Music:
Member Since: 11/27/2006
Band Website: thevermeers.tripod.com
Band Members:
MATT RASCH - vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass, ukulele, jew's harp, concertina, harmonica, percussion
NIK McLANE - vocals, mandolin, guitar, keyboard, bass
RYAN COLE - percussion
KEVIN PAUL - vocals, guitar
HOLLY KELLER - vocals, mandolin, guitar
ERIC JAQUA - bass guitar
BRAD WINKLER - banjo, guitar
BETH KARKOSAK - vocals, saxophone
SAM McKENNEY - vocals
JETTY RAE WHITTAKER - vocals
DR. DALE OWEN - vocals, bass guitar, stand-up bass, mandolin
EMILY ROSE - vocals, guitar (honorary)
DISCOGRAPHY
MISS MELANIE REGRETS (2006)
1. "The Wrong Horse" (Rasch)
2. "Just Killin' Time" (Rasch)
3. "Oh! Maidel" (Rasch)
4. "I Am A Pilgrim" (Traditional, arr. Rasch)
5. "The Lost Treasure Of Dutch Schultz" (Rasch, McLane)
6. "You Already Know" (Rasch)
7. "Tum Balalayke" (Traditional, arr. Rasch)
8. "Gonna Drown My Sorrows Tonight" (Rasch)
9. "Ontario Girl" (Rasch)
10. "Christmas Time Will Soon Be Over" (Traditional, arr. Rasch)
11. "Chrysanthemum" (Rasch)
12. "Bessie" (Rasch, Cole)
13. "Mallory" (Rasch)
Matt Rasch - vocals, guitar, keyboard, bass, ukulele, jew's harp, harmonica, egg shakers
Nik McLane - vocals, mandolin, keyboard, guitar, bass
Ryan Cole - percussion
Brad Winkler - banjo
Beth Karkosak - vocals
Recorded at Plattdeutsch Studios
Mixed and engineered by Matt Rasch
Cover photograph by Nik McLane
Produced by Vermeers, Ltd.
SONGS OF WINTER AND CONSTRUCTION (2007)
1. "Brunette" (Rasch)
2. "The Ballad Of Lewis Tate And Janice Moon" (Rasch)
3. "Lily Of The West" (Traditional, arr. Rasch)
4. "Lulu's Song" (McLane)
5. "Railroad Bill" (Traditional, arr. Rasch)
6. "La Dolce Nina Conti" (Rasch)
7."Girls At The Bar" (Rasch)
8. "Goodbye, My Love" (Rasch, McLane)
9. "Roll On, Muddy River" (Traditional, arr. McLane, Winkler)
10. "The Dreadful End Of Vain Vera" (Rasch)
11. "Wicked Gin" (Rasch)
12. "The Banks Of The Ohio" (Traditional, arr. Rasch)
13. "Lisa Ear Loeb" (Rasch)
14. "Tum Balalayke" (Slight Return) (Traditional, arr. Rasch)
15. "She Ain't The Gal I Fell In Love With" (Rasch)
16. "Mary Of The Wild Moor" (Traditional, Arr. Rasch)
17. "Lampshade" (McLane) [Hidden Track]
Matt Rasch - vocals, guitar, keyboard, concertina, bass, jew's harp, egg shakers
Nik McLane - vocals, mandolin, guitar, keyboard
Kevin Paul - guitar
Ryan Cole - percussion
Brad Winkler - banjo, guitar
Eric Jaqua - bass
Sam McKenney - vocals
Recorded at Plattdeutsch Studios
Mixed and engineered by Matt Rasch
Cover photograph by Mandee "Triplesix" Edwards
Produced by Vermeers, Ltd.
AFTER YOU (2007)
1. "Daylight In The Swamp" (Rasch)
2. "Saskatoon Moon" (Rasch)
3. "Let Me Sleep In Your Car" (Rasch)
4. "Pretty Polly" (Traditional)
5. "Thirty Lines" (Rasch, McLane)
6. "It's Over" (Rasch)
7. "Brisbane Ladies" (Traditional)
8. "Room For You" (McLane)
9. "Coffee House" (Rasch, Karkosak)
10. "Silver Dagger" (Traditional)
11. "What's Your Damage, Heather?/Adagio In G Minor" (Rasch/Albinoni)
12. "Little Sadie" (Traditional)
13. "Silent Title" (Rasch, McLane)
14. "El Conquistador" (Rasch)
15. "To Morrow" (Traditional)
16. "Wagoner's Lad" (Traditional)
17. "Epitaph" (Rasch)
18. "I Know You, Rider" (Traditional) [Bonus Live Track]
All songs arranged by The Vermeers
Matt Rasch - vocals, guitar, keyboard, mandolin, concertina, harmonica, ukulele, jew's harp, percussion, djembé, washboard, egg shakers
Nik McLane - vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboard
Kevin Paul - vocals, guitar
Ryan Cole - percussion
Holly Keller - vocals, mandolin
Eric Jaqua - bass
Beth Karkosak - vocals, saxophone
Sam McKenney - vocals
Brad Winkler - banjo [bonus track]
Erik Van Horn - congas [bonus track]
Recorded at Plattdeutsch Studios, except track 18 recorded live at Coffee & Connect
Mixed and engineered by Matt Rasch
Produced by Vermeers, Ltd.
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF THE VERMEERS (2008)
To Be Announced...
Influences: Meryl Streep, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Molson, Manischewitz, The Byrds/Gram Parsons/The Flying Burrito Brothers, Ian and Sylvia, Johnny Cash, Blind Willie McTell, Steven Banks, Tiny Tim, Stompin' Tom Connors, Gene Wilder, David Lynch, Hank Williams, The South Austin Jug Band, The Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Chad Morgan, Leonard Cohen, Cat Stevens, Jim Croce, Harry Chapin, Tom Waits, Yahoo Serious, Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd, Buddy Holly and The Crickets, Molly Picon, Loudon Wainwright III, The Violent Femmes, Christopher Guest, The Hackberry Ramblers, Fanny Brice, Bob Dylan, Special Agent Dale Coooper, They Might Be Giants, The Velvet Underground, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Mario Lanza, Donovan, Amy Winehouse, The Bananas At Large, The White Album, Tegan and Sara, The Marx Brothers (especially Harpo), The Firesign Theatre, Josh Hall & The Alcohol, Pinky Lee, Eric Jaqua and The Madhouse Gossip, Erik Van Horn, The North Country String Band, Jetty Rae, Hot Picante, Aaron Hardy, Acid House Graphix, M.G., Etzgrosbouspaul, gin and tonic, people we know, people we don't know, and of course, our namesake, Johannes.
Sounds Like: The Meznäs, Brigg Day & The Barn Mountain Boys, Sweet Nothings, Runaway Jury, The Kentucky Mafia, Three Chord Prose, The English Rain, Nice Try, and MORE!
Record Label: Self Produced
Type of Label: None
