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Over the Rhine (also occasionally referred to as OtR) is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based musical band. Originally a quartet with guitarist Ric Hordinski and drummer Brian Kelley, Over the Rhine is now solely the married-duo of Linford Detweiler (bassist/pianist/guitarist) and Karin Bergquist (vocalist/guitarist) with “hired guns” on albums and tours. Linford and Karin were not married at the foundation of the band. The band’s namesake and place of origin is the Cincinnati neighborhood Over-the-Rhine. Karin attended school in Barnesville, Ohio and graduated from Barnesville High School in 1984. She then went to Malone College, located in Canton, Ohio, where she met Linford. They have both toured and recorded in many shapes and forms. Over the years, the band has opened for a number of musicians, including Bob Dylan, and toured as “adjunct” members of Cowboy Junkies.

Formed in the spring of 1989, Over the Rhine released independently their first album, Till We Have Faces, in 1991. Paste Magazine granted its first five-star reviews to Over the Rhine’s 2003 double album Ohio, released on Virgin Records’ Back Porch Records label. Over the Rhine’s studio album, Drunkard’s Prayer, was released on March 29, 2005, and a limited edition live album titled Live from Nowhere, Volume One was released in April 2006. A second limited edition live album, Live from Nowhere, Volume Two was released in March 2007, just over a month from their last release for Virgin/Back Porch Records, called Discount Fireworks, a career retrospective including one new studio song.

Linford has also recorded and released three solo projects composed of home-recorded acoustic, piano-based music.

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hughwi wrote:
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i love these guys, cant believe its taken me this long to find out about them (through the Cowboy Junkies tours).

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WheatieKnees wrote:
November 2009

I'm still thanking my English teacher for introducing me.

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speakslow wrote:
October 2009

if i could only listen to one artist/band for the rest of my life i would choose OtR

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poor-de-chirico wrote:
September 2009

Hmm, I ain't really feelin' Films for Radio, but their music has otherwise been pretty much unfailingly beautiful.

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decadelate wrote:
September 2009

can anyone send me this?

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Andereklaas wrote:
August 2009

She has got one of the most beautiful voices I know.

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gdtroiano wrote:
August 2009

Really, they're a "musical" band? I thought they might be a band of friendly, do-gooding bandits.

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jonodude wrote:
July 2009

sashko007, what an excellent discovery! Totally rocking the downloads of "Live from Nowhere, Volume Four" right now. So glad they recorded this concert; wish I could have been there.

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roguegirlscout wrote:
July 2009

OtR is such an awesome abbreviation.

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hillenha wrote:
July 2009

I love this band, but why are most of the related artists Christian singers or bands? I don't see the connection...

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NoWeh wrote:
July 2009

Cincinnati at its best.

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lori1122 wrote:
July 2009

love'm

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diamondgrrl wrote:
June 2009

Jesus in New Orleans FTW. And that's coming from someone who thinks the whole Jesus line is bunk, so, there you go. =)

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CreamCat wrote:
June 2009

"The Seahorse" is very nice <3

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silverlage wrote:
May 2009

so, so, surprised that Mazzy Stardoesn't show up as a similar artist.

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NOISECORE_21 wrote:
May 2009

spark!!

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agacinco wrote:
April 2009

oh cute

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agacinco wrote:
April 2009

one million hooray

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tjrtpdud wrote:
April 2009

i can listen to them all day long

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grrtano wrote:
March 2009

what a cool way to discover music haha i love finding old cd's in my parents collection and finding amazingness or complete oddness :P i need to see this band live

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Mar 4 Over the Rhine Plaza Theatre, Orlando FL, United States
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Apr 27 Over the Rhine Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
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