we first heard them play and sing at an English pub in Knoxville. the little place was filled with 20 to 30 somethings leaning against the bar or crammed into the corner dropping quarters into the pinball machine. the band stood in front of the streetside window. guitar, mandoline and bass chello. they were freinds of a freind and we had at least met most all of the 5 or 10 people who were actually hear them play. after a couple of songs the pinball machine stopped and the bar held only one elbow instead of two as people turned to hear the music coming from 15 feet away. we bought their first cd there that night. just now they played one of the several songs in rotation of theirs and I get to listen once again through the computer speakers.