FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 8, 2008

THE BELLEVILLE OUTFIT
TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM

CD Called WANDERIN’ a Delightful Mix of Gypsy, Swing, Jazz, Roots Music

AUSTIN, Texas — The Belleville Outfit, the Austin six-piece band with a seamless acoustic sound of gypsy, swing, big band, jazz and cross-genre Americana roots music, is set to release its debut recording, WANDERIN,’ on Feb. 5, 2008.

WANDERIN,’ a collection of original songs and covers that runs the gamut from the roots-y title track to the love song-of-a-sort “Somebody Like You” to the plucky ’50s-style “Wonder Why,” was recorded in Nashville, engineered by Bil Vorndick, and co-produced by John Rees, Vorndick and The Belleville Outfit. Songs like the sprightly, piano-punctuated “Don’t Take It for Granted” spotlight band members’ incredibly harmonic playing and tight delivery and a spirit of good, old-fashioned music.

The band — Rob Teter on guitar and lead vocals, Phoebe Hunt on violin and lead vocals, Jonathan Konya on drums, Connor Forsyth on piano, Jeff Brown on upright bass, and Marshall Hood on lead guitar and harmony vocals — has been at it for less than a year, premiering at Merlefest 2007 after Rob pulled it together in New Orleans. It’s racking up sold-out shows throughout Texas and up and down the East Coast.

Each member of The Belleville Outfit has solid musical experience, with three of them (Rob, Jeff and Marshall) growing up together in Spartanburg, S.C., and forming The DesChamps Band. Phoebe is classically trained on the violin and won a 2006 Daniel Pearl Foundation memorial violin to play for a year; she is now exploring all the possibilities of fiddle playing. Connor and Jonathan were studying music and business at Loyola along with Rob when the joint decision was made to move to Austin.

With such an accomplished sound, strong vocals and grasp of music styles, audiences are startled at band members’ 20-something age. Touring behind the new release begins immediately, including a stop in Memphis for a showcase during The Folk Alliance, to turn even more listeners into fans.

The Belleville Outfit Upcoming Shows include:
Thursday, January 10, Golden Light Cantina, Amarillo, Texas
Sunday, January 13, Ski Jam, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Thursday, January 24, McGonigel’s Mucky Duck, Houston
Friday, January 25, Old Quarter Acoustic Café, Galveston
Saturday, January 26, The Bugle Boy, LaGrange, Texas
Sunday, January 27, Gruene Hall, New Braunfels
Thursday, January 31, Cactus Café, Austin
Thursday, February 7, The Nick, Birmingham, Ala.
Friday, February 8, Eddie’s Attic, Decatur, Ga.
Tuesday, February 12, The Bohemian, Greeneville, S.C.
Thursday, February 14, The Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh, N.C.
Friday, February 15, The Showroom, Spartanburg, S.C.
Saturday, February 16, Evening Muse, Charlotte, N.C.
Monday, February 18, Preservation Pub, Knoxville, Tenn.
Tuesday, February 19, Natasha’s Café, Lexington, Ky.
Wednesday, February 20, The Douglas Corner, Nashville
February 20-24, The Folk Alliance, Memphis, Tenn.
Saturday, April 19, Old Settler’s Music Festival, Austin
Friday, June 6, Pagosa Folk & Bluegrass Festival, Pagosa Springs, Colo.
Friday, August 29, The Four Corners Festival, Pagosa Springs

Interview times for the band are available as well as press kits.
To listen to MP3s and more, visit http:///www.mcguckinpr.com.
Also see www.myspace.com/thebellevilleoutfit and www.bellevilleoutfit.com.

MEDIA CONTACT: McGuckin Entertainment PR
Jill McGuckin, 512.217.9404; jill@mcguckinpr.com
Heidi Labensart, 512.478.0578; heidi@mcguckinpr.com

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