Artist description Modern Folk/Pop featuring three and four-part harmony vocals, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, classical and jazz-flavored keyboards, drums and percussion. The Embellishment stands on a foundation of thoughtful, introspective and tuneful songwriting blended with excellent musicianship. Each member of The Embellishment brings a unique set of inspirations and influences to the group with the product being a modern, electric folk-pop that is fresh, but at the same time, familiar.

Music Style Folk/Pop

Musical Influences Allman Brothers, Bill Evans, Beatles, Radiohead

Similar Artists Counting Crows, The Wallflowers

Artist History Formed in the spring of 1996, The Embellishment began simply an acoustic duo, with Ben Shaw playing guitar and singing and Chris Ramey on accompanying guitar and background vocals. Then along came Jason Craft to add layers of piano and organ intertwining through it all. In 1997,the foundation was put into placeby the drumming and percussion of Chris Moore, and finally the bass playing of Adam Strom and the percussion of Karl Christenson solidified the project in 1998. All throughout this time, the band was Eau Claire, Wisconsin's best-kept secret. Then this past April, the genie was finally let out of the bottle for all the world to see, hear and feel - the band's debut album, "Up Through the Concrete", was released.

Group Members Ben Shaw, Chris Ramey, Jason Craft, Adam Strohm, Chris Moore, Karl Christenson

Instruments Ben(acoustic guitar, vocals), Chris(electric guitar, backing vocals), Jason(keyboards), Adam(bass, backing vocals), Chris(drums), Karl(percussion, backing vocals)

Albums Up Through The Concrete

Press Reviews The band has shared the stage with many Midwestern acts such as: Tina and the B-Side Movement, The Big Wu, Martin Zellar, Willy Porter, The Billys, and Tangletown. Since 1997, Ben has gone down to the Caribbean every January to play at The Mustique Blues Festival, opening for such European greats as Dana Gillespie.

Location St. Paul, Minnesota - USA

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