Woodriver bandits
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Woodriver Bandits was founded in the year 1993 as a project of Brad Corrigan
, who was a student at the Middlebury College
in Vermont
. After Tape 1993 was recorded Brad was informed by a friend that someone at his school played guitar very well and suggested he meet Pete Heimbold. They then jammed together and Pete joined the band.
They played in that formation the whole spring and summer 1995. In the end of the summer, they recorded the EP Little Hannah. Around the same time, Pete had already been in contact with Chad Urmston
and their band Hermit Thrush
. Pete introduced Brad to Chad and eventually Chad joined in for some sessions and even recorded the track Remake Me from The Power Of The Self Soundtrack.
Shortly after, both bands disbanded and the three created the band One Fell Swoop later changing it to Dispatch
, whom garnered a large following and disbanded in 2002. After Dispatch
broke up Chad started State Radio
, Pete went solo under the name Pete Francis and Brad went solo under the name Braddigan.
, Guitar
on Tape 1993)
Tim Patterson (vocals
, Bass Guitar
, Harp
on Tape 1993)
Brad Cohen (drums
, vocals
on Tape 1993)
Chad Urmston
(on the song Remake Me from The Power Of The Self Soundtrack)
Brad Corrigan
Brad Corrigan is a musician who is a member of the indie band Dispatch, which reunited in 2011 after a several year hiatus...
, who was a student at the Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
in Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
. After Tape 1993 was recorded Brad was informed by a friend that someone at his school played guitar very well and suggested he meet Pete Heimbold. They then jammed together and Pete joined the band.
They played in that formation the whole spring and summer 1995. In the end of the summer, they recorded the EP Little Hannah. Around the same time, Pete had already been in contact with Chad Urmston
Chad Urmston
Chad Stokes Urmston is an American musician. Urmston was a member of the band Hermit Thrush which later gave birth to the band Dispatch. He is the frontman for the Sherborn, Massachusetts-area band State Radio, as well as a constant activist for improved living conditions in Zimbabwe...
and their band Hermit Thrush
Hermit Thrush (band)
Hermit Thrush was an American indie rock band started by Pete Heimbold and Chad Urmston in 1995 while they were students at Middlebury College. The band was only active for a short time when they joined forces with Brad Corrigan of Woodriver Bandits to create One Fell Swoop...
. Pete introduced Brad to Chad and eventually Chad joined in for some sessions and even recorded the track Remake Me from The Power Of The Self Soundtrack.
Shortly after, both bands disbanded and the three created the band One Fell Swoop later changing it to Dispatch
Dispatch (band)
Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
, whom garnered a large following and disbanded in 2002. After Dispatch
Dispatch (band)
Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
broke up Chad started State Radio
State Radio
State Radio is an alternative rock band from Sherborn, Massachusetts, consisting of Chad Urmston , Chuck Fay and Mike Najarian...
, Pete went solo under the name Pete Francis and Brad went solo under the name Braddigan.
Core Members
- Brad CorriganBrad CorriganBrad Corrigan is a musician who is a member of the indie band Dispatch, which reunited in 2011 after a several year hiatus...
(vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
1993 - 1996) - Pete Heimbold (1995–1996)
Additional Members
Davis Coombe (vocalsSinging
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
on Tape 1993)
Tim Patterson (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, Bass Guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, Harp
Harp
The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
on Tape 1993)
Brad Cohen (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
on Tape 1993)
Chad Urmston
Chad Urmston
Chad Stokes Urmston is an American musician. Urmston was a member of the band Hermit Thrush which later gave birth to the band Dispatch. He is the frontman for the Sherborn, Massachusetts-area band State Radio, as well as a constant activist for improved living conditions in Zimbabwe...
(on the song Remake Me from The Power Of The Self Soundtrack)
EP Albums
- 1993: Tape 1993
- Moon to Sun
- Counting Faces
- Grasp
- Source
- 1995: Little Hannah
- Water Stop
- Later re-recorded for the DispatchDispatch (band)Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
album Silent SteeplesSilent SteeplesSilent Steeples is a 1996 album by American indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Unlike their future releases, the album contained mostly acoustic folk rock songs.-Track listing:#"Steeples" #"Past the Falls" #"Water Stop"...
- Later re-recorded for the Dispatch
- Otherside
- Later re-recorded for the DispatchDispatch (band)Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
album Silent SteeplesSilent SteeplesSilent Steeples is a 1996 album by American indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Unlike their future releases, the album contained mostly acoustic folk rock songs.-Track listing:#"Steeples" #"Past the Falls" #"Water Stop"...
as Other Side
- Later re-recorded for the Dispatch
- Blue & Yellow
- Walk With You
- Later re-recorded for the DispatchDispatch (band)Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
album Silent SteeplesSilent SteeplesSilent Steeples is a 1996 album by American indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Unlike their future releases, the album contained mostly acoustic folk rock songs.-Track listing:#"Steeples" #"Past the Falls" #"Water Stop"...
- Later re-recorded for the Dispatch
- Always Away
- Past the Falls
- Later re-recorded for the DispatchDispatch (band)Dispatch is an American indie/roots band. The band consists of Brad Corrigan , Pete Francis Heimbold , and Chad Urmston ....
album Silent SteeplesSilent SteeplesSilent Steeples is a 1996 album by American indie/roots folk band Dispatch. Unlike their future releases, the album contained mostly acoustic folk rock songs.-Track listing:#"Steeples" #"Past the Falls" #"Water Stop"...
- Later re-recorded for the Dispatch
- I Don't Wanna Fight
- Later re-recorded for the Pete Francis album So They Say (record album)So They Say (record album)So They Say Is Pete Francis's first solo album. So They Say features acoustic music with some pop influence, similar to many of the earlier works of his former band, Dispatch. Songs "Burning the River" and "Carry You," were, in fact, often played together with Dispatch, and "Carry You" was...
- Later re-recorded for the Pete Francis album So They Say (record album)
- Godspeed
- 1996: The Power Of The Self Soundtrack by Various Artists
- Remake Me
- featured Chad UrmstonChad UrmstonChad Stokes Urmston is an American musician. Urmston was a member of the band Hermit Thrush which later gave birth to the band Dispatch. He is the frontman for the Sherborn, Massachusetts-area band State Radio, as well as a constant activist for improved living conditions in Zimbabwe...
- featured Chad Urmston
- Go Quietly