Effective period / Period of releases: 2011

Members: Scotland Barr, Zach Hinkelman

Portland, Oregon
Alt-Country, Americana, Roots Rock
Scotland Barr (1965-10-28 - 2009-09-01), acoustic guitar, lead vocals (RIP)
Bryan Daste, pedal steel
Zach Hinkelman, electric guitar
Chris Hubbard, keyboards
Jordan Korach, electric bass
Andrew Nelson, drums
Scotland Barr and the Slow Drags is a Portland, Oregon band that is redefining “Roots” by exploring their own. This is a roots-rock band that is as likely to draw inspiration from The Beach Boys and Warren Zevon as they are from Merle Haggard or Gram Parsons. Jangly pop, gut-bucket country, urban folk, 60’s psychedelia and straight up rock collide in a mid-air collision, creating a compelling clamor that has been called “West Coast Roots.”