Vandaveer
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Vandaveer is a Washington, DC-based alt-folk
project spearheaded by Mark Charles Heidinger, releasing records on the Supply and Demand music label in the US and Alter K Records in France.
Noteworthy performances include several shows at the famed Glastonbury
Music Festival in the UK in 2008, support slots for a wide variety of artists including Bon Iver
, Alejandro Escovedo
, Mark Olson (The Jayhawks) and Vashti Bunyan
, and several headlining tours throughout the US and France.
Prior to Vandaveer, Heidinger was the primary vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for The Apparitions from Lexington, KY. Apparitions bandmates Robby Cosenza and Justin Craig (now of These United States) make frequent appearances on Vandaveer's recordings and on stage as well.
Vandaveer has been featured in Vincent Moon's La Blogotheque series of live music encounters.
On April 18th (France) and April 26th (North America) Vandaveer released their third full-length record, entitled Dig Down Deep.
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
project spearheaded by Mark Charles Heidinger, releasing records on the Supply and Demand music label in the US and Alter K Records in France.
History
Vandaveer began performing in late 2006, releasing his debut record in the spring of 2007 on the now-defunct DC label, Gypsy Eyes Records. Rose Guerin began singing with Vandaveer in mid-2007. Since then, the band has toured extensively throughout the US and Europe, logging 450+ shows to date.Noteworthy performances include several shows at the famed Glastonbury
Glastonbury
Glastonbury is a small town in Somerset, England, situated at a dry point on the low lying Somerset Levels, south of Bristol. The town, which is in the Mendip district, had a population of 8,784 in the 2001 census...
Music Festival in the UK in 2008, support slots for a wide variety of artists including Bon Iver
Bon Iver
Bon Iver is a Grammy nominated folk band founded in 2007 by American indie folk singer-songwriter Justin Vernon. It includes Michael Noyce, Sean Carey, and Matthew McCaughan. Vernon released Bon Iver's debut album, For Emma, Forever Ago independently in July 2007. The majority of that album was...
, Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo
Alejandro Escovedo is an American singer-songwriter.-Biography:The son of Mexican immigrants to Texas, Escovedo is from a family that boasts several professional musicians, including brothers Coke Escovedo and Pete Escovedo, and Sheila E...
, Mark Olson (The Jayhawks) and Vashti Bunyan
Vashti Bunyan
Vashti Bunyan is an English singer-songwriter. In 1970, Bunyan released her first album, Just Another Diamond Day. The album sold very few copies, and Bunyan, discouraged, abandoned her musical career...
, and several headlining tours throughout the US and France.
Prior to Vandaveer, Heidinger was the primary vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for The Apparitions from Lexington, KY. Apparitions bandmates Robby Cosenza and Justin Craig (now of These United States) make frequent appearances on Vandaveer's recordings and on stage as well.
Vandaveer has been featured in Vincent Moon's La Blogotheque series of live music encounters.
On April 18th (France) and April 26th (North America) Vandaveer released their third full-length record, entitled Dig Down Deep.