Poignant Folk-Pop by River Glen There’s a certain cyclical nature to the poignancy of folk in popular culture. Turned to most in times of turmoil, folk music is perhaps the most durable music genre as a medium for both protest and comfort. Particularly provocative is folk’s inherent warmth, with full-bodied string instruments and vocals, in […]
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‘Born into music’ and raised in a family band, River Glen is about to release one of the most ambitious Iowa music collabs ever
“I was born into music,” River Glen Breitbach said. “I’m my parents’ fourth child, and by the time I came to be, they already had an existing family band with my older siblings called The One Hat Band.” Less than a year after the Dubuque native began attending his siblings’ Suzuki method lessons around the […]
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Video premiere: River Glen, ‘Drugs That Choke the Vein’
River Glen Breitbach’s latest album, As Above, So Below is a 17-track release that loosely mirrors the cycle of life and required him to assemble 150 Iowa musical artists to complete. The sixth song on the album, “Drugs That Choke the Vein,” led the Dubuque-born musician to make a music video that required a more […]
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We Are Here online concert addresses the state of the arts in Iowa
“As difficult as it feels to acknowledge it, I have not fared well through the pandemic,” Iowa musician River Glen Breitbach said in an email. “I have been a hard working musician for over 25 years and in that time I have established annual routes that have me touring throughout Iowa and the neighboring states, […]
