The Giving Tree Band

For brothers Todd and Eric Fink of The Giving Tree Band, there is no distinction between playing music and just plain living. Their bodies and instruments become a singularity that is just trying to get in tune, stay in tune, and add a little harmony to the grand symphony of life. Descending from legendary folk hero Mike Fink and Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto on their mother's side, the Finks have extended their brotherhood into an epic collective known as The Giving Tree Band. A band's band, the Brothers Fink and company live, work, and tour the country together - keeping tune with nature, sleeping under the stars, bathing in rivers, and treating time as the only real currency. Though the story of The Giving Tree Band is still being written, it can already be said that these musical frontiersmen are redefining “virtuosity,” which is traditionally understood as dizzying displays of technical wizardry. But what is missing from this definition is the root word - Virtue. And it is upon this foundation of Virtue that The Giving Tree Band weaves their musical tapestry - by playing every note with integrity, every part with humility, every song with honesty, and every show with gratitude.

The Giving Tree Band's third full-length and most recent release, "The Joke, The Threat & The Obvious," spent multiple weeks on various radio charts (peaking at #15 on the Roots Music Report and #39 on the Americana Airplay Chart). The album also helped the band earn widespread acclaim and feature stories in popular music publications such as American Songwriter, Acoustic Guitar (March 2011 "Player Spotlight" and Feb 2011 "Best Acoustic Albums of 2010"), The Deli Magazine ("Best Emerging Artists of 2010") and Relix Magazine (Nov 2010 Artist "On The Verge"). The songwriting has been best described as having "Dylanesque imagery, John Prine-like aphorisms, and Abbey Road-era Beatles overtones" (The Bluegrass Special). The band's regular touring has included performances at major music fests such as Wakarusa and Philly Folk Fest and at premier venues including the House Of Blues and the Kennedy Center. The group has shared the stage with dozens of top acts such as The Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, and Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. The GTB is currently working on a fourth studio album and will also be featured on a benefit compilation album entitled "Home on the Range" alongside such artists as Chrissie Hynde, Yoko Ono, Moby, and Matisyahu.

The Giving Tree Band is also known for extraordinary environmental stewardship and eco-friendly music production. They use a number of instruments that were handmade from naturally fallen trees and reclaimed woods. They have recorded with renewable energy and package all their CD's with 100% recycled materials. The band's second full-length album, Great Possessions, was released on August 18, 2009. It was recorded with 100% solar energy at the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center in Baraboo, WI. During the recording session, the band camped in a nearby state park and commuted over 500 miles by bicycle. The Chicago Sun-Times has called Great Possessions the "greenest of albums." National and international environmental media, such as The Sierra Club, The Discovery Channel and Mother Earth News, have also highlighted the band's activism, with the latter referring to them as "the greenest band in the land."

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