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The Belleville Outfit
12+ albums
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about
With a tight, seamless, and an acoustic sound that's uniquely their's — a mix of gypsy swing, big band jazz and cross-genre Americana music, original songs and some clever covers — the startling six-piece Belleville Outfit of Austin belies the tender age of its members and its vast experience garnered swiftly after its union around Merlefest 2007 in Wilkesboro, N.C. In fact, in just six months, the band has played for more than 10,000 people, ridden in a van-with-trailer to shows all the way from Texas to Tennessee, from Colorado to New York, and sold out shows up and down the East Coast and through Texas. They've shared stages with the likes of Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Del McCoury Band, The Waybacks, and The Duhks, and recorded a full-length album with producers John Rees and Bil Vorndick. When the band is home, members soak up other acts’ music, absorbing how music transmits energy from musician to listener, healing both — always learning, learning from the past but breathing their own interpretations into what they hear. The Belleville Outfit came together when The DesChamps Band of Spartanburg, S.C., was offered a slot at Merlefest 2007. The former band of singer-songwriter-guitarist Rob Teter was no more, so he got former band-mate, singer-guitarist Marshall Hood, and vocalist-violinist Phoebe Hunt (who’s won Daniel Pearl Foundation honors) to New Orleans to meet drummer Jonathan Konya, pianist Connor Forsyth and upright bass playe
top songs
albums
Wanderin'
Time To Stand
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SXSW 2009 Showcasing Artists
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SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists
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SXSW 2009
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Time to Stand [Digipak]
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SXSW 2010
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2010-03-26 - The Spirit of Suwannee - Springfest 2010
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2009-10-10 - Shakori Hills Grass Roots Festival
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SXSW 2009 Showcasing Artists Part 2
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FestivaLink Presents MerleFest 2010 Live For The Bluegrass Trust Fund Disc 3
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Live At Eddie's Attic 10/10/07