Interview with The Washboard Union

In the few short years they have been together, The Washboard Union have defied classification and have become one of the most exciting and talked about new bands on the Canadian Country music scene. They’ve being nominated for Roots Artists of the Year by the British Columbia Country Music Association, have signed on with the country music power house management team at Sakamoto Entertainment and inked a recording deal Warner Music Canada/Slaight Music.

The Washboard Union is made up of 6 members based out of Vancouver, British Columbia that are led by principles Aaron Grain, Chris Duncombe and David Roberts. The three share a very similar unconscious soundtrack and unbridled love for the art of songwriting and storytelling. 

The Washboard Union is an authentic blend of where country and bluegrass have come and where they are headed next. It is for that reason that the band has earned so many fans along the way. Serving notice that they are not about to conform to convention, the band’s independently released self-titled debut album was produced by noted rock producers Garth "GGGarth" Richardson (Nickelback, Hedley) and Canadian Music Hall of Famer Bob Ezrin (Alice Cooper, Pink Floyd). That record led to the band’s BC Country Music Association nomination.

In January 2015, The Washboard Union returned to Nashville to record their latest EP In My Bones in the legendary RCA Studio A. The album was produced by Trey Bruce (Faith Hill, Randy Travis, Diamond Rio). The band met Trey after having written the song “Someday” together earlier in 2014. Trey called the band immediately after that first session and demanded he take the producer helm for the band's next record.