ALBUMMeet Me At the Edge of the WorldOver the Rhine
ALBUMThe Cutting Room FloorOver the Rhine
ALBUMThe Long Surrender (Bonus Track Version)Over the Rhine
ALBUMSnow Angels (Bonus Track Version)Over the Rhine
ALBUMThe Trumpet ChildOver the Rhine
ALBUMDrunkard's PrayerOver the Rhine
ALBUMOhioOver the Rhine
ALBUMFilms for RadioOver the Rhine
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Over the Rhine Essentials
These shape-shifting Midwesterners get lots of mileage out of their dark terrain.
Artist Biography
Purveying an appealing blend of folk, country, and torchy pop with soulful female vocals, Cincinnati-based duo Over the Rhine has been going strong since the late 1980s. Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist met while studying at Malone College in Ohio, and formed the group in 1989. Their 1991 debut (and subsequent follow-up) led to a contract with I.R.S. Records, who re-released the band’s first two albums and the new EVE (1994). After the disintegration of I.R.S., their self-released '96 album debuted a sparse, muted sound focusing on Bergquist’s vocals. The Virgin Records subsidiary Back Porch snapped them up in 2001, but they were dropped from the label two albums down the road. Undeterred, they independently released two live albums, and have continued to write and perform.