SHORT ROUND STRINGBAND, founded 2017.

Origin story: The band came together as a feature on the Main Stage at The John Hartford Memorial Festival, May 2017, presenting an entire set of Hartford material. Inspired by the creativity and energy they found as a group, the four founders made the natural decision to pursue a musical path together, often putting Chris “The Rug” Devictor into the mix on upright bass. Two duos - The Aching Hearts (St. Louis, Missouri) and Betse & Clarke (Kansas City, Missouri) make up a pan-Missouri band for the ages.