Wrenfields

About Wrenfields

Six experienced musicians came together, three years ago, to form The Wrenfields. Intent on crafting original Alt-Country/Americana music and united by a love of solid, honest songwriting, the group has proven to be one of the smartest-thinking, hardest-working, loudest-rocking country bands. Dubbed early on as “Detroit’s Favorite Alt-Country Group” by the Detroit MetroTimes, the band’s members collectively combine their diverse musical influences and wealth of experiences to deliver a brand of genre-crossing country music that garners critical accolades, not only from national press but also critics in Italy, Belgium, Japan and Canada.

Members of The Wrenfields have shared the stage with such performers as Darrel Worley, Pinmonkey, Jim Roll, Mitch Ryder, Rhythm Corps, Spencer Davis, Sponge, Tony Orlando and Chuck Berry, to name a few. The Wrenfields wowed the crowds at the 2002 Farmer Jack Hot Country Jam and the 2002 Mid-Point Music Festival in Cincinnati, Ohio, after having showcased at the 2002 Budweiser Detroit Hoedown.

In 2001, The Wrenfields’ debut album "21st Century Pioneer" was released. Detroit Free Press Staff Writer Greg Crawford wrote: “The 13 tunes on ‘21st Century Pioneer’, all written by band members, transport listeners to an infectiously happy American heartland filled with blue skies, innocent romance and outdoor vistas that beg to be painted.” The album’s producer Tyler Brown, who worked with ex-Jayhawks front man Mark Olson and singer/songwriter Victoria Williams, brought experience and focus to the recording. The album was recorded and mixed at the band’s own Compound Studio in Dearborn, Michigan.

By winning 3 Detroit Music Awards in April, 2002, including: Outstanding Country Recording – 21st Century Pioneer, Outstanding Country Group – The Wrenfields, and Outstanding Country Vocalist – Noreen Novrocki, the band brought Alt-Country music to a wide audience, establishing a loyal following centered in the Midwest and ever-expanding outward. Tunes from 21st Century Pioneer regularly receive airplay on radio stations across North America and continental Europe. The Wrenfields’ songwriting is refined, coherent and displays their experience and diligent hard work. Alt-Country standard bearers Wilco, The Jayhawks and Lucinda Williams are major influences to the band and the lineage is evident in the music.

In October 2002, The Wrenfields served-up "Seconds", a release gravitating toward an honest, pure country sound. The eleven songs from their sophomore effort carry the listener through a wide spectrum of emotion. Tracks include the two-stepping, roadhouse-style “Every Now and Then” and “Lovesick”; the heartfelt response to September 11th “Patriot’s Day (Katie Bar the Door)”; the beautiful ballads “We Must Say Goodbye” and “Never Once Alone”; and the all-out rocking cuts “Mother Nature Girl”, “Worthless” and “Carry Me Away”.

Like the first release, Seconds was engineered and produced by Tyler Brown at the Compound Studio. David Wolfenberger, drummer for Mark Olson and The Creek Dippers, appears on the CD, sweetening the mix by adding banjo, guitar and mountain dulcimer.

Seconds will leave you wanting thirds!