how much I had loved it as a kid,” Forsyth said of the Silverstein book. “I didn't expect them to really take to it the way they did, but they just loved it. That one poem really stuck out to me, because at the time with COVID, they would constantly ask me if they could go out and do things, and we’d have to keep telling them no and it was so discouraging. This poem was uplifting and conveyed an important message to them at the time.”

Another song, “Just a Little Honda,” was inspired by his youngest son’s love of motorcycles, which echoed his own childhood memories.

“I wrote that when I actually had COVID,” Forsyth said. “The first bike I had when I was a teenager was a little Honda 300. My son would keep asking me to sing him a motorcycle song, so I would make one up; he would get excited every time one drove by the house. After I found myself talking with him about them, I decided I was gonna write a song about one, and it happened quick and easy.”

Speaking of writing songs, Forsyth has been hosting a Songwriter’s Night at Hopshire Farm and Brewing on the first Thursday of each month. After kicking off the night with a couple of his own songs, he invites local musicians to share tunes that they’re working on.

“It's been really amazing to hear the talent in the area,” he said. “There are so many great songwriters with so many different perspectives and styles. I leave every night feeling super inspired, and I hope that everybody else does the same thing.”

As for Driftwood , Forsyth said the band is “just chugging away,” with a few more shows left in 2022 (see below).

“We've been working on an album for about a year and we had to scrap some things and start over, but that's coming together pretty good,” he said. “We’re hoping to finish recording by spring and put it out next fall.”

Who: Dan Forsyth, with the Rollin’ Rust opening

What: Album release show for “Friday Night Nowhere”

When: 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10

Where: Deep Dive, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca

Cost: $15, available online here; $20 at the door

Forsyth will play another album release show at Atomic Tom’s in Binghamton on Dec. 16 , sharing the night with Kid Bess and the Magic Ring, who will also be releasing a new album of their own. And he’s just added a release show in Rochester, at Abilene Bar & Lounge on Jan. 12, 2023.

Driftwood also has a few more dates left in 2022, including:

Nov. 12, Flour City Station, Rochester

Nov. 25-26, Ransom Steele Tavern, Apalachin

Dec. 3, Buffalo Iron Works, Buffalo

Dec. 30-31, The Range, Ithaca

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The Driftwoods will appear on The Road Show July 5th 9am performing 'Can't Wait For Summer' a cut of their new CD!               The Driftwoods CD Release Party is Sunday June 9th 7-9:30pm. The event will be at the Point Street Dueling Pianos Club, Davol Sq Prov. All attending will receive  a copy of our new release. Will have celebrity guests in attendance to add to our celebration. Admission is $20. Hope to see all of you there to help celebrate The Driftwoods' rockin' four plus decades. 

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