John & Orion Kribs
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John & Orion Kribs

Corinth, New York, United States | Established. Jan 01, 1984 | INDIE

Corinth, New York, United States | INDIE
Established on Jan, 1984
Duo Americana Folk

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John & Orion Kribs 

Father and Son, John and Orion Kribs, have been making music together a long time. Both are accomplished multi-instrumentalists, whose eclectic styles cover everything from Elvis and Carl Perkins to Gershwin, John Lee Hooker and O’Carolan. “Roots” best describes their style but their sound is unique to them. Their songs reflect a wide range of Americana and the sound is that of musical styles not only passed down from father to son but of endless hours of playing, listening and learning together.

John Kribs has been performing professionally for over 40 years. After touring the “coffeehouse circuit” during the mid seventies, he formed the “Racquette River Rounders” with award winning guitarist Danny Gotham. This “eclectic string band” toured the Eastern U.S. and Northeast heavily and released two critically acclaimed albums for Adirondack Records. Later, during the 1980s, as leader of the rockabilly tinged "Johnny and The Triumphs", John hit the top of the "American Play" charts in several French cities with "Johnny & The Triumphs", the band's eponymous first LP. Their signature song "Red Belvedere", written by John, was also featured on National Public Radio's "Car Talk". In the 1990s he was a member of the award winning Celtic/Bluegrass Band "The McKrells". He has toured the U.S., Canada, Denmark and Norway, and opened shows for Robert Cray, Arlo Guthrie, Joe Cocker and many others. He is also the founder/owner of Blue Line Recordings, host of "The Community Café Music Hour" radio show, and Chairman of The Southern Adirondack Musicians Fund.

Orion Kribs grew up in a small town outside of Saratoga, on the southern edge of the Adirondacks. From an early age, his family surrounded him with music and professional musicians, leaving a profound influence on his style and plans for his own professional future. Orion began playing guitar and bass in his father’s bands at the age of 14, while simultaneously honing his skills as a talented trombonist. While in school, Orion would go on to become a founding member of a popular barbershop quartet program, which still continues at Corinth High School, as well as performing with concert choirs, chamber singers, blues band ensembles, and taking more than one spin at everything from classical guitar and cello lessons to jazz improvisation and the music of the Caribbean. After studying Anthropology, Music Industry and Audio Arts at SUNY Oneonta, he studied Music Management at Rock City in Hultsfred, Sweden, through the Kalmar Baltic Business School. In addition to building a reputation as an accomplished mandolin player, Orion continues to make a career as a songwriter, musician, and private music instructor, as well as performing with his father, John, and his own, eclectic, folk-rock ensemble: “Black Mountain Symphony". 

In 2008, the father-and-son team won a place on the prestigious MUSIC HEARD UPNORTH, a 3-disc compilation released by North Country Public Radio, with “Lipstick Stains", a song written by Orion. In addition to performing as "John and Orion Kribs", the duo also perform in several other popular groups together, including "The Bluebillies", "The Trophy Husbands", and occasional stints as long time favorites "Johnny & The Triumphs", and "The Racquette River Rounders".

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