Frontier Ruckus

This past weekend I went to the Homecoming Folk Festival on Friday October 3, 2008 in the MSU Union Ballroom. It was an event that was put on by the University Activities Board (UAB) and featured three bands: Southeast Engine, Chris Bathgate, and Frontier Ruckus. I went to it without any expectations. However, I ended up enjoying all the music, however the band that I thought was the most folk-ish and original was Frontier Ruckus. There were many people that came, but it seemed that the room filled up much more when Frontier Ruckus began playing. As the members of the band walked around the crowd and up the stairs of the stage, I stood up and counted 10 of them. I have not heard of too many bands that had more then 5 band members. That was the first unique thing that I noticed. Now, I am an avid listener of indie and folk music, and I have never actually seen a small local band that has really found a sound that is worth playing. When they began playing, my ears opened and I could not stop listening. I was completely focused on each and every member of the band and trying to figure out how they were creating this angelic sound. It was easily seen that the band was enjoying themselves on stage and I was having an equally enjoyable time. I didn't know what the names of the songs were, but they did not need names, maybe they possibly even can't be named they were so remarkable. I would recommend anyone who even enjoys music in the slightest to test out this band and listen to a few songs. I enjoyed Frontier Ruckus so much that I immediately wanted to purchase their newly release compact disc named The Orion Songbook. This is something I don't ordinarily do too much because of my small amount of funds. However, I had not brought enough money to buy it but I hope to locate it and listen to it as soon as possible. This band is something unparalleled, even their website is artistically unique, check it out for more information: http://www.frontierruckus.com/.