Chris Funk is a member of the Portland, Oregon, indie rock band The Decemberists. He is originally from Valparaiso, Indiana where he worked at Front Porch Music which informed his love of American Folk Music. He plays guitar, pedal steel, piano, violin, dobro, hurdy gurdy, mandolin, saxophone, the theremin and many other instruments. Funk joined the band after attendance at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After the trailer with all their equip...
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Chris Funk is a member of the Portland, Oregon, indie rock band The Decemberists. He is originally from Valparaiso, Indiana where he worked at Front Porch Music which informed his love of American Folk Music. He plays guitar, pedal steel, piano, violin, dobro, hurdy gurdy, mandolin, saxophone, the theremin and many other instruments. Funk joined the band after attendance at Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. After the trailer with all their equipment and merchandise was stolen in 2005, Funk wrote "This Machine Kills Thieves" on his banjo, in reference to Woody Guthrie.
He has a group called Knock-knock with DJ Rev shines from the hip-hop group Lifesavas on Quannum Projects. Knock-knock has done a remix for Feist. He also has a string band called Black Prairie with two of The Decemberists and two other members who will release a record on Sugar Hill in 2010. He also plays in the country rock group Blue Giant. He has produced records for The Builders and The Butchers, Langhorne Slim, Y...
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