Band History

The circus at its best is not only a celebration of imagination and other worldly-wonders, but also of fear and danger. Each leap is made daring by rings of fire, and every trapeze swing or balanced walk across a tight rope made treacherous by the depth of the plunge beneath it.

So too is the music of Eau Claire, Wisconsin's The Gentle Guest made extraordinary by danger. Its 1920's Delta blues influenced Americana co-exists in a gypsy world of blaring trombones, sadistic slide guitars and a barrage of wild hollers and boot stomps. Singer/songwriter Eric Rykal's web of folklore is tainted by mischief and the characters in his stories are burdened by moral conundrums wherein the lines between good and evil are not so clear.

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Hometown

Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Contact

Booking: booking@ambledown.com

Publicity:
Meghan Pochebit
meghan@offcentralpr.com
323.441.0681

Members

Zach Hanson -- Drums
Eric Rykal -- Voice, guitar
Aaron Winter -- bass
[James Lincoln]] James Tiberius Lincoln -- keys

Former (or Occasional) Members

Paul Brandt
Trevor Ives
Mike Noyce
Andy Hofer
Simon Adler
Kyle Frenette
Andy Rosevold

Discography

Cast Off Your Human Form (July 2010)
We Are Bound To Save Some Souls Tonight (September 2008)
Our Little Ruckus (EP) (November 2007)

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