Finalist for "best Americana CD of 2004" by the Indie Acoustic Project!! www.indieacoustic.com

Kort & Beth McCumber combine talent, energy, enthusiasm and taste to weave a tapestry of eclectic music that bears one common thread - melody!
In a day and age when it seems that music, at times, no longer "serves the song", Kort & Beth serve it up honorably.

While their influences are evidently numerous and diverse, their finished product is focused. Powerful lead vocals, accented by tight sibling harmonies, keep the musically lyrical content in the forefront, supported by Beth's impeccable violin/fiddle playing and Kort's multi-instrument talents. Classically trained on piano and cello, Kort often leaves those instruments in the studio in favor of guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, harmonica and banjo - all of which he plays during their vigorous live performances. Deemed "bright lights on the horizon of folk," according to one critic, Kort & Beth clearly have what it takes to "make it (folk) accessible to a new gener