Current Line-up:
Chris Barrey - guitar, bass, percussion, harpsichord, glockenspiel, keys, vocals
Jane Park - violin, mandolin, melodica, banjo, ukulele, vocals
Cody Swanson - guitar, ukulele, persuccion, saw, accordion, banjo, and such
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Noisycrane is a band fronted by songwriter Cody Swanson, originally from Louisville, KY. The band is now a three-piece situated in Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. The music is a mix of traditional folk, dramatic pop, and freak-folk. They've self released two full-length albums, one EP, and have a 7" record on ForSkinnySteve Records, in California. They are currently working on playing more shows in the area and recording a new group of songs, the first official recordings since Cody moved to Brooklyn.
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-------Past Members----------
David Moench - guitar, bass, vocals
Megan Oswalt - violin, vocals
Denise Ruchala - trumpet
Jason Brown - guitar, vocals
Stephen Pedron - drums
Shayne Bates - Drums, bass
Coleman Guyon - Drums, Moped
Dusty Amburgey - bass
Jennifer Dolly - Violin
Chet Gray - Cello, vocals
Sean Rose - Drums, Harmonica
Jacob Gahn - Bass, trumpet
Austin - Bass,
guitar, trumpet, guitar
Zephaniah Bostow - Guitar, vocals
James Friley - Electric Piano, micro korg, accordion, trombone
A band history:
Noisycrane
started as a solo project recorded at home in Louisville, KY, and later in an apartment in Lexington, KY on a cassette recorder. In December 2006 Sean Rose played drums for a string of upcoming shows and joined the "band" soon after. In April of 2007, Autin Tharpe and Jacob Gahn joined, with Jacob leaving for New York shortly after. In early 2008 the trio became seven with members Jennifer Dolly, James Friley, Chet Gray, and Zephaniah Bostow joining on various instruments. In the summer of 2008 Shayne Bates replaced Sean Rose on drums when Sean moved to Seattle. Live, the band can swell to all seven members or back to just one. The band has toured in Ohio and Kentucky and performed at the 2008 years Athens Popfest.
Past Projects:
The
Boy Named Crow - Louisville, KY odd cello, guitar, banjo duo
Manchuria - Louisville, KY instrumental rock
