Born on a steamy summer night in Portland, Oregon in 2011, The Giraffe Dodgers came together with the goal to progress the acoustic music we all know and love into a hybrid of bluegrass, funk, jazz and folk. Mandolin player Ben Larsen and guitarist Austin Moore began playing music together in 2006. Over the past few years they have grown together musically in a number of settings culminating with the Giraffes, their most recent project. Bass wizard Rowan Cobbr expressed interest in working with the two early in 2011 and after a few exciting jams, drums were on the mind. Drummer Fo…read more
Born on a steamy summer night in Portland, Oregon in 2011, The Giraffe Dodgers came together with the goal to progress the acoustic music we all know and love into a hybrid of bluegrass, funk, jazz and folk. Mandolin player Ben Larsen and guitarist Austin Moore began playing music together in… read more
Born on a steamy summer night in Portland, Oregon in 2011, The Giraffe Dodgers came together with the goal to progress the acoustic music we all know and love into a hybrid of bluegrass, funk, jazz and folk. Mandolin player Ben Larsen and guitarist Austin Moore began playing music together in 2006. Over the past few years they have grown together musically in a n… read more