Buffalo Rose

• Americana

After a release hiatus of nearly three years, Pittsburgh-based band Buffalo Rose has just released Solid Ground, a spunky and spirited new single. Buffalo Rose’s vibrant take on Americana combines pop, rock, soul, and musical theatre influences, featuring high-energy vocal harmonies and kaleidoscopic instrumental arrangements that will simultaneously pull on your heartstrings and pull you out onto the dance floor.

Solid Ground is vocalist Margot Jezerc’s songwriting debut, and features Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Tom Paxton as a co-writer. Produced by the band, and recorded and mixed by Tyler Thompson of Fruition, Solid Ground is a CCR-esque upbeat acoustic rock song which Jezerc delivers with sass and twang; a side-eye at life’s challenges, and a passionate cry for something to hold on to.

The band’s 2022 recent release Again, Again, Again brought forth a shimmering and sophisticated sound to their well crafted songs. A follow up to their 2022 EP Rabbit, a project created in collaboration with Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Tom Paxton, a frequent creative collaborator of the band. Their 2018 debut album, The Soil and the Seed, established them as a vocal, instrumental, and creative force. Since then, Buffalo Rose has released two EPs, 2019’s Big Stampede and 2020’s Borrowed and Blue, opened for the Wood Brothers, The Travelin’ McCourys, Tyler Childers, Infamous Stringdusters, and shared a festival stage with the legendary Sam Bush.

Buffalo Rose’s lineup of Lucy Clabby (vocals), Margot Jezerc (vocals), Bryce Rabideau (mandolin), Malcolm Inglis (dobro), Jason Rafalak (upright bass), and Shane McLaughlin (guitar, vocals) pushes itself and each other far beyond their perceived limits and blends their diverse and atypical approach to songwriting with the desire to see how unique a song can get and still feel like home. They use powerful vocal harmonies, strong playing, and an original vision to operate at every possible emotional level and put on dynamic live shows that are unforgettable experiences. They go from lively and moving to sad and sweet and back again, bringing the entire audience along.

This combination of artistry and enthusiasm makes Buffalo Rose one of the most vibrant and vital groups working today. Rather than play the folk music of the past, the band gleefully combines genres and ideas together to move acoustic music forward to a new, contemporary place without ever losing sight of its roots. Fans of Lake Street Dive, Nickel Creek, and Punch Brothers will find much to like in this crew.