Music like Front Country

Front Country is an American folk pop and progressive bluegrass band founded in 2011 in San Francisco, California. The band consists of lead vocalist and songwriter Melody Walker, mandolinist Adam Roszkiewicz, lead guitarist Jacob Groopman, violinist Leif Karlstrom and bassist Jeremy Darrow. In a special feature on April 5, 2017, NPR's All Things Considered categorized their music as "String-Band Pop".

The band was initially formed as a bluegrass ensemble in 2011 at a monthly jam at the Atlas Cafe in San Francisco’s Mission District with original members Adam Roszkiewicz (mandolin), Leif Karlstrom (violin), Jacob Groopman (guitar), Melody Walker (vocals), Jordan Klein (banjo) and Zach Sharpe (bass). In 2013 they moved on to play a monthly residency at Mission District bar Amnesia.