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The River Monks

Take from Wikipedia: The River Monks formed at the beginning of 2010 in Des Moines, Iowa when songwriters Ryan Stier and Nicholas Frampton, and percussionist Joel Gettys started collaborating on Stier's works. They began recording their first album in Creston, Iowa. Some of the members studied and/or taught music in Creston at Southwestern Community College (SWCC). There were member additions to the band during this time; Drew Rauch on bass, Mallory Stanek on trumpet and accordion, and Tommy Boynton as a multi-instrumentalist. In March 2011 they released their debut LP, Jovials, and toured nationally. In 2013 they began recording their second full-length album at Frampton's home, Peachtree Studio, in Nashville, Tennessee with engineer Brooks Edwards. They continued recording in Iowa at Pinnacle Recording with engineer Darren Hushak, and released their second LP, Home Is The House, in May 2014 to critical acclaim.