Biography

With a host of traditional instruments and carefully crafted lyrics, the Low Tide Drifters create original roots-based songs that reflect the experiences and struggles of everyday working people. Influenced by socially conscious folk-singers like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Utah Phillips, the contemporary sounds of alternative-country, and the “do-it-yourself” ethos of the independent music scene, they bring a respect for the past and concern for the future to their music.

Since forming in 2007, the Low Tide Drifters have performed everywhere from folk festivals, fairs, and coffee-houses to benefit concerts and fundraisers for human rights organizations, labor unions, and other community-minded organizations. They have shared the stage with nationally recognized acts such as acclaimed duo Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart, hit songwriter Steve Noonan (“Buy For Me the Rain”), and Grammy-nominated artists Mark Ross and Brendan Philllips (Fast Rattler). Known for their energetic shows, humorous on-stage banter, and impeccable songwriting, they are one of the Pacific Northwest’s finest Americana bands.