Provo Archives - The Bluegrass Situation

Artist: Grizzly Goat
Hometown: Provo, Utah/ Knoxville, Tennessee
Song: “Wallowa, OR 1877”
Album: Bound to Go to Waste
Release Date: May 29, 2020

In Their Words: “While in Oregon, performing in the Joseph Mountain Jubilee festival, I spotted a statue of Chief Joseph. This sparked my curiosity as a history enthusiast and I soon listened to the 18-hour audiobook, Thunder in the Mountains. I learned that the area had been home to Joseph’s Nez Perce tribe which the US government wanted to claim for white settlers. Despite Chief Joseph’s efforts to negotiate rights for his people peacefully, a war broke out causing the tribe to flee 1,170 miles before they were surrounded near the Canadian border. When this ‘spaghetti western’ melody came to me, I was inspired to shed light on the story of Chief Joseph and a neglected piece of American history.” — Nate Waggoner, Grizzly Goat

Photo credit: Ryan Carter

Artist: Grizzly Goat
Hometown: Provo, Utah
Song: “Time”
Release Date: April 19, 2019

In Their Words: “Too often we overload ourselves with tasks, reducing relationships to checklist items, and wearing our business like a badge of honor. We excuse our behaviors with phrases like ‘I don’t have time’ and never allow ourselves to be still, scrolling on our phones whenever there is a momentary pause. Our culture has sold us on the lie that the more we work and the more we own, the happier we will be; and we say, ‘To hell with that.’ When we recorded this song, we we made a purpose-driven decision not to rush but to take as much time as necessary to perfect the recording. How else could we have claimed the song was a genuine reflection of our values?” — Grizzly Goat

Photo Credit: Ryan Carter

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LISTEN: Grizzly Goat, “Wallowa, OR 1877”

LISTEN: Grizzly Goat, “Time”