Music

Recordings

Grassroot Ghetto Buy now securely with PayPal, it's only $15! Rootstands first full production album featuring 11 contemporary Rootstand Tracks. Available now at all Rootstand shows and through our website. Featuring the finest of Brant and John's arrangements over last few years and featuring the classic Rootstand boys, with help from Randy and Erin from The Ragbirds, Allen from Hullabaloo, Tim from Whiskey Before Breakfast, and as featured on our Grassroot Ghetto Pre-release, Senegalese Kora expert Mady Kouyate.

Live at Leopolds We were invited to play one evening for a showcase featuring local bluegrass bands, but nobody else showed up; so Rootstand jammed all night long... Check out the jam at the end of track seven. John was playing so hard he sucked a metal reed out of his harmonica and into his mouth. After recovering and eventually finding a spare harmonica in the right key, John comes back in to share a smokin' jam with mandolinist David Mosher. Live at Leopolds is a great collection of older Rootstand music.

Rootstand ( Brant Losinski: Solo Acoustic Set ) This album is the first emergence of the name Rootstand as related to our musical project. The album Rootstand is a collection of some of Brant's favorite acoustic country blues and bluegrass tunes, and features both original and traditional work. The tunes on this album form much of the foundation of the Rootstand's more Brant-oriented jams and rhythms, and therefore fittingly shares its title with that of the current band. Check out the included review of this clean and charismatic country blues album. Rootstand was recorded when Brant lived near Seattle, WA.

Folk Rings Rootstand Presents: The Entwash Recordings The album Folk Rings is unique in that--though it is the Rootstand's first studio recording--it includes some of the more mature arrangements we have done. Folk Rings was recorded not only for release as a Rootstand album, but for the completion of John's degree requirements for college. John gave a presentation on American folk music and we recorded this album to help exemplify some of his points. The Entwash was our name for the band at that time, indicating our great connection to J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, years before the movie hype. The Entwash was a river in Tolkien's middle-earth, and after drinking from its magical waters, the hobbits grew taller and wiser. Folk Rings is really fun and a high quality look into Rootstand history!

Rootstand Taping Policy

As stated above, Rootstand encourages the taping and trading of our live shows. Taping and trading is one of the best ways to spread and preserve music in general. On that note, audience taping at Rootstand shows is authorized for non-commerial uses only. Unauthorized sale, duplication, an/or distribution is strictly forbidden. All Rootstand performances and recordings are the exclusive property of Rootstand. All rights reserved. We also reserve the right to withdraw our approval of taping, trading and digital file transfers as we feel necessary.