Nefesh Mountain

A powerhouse unit blending introspective lyrics with world-class musicianship. American Songwriter highlights their work alongside some of the finest bluegrass instrumentals in business. The Bluegrass Situation notes that New York-based progressive Americana group Nefesh Mountain Band has been hailed as one of the formative boundary-pushing ensembles in roots music. Over the past decade they have created a world and sound all their own, blurring lines between Americana, bluegrass, psych-folk, jazz, blues, and jam with a masterful hand as songwriters, instrumentalists, and composers alike. Their critically acclaimed double album and latest release Beacons marks a new touchstone for the band, bringing together hard-driving acoustic bluegrass with searing electric Americana, blues, and jam. Nefesh Mountains exciting and transformative live performances are a striking amalgam of their music that now spans over six albums and ten years as a band. With their vast and ever-growing catalogue of originals and covers they are able to create a completely unique show night after night, giving audiences everywhere a show that embodies their own wild nature and unbridled free spirits with compositional prowess and prolific songwriting with deft instrumentals and jams. Beacons and the Nefesh Mountain Band has been featured on NPR, Billboard, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, The Bluegrass Situation, No Depression, Bluegrass Unlimited, and more. They have recorded and shared the stage with Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bryan Sutton, Stuart Duncan, Noam Pikelny (Punch Brothers), Mark Schatz (Bla Fleck, Nickel Creek), Greg Liesz, Mike Gordon (Phish), and Tony Trischka among many others.