Working on the TMP's 9+1 project has been a cool challenge for us. It's a completely different kind of writing; rather than creating narratives of fictitious characters, we're writing music to represent the 1st impression of an actual person, and then recording the piece immediately after. A great challenge.
Biography:
Travis Ward formed the band in the late 90's playing shows and selling low budge recordings under the name Travis Ward and Junkyard Bandstand. Soon a full time band was formed that toured the NW several times and sold a couple thousand self produced albums. After the Junkyard Bandstand rhythm section moved from Boise, ID to Oregon in search of cheaper groceries, Travis formed a new group.
Hillfolk Noir still plays the old songs, but has a much more reckless sound and more new material than they know what to do with.
They've played shows with James McMurtry, Built to Spill, Bonnie Prince Billy, Gerald Collier, Heroes and Villains, Train, Jesse Dayton, the Dusty 45's, Neva Denova, Neko Case, and tons of other great acts that you may or may not have heard of. Songs songs bongs blah blah blah .... Do you like us yet?
A music magazine delivered to your home every 6 weeks.
Songwriter Travis Ward creates 10 original musical portraits of the artists of TMP, performed and
recorded by Hillfolk Noir. Trey McIntyre will then create a dance and video to each of the songs, and each of the resulting "magazines" will be delivered to your home, one every six weeks.
