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'''Donna the Buffalo''' is a band from [[Trumansburg, New York|Trumansburg]], [[New York]]. They play both originals (primarily written by Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins) and [[cover version|covers]]. The band plays primarily in the [[Midwest]] and on the [[East Coast of the United States]]. |
'''Donna the Buffalo''' is a band from [[Trumansburg, New York|Trumansburg]], [[New York]]. They play both originals (primarily written by Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins) and [[cover version|covers]]. The band plays primarily in the [[Midwest]] and on the [[East Coast of the United States]]. |
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The band name was suggested by a musician friend of the band; they liked it, and over twenty years later they are still "Donna the Buffalo". The followers of the group are called The Herd, a self-organized "tribe" of people who met at the group's festivals<ref>interview with Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins, [ |
The band name was suggested by a musician friend of the band; they liked it, and over twenty years later they are still "Donna the Buffalo". The followers of the group are called The Herd, a self-organized "tribe" of people who met at the group's festivals<ref>interview with Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins, [http://www.americanamusicshow.com/donna-the-buffalo/ The Americana Music Show, episode 147], released July 8, 2013</ref>. |
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Donna the Buffalo is one of the founding and host bands of the annual [[Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance]] along with the [[Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival]] and headliners at [[The Great Blue Heron Music Festival]] in [[Sherman (town), New York|Sherman, New York]]. Donna the Buffalo was featured in ''On The Bus'', a [[documentary]] co-directed by [[Dave Sale]] and Bud Selig. |
Donna the Buffalo is one of the founding and host bands of the annual [[Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance]] along with the [[Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival]] and headliners at [[The Great Blue Heron Music Festival]] in [[Sherman (town), New York|Sherman, New York]]. Donna the Buffalo was featured in ''On The Bus'', a [[documentary]] co-directed by [[Dave Sale]] and Bud Selig. |
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 At the Festival International 2010 in Lafayette, Louisiana | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Dawn of the Buffalo |
| Origin | New York, USA |
| Genres | Zydeco, folk rock, country rock, reggae, bluegrass |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Members | Tara Nevins Jeb Puryear Mark Raudabaugh David McCracken Kyle Spark |
| Past members | Joe Thrift Richie Stearns Jennie Stearns Kathy Ziegler Tom Gilbert Shane Lamphier Jimmy Triplett Jim Miller Jordon Puryear Jed Greenberg Bill Reynolds Jay Sanders Vic Stafford |
| Website | donnathebuffalo.com |
Donna the Buffalo is a band from Trumansburg, New York. They play both originals (primarily written by Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins) and covers. The band plays primarily in the Midwest and on the East Coast of the United States.
The band name was suggested by a musician friend of the band; they liked it, and over twenty years later they are still "Donna the Buffalo". The followers of the group are called The Herd, a self-organized "tribe" of people who met at the group's festivals[1].
Donna the Buffalo is one of the founding and host bands of the annual Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance along with the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival and headliners at The Great Blue Heron Music Festival in Sherman, New York. Donna the Buffalo was featured in On The Bus, a documentary co-directed by Dave Sale and Bud Selig.
Donna the Buffalo has performed and/or recorded with a variety of musicians, including such prominent folk/roots performers as Jim Lauderdale, father and son Zydeco masters Preston and Keith Frank, Bela Fleck, Mamadou Diabate, Claire Lynch, David Hidalgo, The Duhks and Amy Helm, to name a few. In 2009, Tara Nevins toured with former Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann's band BK3.
Surrealist artist Yanni Osmond and his partner Spanky the Woman Tamer licensed some of Donna the Buffalo's music for their upcoming cartoon Living Evil.
Members
- Tara Nevins - vocals, acoustic guitar, fiddle, accordion, washboard, occasional backup vocals, tambourine.
- Jeb Puryear - electric guitar, occasional pedal steel, rare backup vocals, vocals
- Mark Raudabaugh - drums
- David McCracken - electric keyboard, organ
- Kyle Spark - electric bass
Songwriting duties are generally split between Nevins and Puryear. Past members have included keyboardists Joe Thrift, Richie Stearns and Kathy Ziegler, drummers Tom Gilbert, Shane Lamphier and Jimmy Triplett, as well as guitarist and frequent vocalist Jim Miller. Jeb's brother, Jordon Puryear, played bass for the group for a while, as did Jed Greenberg. As of July 5, 2007 Jay Sanders replaced Bill Reynolds on bass, followed in Jan 2010 by Kyle Spark.
Discography
- The White Tape (1989)
- The Red Tape (1991)
- Donna the Buffalo (a.k.a. The Purple One) (1993)
- The Ones You Love (1996)
- Rockin' In the Weary Land (1998)
- Positive Friction (2000)
- Live From the American Ballroom (2001)
- Life's A Ride (2005)
- Silverlined (2008)
- Tonight, Tomorrow and Yesterday (2013)
References
- ^ interview with Jeb Puryear and Tara Nevins, The Americana Music Show, episode 147, released July 8, 2013