About

The Creaking Planks

since circa 2005
The jug band of the damned! Drawing on numerous and disparate naive, folk and outsider musical traditions, the common thread running through the performers in this ensemble is that individually, none of them belong in a contemporary musical context – while together, their sum suggests nothing stranger than the iPod of 1906. Keep yer eyes open for more demented nautical circus orchestration from this versatile crew o' musical miscreants.
Available for Shows/Gigs

Current Lineup

Heather Mcdermid
banjo, ukulele, harmonium, kazoo, bass
2005 - present
Rowan Lipkovits
accordion, vocals
2005 - present
Eryn Holbrook
santur, vocals, glockenspiel
2007 - present
Kenan Sungur
percussion
2009 - present
Chris Rzepa
cello, flute
2010 - present
Devon Bates
ukulele, bass
2011 - present

Past Members

Jacob Steel
guitar
2005
Ole Eldor
banjo, nai, vocals
2005 - 2006
Travis Bernhardt
steel slide guitar, ukulele, percussion
2006 - 2013
Andrea Schmidt
musical saw, glockenspiel
2006 - 2008
Paul Johnson
improvised percussion, ironing board
2006 - 2012
Stephanie Loveless
fiddle, cheese grater
2006
Brooke Lunderville
banjola
2006 - 2007
Jenna Materi
vocals
2007
Nathaniel Senff
baritone saxophone
2007 - 2013
Glenna Evans
bicycle percussion
2007
Alex Cislek
guitarrón
2007 - 2008
John Lyon
fiddle, vocals
2007 - 2013
Lucy Skipper
toy chest
2007 - 2010
Paul Hendriks
washtub bass, percussion, theremin
2007 - 2013
Katie Mackin
clarinet
2008
Venus Soberanes
shakers, percussive fruit, squeezebox, boom tube
2008 - 2009
Megan Engels
fiddle, musical saw
2011 - 2012
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