Eden and John's East River String Band are a New York City based duo who play country blues from the 1920s and 1930s.[1] Members are John Heneghan (guitar/mandolin/vocals) and Eden Brower (ukulele/vocals).[2] They often have other musicians sit in with them including Dom Flemons of The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Pat Conte of The Legendary Otis Brothers and Robert Crumb of The Cheap Suit Serenaders.[3] Some Cold Rainy Day was chosen by David Fricke as one of his 'picks' of the month in the November 2008 issue of Rolling Stone.[4]
The East River String Band has released four albums. Be Kind To A Man When He's Down (2011) which features special guests Robert Crumb on mandolin, Dom Flemons of the Grammy Award winning Carolina Chocolate Drops on guitar and Pat Conte of the Canebreak Rattlers and Otis Brothers on fiddle, banjo, harmonica and vocals. Drunken Barrel House Blues (2009) with special guests Dom Flemons on guitar and quills, Pat Conte on fiddle and Eli Smith on banjo. Some Cold Rainy Day (2008) which features special guests Terry Waldo on piano who plays with Leon Redbone and Woody Allen.Sweet East River (2006) which features special guests Sophie Crumb on banjolin, Alec Morton from Raging Slab on bass, Jim Stout on banjo and Sam Hopkins on bottleneck guitar.
Sweet East River features cover art by Sophie Crumb. Some Cold Rainy Day, Drunken Barrel House Blues and Be Kind To A Man When He's Down all feature artwork by Robert Crumb.
Contents |
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Sweet East River |
| 2008 | Some Cold Rainy Day |
| 2009 | Drunken Barrel house Blues |
| 2011 | Be Kind To A Man When He's Down |