The Burners

  The Burners  offer "a patented brand of Gypsy Americana played with fire and sweat." Virtuosic rhythms on acoustic guitar, mandolin and upright bass are complimented by cafe accordion, hot violin and harmonized vocals.  Captivating lyrics, burning tempos, and diverse instrumentation define the bands music. The crisp sonority of each  song invokes yips, hollers and devilish dancing from audiences everywhere. The Burners hight-spirited, indie folk  sound offers a flav...

  The Burners  offer "a patented brand of Gypsy Americana played with fire and sweat." Virtuosic rhythms on acoustic guitar, mandolin and upright bass are complimented by cafe accordion, hot violin and harmonized vocals.  Captivating lyrics, burning tempos, and diverse instrumentation define the bands music. The crisp sonority of each  song invokes yips, hollers and devilish dancing from audiences everywhere. The Burners hight-spirited, indie folk  sound offers a flavorful stew of fiery, passionate and foot-stomping music.    The Burners formed in 2011 as a vehicle for guitarist and singer Ryan Flaherty. Flaherty had put in the hours to  hone himself into a razor-sharp guitarist and polish his songwriting craft. Flaherty had written a handful of tunes rooted in Americana and Gypsy Jazz styles. He began playing these tunes with jazz and tango guitarist  Mike Arciero and bassist Duane Edwards from Portland, ME. The mix of folk and gypsy styles became the  backbone of The Burners original style. They released Flaherty's first album "Hungry Moon" in 2011. Soon after accordionist Laura Balladur, vocalist Jennie Backstrom and  violinist Phil Bloch came on board to round out The Burners sound. On February 26th, 2012, the musicians  recorded their album "Here Comes Everyone" in a matter of three hours at Acadia Studios in Portland, ME. The  outcome was amazing. In a few hours the band had recorded a stellar live album that sounded like it had taken  months to record. The band released the album the next month and it was accepted into Pandora Radio's genome  by the end of March, 2012.