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Eric Smith and the band Eric Smith Guitar and Vocals Joshua on Bass Chris on Drums Bill Fanara - Guitar and b/u vocals


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Scratching the surface
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About the band


Ploughman chose there name from a reference in "The Prophet" by Khalil Gibran

"The ploughman said: When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music."

Ploughman is Northern California's answer for psychedelic pop and indie soul, a sound shaded with introspective undertones and improvisation. Eric Smith sings with a strong soulful vocal, plays rhythm and lead guitar and writes the songs and words. Then the band rewrites the songs through time together. Bill Fanara plays rhythm guitar and sings background vocals. Bill adds a tasteful, ambient style with a great understanding of space in music.

The Ploughman rhythm is driven by the percussion of Chris Carey-Stronck of Soquel where he also teaches 5th grade. Joshua Marks plays bass and together with Chris creates a rhythm that pushes, pulls, adds and subtracts with aggression and ease. Josh is also in the educaiotn field working as Chief Technology Officer for Curriki.org. Curriki is a non-profit with a mission to provide free, high-quality curricula and education resources to teachers, students and parents around the world. Come out to a Ploughman event and you'll dig the tunes, dig the people and have a really good time...

Ploughman is currently playing live throughout Santa Cruz and the Bay Area working on there upcoming album, to be titled "Scratching the Surface" that deals with content far and wide ranging from religious childhood experiences, barbarians, children, love, arguments, and doubt. "Scratching the Surface" will be ready for release in the spring of 2011 and is being independently recorded and produced by the band and engineer Bart Thurber from House of Faith in Oakland, Ca.

"Playing with this group of guys has been the best band experience I've ever had," said singer/guitarist Eric Smith. "Were having fun, being honest, and trusting each others instincts and going in new directions when the feeling strikes and that helps to create wonderful opportunities musically".



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