The Crane Wives

Rank #2 Grand Rapids, MI Folk / Americana / Indie

About

Members: Kate Pillsbury, Emilee Petersmark, Dan Rickabus, Tom Gunnels, and Ben Zito

Sounds Like: Mumford and Sons, The Civil Wars, The Avett Brothers, Fleet Foxes, The Decemberists

Manager: Tom Gunnels, Little Duck Music

Bio: The Crane Wives are an indie-folk outfit from Grand Rapids, MI that defies musical stereotypes. Using three-part vocal harmonies, eclectic instrumentation and a knack for dynamics, they create organic music that is both accessible and innovative. Each live show features contagious energy as well ... See Full Bio

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"Quite simply put, the Crane Wives are the vanguard of the new generation of blues, folk, and anything in the middle. Between haunting three-part harmonies, thunderous drums, and potentially the most addictive banjo you have ever heard this new band out of Grand Rapids, MI has what it takes to help bring folk into the 21st century."

— Vanessa Crowley, Amazon.com Album Review\

"The album's [Safe Ship, Harbored] edgy folk-rock and gorgeous harmonies have an inescapable, mesmerizing quality that’s liable to attract attention far beyond West Michigan."

— John Sinkevics, Grand Rapids' Crane Wives share GVSU roots, edgy indie-folk sound

"It’s hard to argue that there’s a band in Grand Rapids that has more buzz surrounding them than The Crane Wives."

— Halfway House Music, The Crane Wives Album Release Show – 5.12 @ Founders

“The Crane Wives has done a bang-up job on the group's first release, the twelve-track "Safe Ship, Harbored." Track five [Counting Sheep] is the signature of the group's upbeat, indie-folk sound - it has all the ingredients that will keep people coming back: floating harmonies, engaging back-and-forth vocals, big beautiful drums that command space, and perhaps the catchiest banjo you've ever heard."”

— Nicole Corely, On The Town

"Best new band in town, hauntingly beautiful folk & Americana"

— Founders Brewing Company

"I want to have sex with your harmonies."

— Chelsea Axford, Fan Comment

"You guys are exactly what this country needs."

— Random Old Drunk Man at a Bar

“Whisper-quiet Indie-folk harmonies from Grand Rapids”

— Founders Brewing Company

“The band is a kind of neo-folk group with rumbling drums rhythms, dual acoustic guitars and the distinct sound of banjo tiptoeing the old country fence.”

— Elijah Brumback, Members of Crane Wives share GV roots, set to begin recording debut album

“It is a rare act that truly does not have screaming fans staring at just one person during a concert because of their obvious prominence, and if there’s anyone in Michigan, at least on the west-side, that has the opportunity to completely engulf themselves in this all-for-one philosophy, it would be this band.”

— Phil Sieb, Harmelody Artist Profile: The Crane Wives

“With the promise of bare feet in the mud and taking naps in trees, The Crane Wives want to take you to a place with no gas stations or landfills in sight and to pull out their banjos and bongos and sing to you, only you, if you let them”

— Phil Sieb, Harmelody Artist Profile: The Crane Wives

“Everything about this band is organic.”

— Phil Sieb, Harmelody Artist Profile: The Crane Wives

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Easier

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Safe Ship, Harbored

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Counting Sheep

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Play "I Ain't Done"

I Ain't Done

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Hole in the Silver …

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Safe Ship Harbored - Live at River City Studios featuring The Crane Wives

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Sat
May 25

Bells Brewery
Kalamazoo, MI, US | 8:30pm
Bells Brewery
Kalamazoo, MI, US
Sat May 25 8:30pm
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Sun
May 26

Buses by the Beach
West Olive, MI, US | 12:00pm
Buses by the Beach
West Olive, MI, US
Sun May 26 12:00pm
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Sat
Jun 1

Local First Street Party
Grand Rapids, MI, US | 3:00pm
Local First Street Party
Grand Rapids, MI, US
Sat Jun 01 3:00pm
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Sun
Jun 2

Taste of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI, US | 12:00pm
Taste of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI, US
Sun Jun 02 12:00pm
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Sat
Jun 8

Pumpstock
East Lansing, MI, US | 2:00pm
Pumpstock
East Lansing, MI, US
Sat Jun 08 2:00pm
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the johnnie squizzerc...
loving the way you mashing up a whole lotta stuff but with a very singular style! nicely!
Joel Jones
cool vocal harmonies :-) very interesting sound
Rocky Rogers Project
Great originality and quality musicianship...I love it...RR
FATBO SEUSS
Love these trax!! keep it goin
Sills & Smith
Back for Counting Sheep on headphones! Really splendid music. Frank Smith
The Tornaparts
Loving this stuff...I'm down!

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