As Over the Rhine, Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist have released a fistful of lush, literate, and critically acclaimed albums and were voted by critics and peers to Paste Magazine’s list of 100 Best Living Songwriters. The two live in rural Southern Ohio, where they have restored an 1870s barn into a performance space for intimate workshops and concerts. With their brand of American folk and blues roots, and over 18 studio albums, they have earned an intense critical acclaim and a fiercely loyal, grassroots following.
Over the Rhine
is an acclaimed American indie-folk band notably appearing in Paste Magazine's list of the 100 Best Living Songwriters and on the magazine's Top Albums of the Decade list. They have shared stages and opened for Bob Dylan, Lucinda Williams, John Prine, and the Cowboy Junkies. Performing Songwriter noted that Karin Bergquist's voice "has the power to stop the world in its tracks.”
PREVIOUS EVENTS
- The Residency: Selected by application, celebrated musicians and songwriters spend seven days in the Texas Hill Country, stepping away from touring to craft new songs in an intensive, collaborative environment.
- The Concert: The residency culminates in a unique and intimate concert in which artists draw from a well of songs, new and familiar, surrounded by a live Blue Rock audience.
