Records by Friends of the Road, plus the wider circle of releases by members and collaborators. We call the latter the “canon.”
Release information is carried over from the Friends of the Road canon on Shonepine.
Friends of the Road releases
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split
— Bicentennial Memorial Accordion Choir / Friends of the Road
Released . Two extended drone improvisations.
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split
— Free Water Shrew Ensemble / Friends of the Road
Released . Two long pieces recorded in Portland and Seattle in June 2025.
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Live
— Friends of the Road
Released . Original pieces and traditional tunes recorded on the road in June and July 2023.
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Sunseekin' Blues
— Friends of the Road
Released . Six tracks bringing together original pieces and traditional tunes.
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Now You Know Something Right Here And I'll Tell You For A Fact
— Friends of the Road
Released . A ten-track collection.
The Friends of the Road canon: members & collaborations
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Kennedy Webb & Friends
— Kennedy Webb
Released . Eight tracks for fiddle, banjo, voice, and ensemble, including “Quail Eggs” with Friends of the Road.
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the how to sing tape
— Elli Ott
Released . Nine pieces for guitar, voice, cello, and electronics.
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Clark / Siskin
— Kelby Clark & Sadie Siskin
Released . A split tape of two live performances recorded in 2025: Kelby Clark’s “Puriya Dhanashree Blues” and Sadie Siskin’s “Sugar Baby Sonata.”
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Sadie Siskin
— Sadie Siskin
Released . Solo banjo improvisations rooted in old-time music, alongside organ, voice, and layered bowed drones. Recorded in Seattle in 2025.
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Little Maggie
— Sadie Siskin
Released . Two solo banjo improvisations on the traditional tune “Little Maggie,” released by Searching Records.