Whiskey Train
City Folk was born in 2003 when Chris Pin and Sharon Hall met at jam sessions around St. Louis. The tight vocal harmonies they created led them them to pursue playing together on a regular basis.

Chris Pin, a native of New Jersey, is a skilled singer, guitarist and banjo player who toured with various bands in New York City. City Folk was fortunate to have such a rare talent join the local music scene.

Sharon Hall has a pure and beautiful singing voice and is also a very talented instrumentalist on dulcimer, guitar and hand drum. Sharon grew up singing Gospel songs in southern Missouri, a rich sound and tradition she instills into many of her City Folk performances.

In 2004, Gen Obata brought his varied background in acoustic music and songwriting to City Folk, and the band's sound reached a new level. Besides writing the band's original music, Gen plays mandolin, guitar and sings with City Folk.

In 2005, the band added Charlie Spann on the doghouse bass. Charlie provides a rock solid rhythm, dynamic bass solos and vocals. His addition filled in the missing piece of the puzzle, and rounded out the band's sound.

City Folk plays a wide range of music from folk to rock and roll to bluegrass with unforgettable vocals and acoustic arrangements.

In 2006 Chris Pin moved to the Boston area and City Folk added Greg MacNairon fiddle. Greg is a very accomplished fiddler who also plays with the band, Barefoot Jones. He is also a very talented artist.

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