Kane's River

Kane's River: the name changes, but the music remains the same (Jan 2001)

What was once Deep River is Kane's River. No matter what moniker is put on the band from Montana, the music is bluegrass. Kane's River - John Lowell on guitar, David Thompson on bass, Julie Elkins on banjo and Jerry Nettuno on mandolin - decided, at the urging of Dobbie Records label head Tim Austin, to come up with another name in time to release their self-titled debut last fall. As Thompson explains, "There was a duo in Nashville named Deep River. They had the name longer than we had. Tim Austin suggested that we come up with a name that would be completely original and that wouldn't be close to anything else."  ...