Bryce Robideau from the Pittsburgh based Buffalo Rose joined me to talk about the band’s story and music on Nine Volt Heart. Buffalo Rose will play at Northampton’s Parlor Room on May 24.

Buffalo Rose could field a baseball team with a roster of six musicians including songwriters and vocalists Lucy Clabby and Margot Jazerc, Mac Inglis (dobro),Jason Rafalak (bass),Shane McLaughlin (guitar) and Bryce Robideau (mandolin). They are upbeat, charismatic, and talented. For nine years they’ve been releasing music and touring regularly with six releases to their name. We began the segment with their latest single,”Solid Ground”.

My conversation with Bryce Robideau covers the bands rapport and genuine friendship enabling the band to persevere these sometimes difficult industry shifts over the last decade. They’ve been able to open for some amazing folks over the years including Tyler Childers, Infamous Stringdusters, Sam Bush, Wood Brothers and the Traveling McCouries! This exposure during these high profile opportunities has allowed the band to grow their fan base organically. Additionally, Buffalo Rose has showcase artists at Mountain Stage, SXSW, and Folk Alliance. Folk Alliance experience led to an amazing opportunity to collaborate with folk legend Tom Paxton. The band did ten weeks of online co-writing with Paxton resulting in a batch of songs leading to an EP “Rabbit”.

The segment ends with the collaboration on Paxton’s “I Give You the Morning” followed by the upbeat instrumental “Cabin Fever”.

Information on the band can be found at BuffaloRoseMusic.com and ticket information for Saturday’s 5/24 show is available at ParlorRoom.org