Rural Delivery (band)
Rural Delivery is the name of a bluegrass, Americana and hillbilly jazz band in Fairbanks, Alaska. Members include Ben Bragonier on mandolin, Suzanne Graves on guitar, Tye Menser on banjo, Jeff Siniscalchi on harmonica and mandolin, and Ken Brown on bass. The band started in late 2004 and played its last gig in late April 2007. The band released its first and last CD in late April 2007. During its short lifespan, Rural Delivery played at a number of public events, including the Anchorage Folk Fest, the Fairbanks Winter Folk Fest, the Fairbanks Summer Folk Fest, and the Anderson Bluegrass Festival.
Graves, Brown, Siniscalchi and Jim Vogt perform original songs as The Porch Dogs. Bragonier will join the Porch Dogs on mandolin, along with TJ O'Donnell on clawhammer banjo, for a House Concert at Whole Wheat Radio in Talkeetna, Alaska on May 24, 2008. Tye Menser now plays banjo and sings with the Oly Mountain Boys in Olympia, WA. In 2014 the Porch Dogs played shows at the Florida State Fair.
