Podcast 73: Chris Funk of Black Prairie & the Decemberists

When he was 25, musician Chris Funk left the Midwest for
Portland, Oregon. Why? “I knew John Fahey lived in Oregon, and
that was a big draw for me. And I knew Bill Frisell lived here
[in Seattle]. They’re two of my idols.” As he tells us in this
podcast, shortly after relocating to Oregon, he’d meet Colin
Meloy and, soon thereafter, become a core member of the
Decemberists. In 2007, Funk and the Decemberists’ Nate Query,
Jenny Conlee and John Moen decided to form their own
bluegrass-inspired offshoot band, Black Prairie. Black Prairie
recently released their third studio record, Fortune (Sugar
Hill). 


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