Buckeye Knoll

Buckeye Knoll Bio April 2009 Buckeye Knoll started in the wilderness of CA while Doug Streblow was backpacking for 2 months in the summer of 2005. During that time he carried with him an acoustic guitar at all times and wrote the songs that would become Buckeye Knoll. He returned to Santa Cruz to finish college and began arranging a band of good friends to bring the songs to life. Enter Cian Riordan on bass and Josh Roman on drums.

Buckeye Knoll started in the wilderness of CA while Doug Streblow was backpacking for 2 months in the summer of 2005. During that time he carried with him an acoustic guitar at all times and wrote the songs that would become Buckeye Knoll. He returned to Santa Cruz to finish college and began arranging a band of good friends to bring the songs to life. Enter Cian Riordan on bass and Josh Roman on drums.

Together, Buckeye Knoll began recording, playing shows and becoming a real indie/pop/rock band. They played with the likes of the Matches, Self Against City, Street to Nowhere, The Botticellis, Push to Talk, Audrye Sessions, and more. They self produced and released several songs and independent EP's before recording a polished EP with Andy Zenzack at Gadgetbox studios in Santa Cruz, CA.

In the Spring of 2007 Buckeye Knoll released their debut self titled EP and toured the Western US in support.

In the summer of 2007 Doug attended a graduate school program where he traveled around the US for a year and a half in a converted school bus. During that time, Buckeye Knoll hibernated while Doug traveled and wrote more songs. In between semesters Doug hooked up with bassist Cian Riordan to start penning what would be Buckeye Knoll's debut full length album.

In May of 2008 ten days were spent holed up in a small studio in Brooklyn, New York where Doug and Cian arranged and recorded 10 new songs. Then in December of 2008 Cian and Doug set up a studio in an old 1800's carriage house in St. Helena, CA on the ranch where Doug grew up called the White Barn. With Cian behind the mixing board they invited dozens of friends to come aboard and help create the new record. The studio became a home for 2 weeks as musicians, friends and family all came in to add to what was becoming a bona-fide masterpiece. Instrumental in the process was the addition of Taylor Brown, an incredibly talented multi instrumentalist and songwriter who contributed everything from piano to vocals, bass, guitar and whatever else was needed. Doug, Cian and Taylor spent each night on the floor of the studio in front of a roaring fire, waking each day to the joy of making music together with best friends--a dream come true for any musician.

The music that was made pushed Buckeye Knoll beyond whatever previous genres they have been associated with. Alt country, folk, rock and pop are all present on the record with the addition of such instruments as banjo, piano, french horn, slide guitar and others along with the usual guitar, bass, drums sound Buckeye Knoll fans fell in love with in the first place.

The album is introspective and adventurous taking listeners through Doug's journey's traveling around the country for the past 2 years. It's about loving people and place while being far from home and the simple pleasures like looking up at the stars in the desert or holding the person you love after months apart. The album puts a positive spin on life is the perfect soundtrack to illuminate memories and reconnect you with what you love most.

Today the record is being mixed and mastered and is expected to be released during the summer of 2009.