Artist Information Biography Yarn’s organic blend of alt-country music has the warmth of old vinyl, the soul of Gram Parsons and the lyricism and profound musicianship that only comes from each members dedicated musical journeys. This Brooklyn based band has used their songwriting, guitars, mandolins and shining vocal harmonies to capture a passionate following throughout the East Coast. Their debut album was released in March 2007 when it reached #14 on the AMA and R&R Radio Charts, and achieved #79 on the AMA’s Top 100 Albums of 2007. In September of 2008, Yarn released their sophomore album, Empty Pockets, swiftly reaching Top 10 status on the AMA Radio Charts and peaking at #5. Honored with eight first round 2009 GRAMMY® nominations, Empty Pockets features guest appearances by Edie Brickell, Tony Trischka, Casey Dreissen and Caitlin Cary of Whiskeytown. Instrumentation Blake Christiana—Vocals, Guitar Trevor MacArthur—Vocal, Guitar Andrew Hendryx—Mandolin Rick Bugel—Upright Bass Jay Frederick—Drums, Percussion Part Time Members: Josh Roy Brown—Dobro, Lap Steel Jaywall—Saxophone Rod Hohl—Electric Guitar Discography Yarn—"Empty Pockets" (2008) Yarn—"Yarn" (2007) Links http://www.yarnmusic.net Yarn at Myspace Yarn at Facebook Yarn at iLike Yarn at Archive.org