Records by Friends of the Road, plus the wider circle of releases by members and collaborators. We call the latter the “canon.”
Release information is carried over from the Friends of the Road canon on Shonepine.
Released . Two extended drone improvisations. Released . Two long pieces recorded in Portland and Seattle in June 2025. Released . Original pieces and traditional tunes recorded on the road in June and July 2023. Released . Six tracks bringing together original pieces and traditional tunes. Released . A ten-track collection. Released . Eight tracks for fiddle, banjo, voice, and ensemble, including “Quail Eggs” with Friends of the Road. Released . Nine pieces for guitar, voice, cello, and electronics. Released . A split tape of two live performances recorded in 2025: Kelby Clark’s “Puriya Dhanashree Blues” and Sadie Siskin’s “Sugar Baby Sonata.” Released . Solo banjo improvisations rooted in old-time music, alongside organ, voice, and layered bowed drones. Recorded in Seattle in 2025. Released . Two solo banjo improvisations on the traditional tune “Little Maggie,” released by Searching Records.Friends of the Road releases
The Friends of the Road canon: members & collaborations