Black Prairie

Artist:  Black Prairie
Origin:  Portland, Oregon, USA
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Alternative Folk, Progressive Folk, Neo-Traditional Folk, Soft Rock, Bluegrass, Indie Rock

Original line-up:

Chris Funk:  Dobro
Nate Query:  Bass
Jenny Conlee:  Accordion
Annalisa Tornfelt:  Vocals, Violin
Jon Neufeld:  Guitar
John Moen:  Drums

Black Prairie is an American Alternative Folk Band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2007, it is a side project by Chris Funk (Dobro from The Decemberists), Nate Query (Bass from The Decemberists), Jenny Conlee (Accordion from The Decemberists), Annalisa Tornfelt (Vocals, Violin from Bearfoot And The Woolwines), John Moen (Durms from The Decemberists) and Jon Neufeld (Guitar from Dolorean and Jackstraw).  The band played Folk Rock style same as Fairport Convention, or early Jefferson Airplane, and similar to Cowboy Junkies meets It's Beautiful Day.

Title:  Fortune  (2014)
Genre:  Folk, Folk Rock, Alternative Folk, Progressive Folk, Neo-Traditional Folk, Soft Rock, Bluegrass, Indie Rock
Label:  Sugar Hill Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.   The 84  (3:30)
 2.  Kiss Of Fate  (3:07)
 3.  Let It Out  (3:26)
 4.  Let Me Know Your Heart  (4:15)
 5.  Fortune  (4:41)
 6.  Trask  (2:51)
 7.  If I Knew You Then  (2:47)
 8.  Songs To Be Sung  (3:21)
 9.  Cold Day  (3:57)
10. Animals Inside  (3:45)
11. The White Tundra  (4:26)
12. Be Good  (4:36)
13. Count To Ten  (2:08)

Fortune is the third studio album by Black Prairie, was released on April 22, 2014 by Sugar Hill Records, featuring 13 songs, with polished vocal tunes, that's trying to channel not the spirit of Earl Scruggs or Jerry Douglas, but Led Zeppelin.