Storyhill is an American

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 folk

Folk music

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 duo, composed of Chris Cunningham and John Hermanson. The acoustic songwriting duo formed in Bozeman

Bozeman, Montana

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, Montana

Montana

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 in 1989 simply as Chris & Johnny. They did not adopt the name Storyhill until 1996. They started performing together in Montana

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 and later Minnesota

Minnesota

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, creating a strong grass-roots following before surprisingly breaking up in 1997. After this, both Hermanson and Cunningham separately pursued solo and group musical endeavors. Hermanson performed with the band Alva Star and the band The Hopefuls

The Hopefuls

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, while Cunningham performed with Sixth Sense and singer-songwriter Justin Roth. Much to their listeners' enjoyment, the pair later happily reunited. After a number of self-produced albums they signed with Red House Records

Red House Records

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 to produce the album Storyhill (2007), which received favorable reviews. The group is a winner of the 2007 Kerrville New Folk Competition.

Studio albums

• Shapeshifting - (Chris & Johnny, 1991)
• Different Waters - (Chris & Johnny, 1992)
• Miles and Means - (Chris & Johnny, 1994)
• Clearing - (Chris & Johnny, 1995)
• This Side of Lost - (1996)
• Dovetail - (2002)
• Duotones: A Tribute to Duos of the '70s - (2005)
• Storyhill - (Red House Records, 2007)
• Shade of the Trees - (Red House Records, 2010)

Live albums

• Live at the Grand - (Chris & Johnny, 1993)
• Storyhill Live - (1997)
• Echoes: The Final Show - (1997)
• Reunion - (2001)

External links

• [ Storyhill] at Allmusic
• Storyhill Official website